This week, Ming Zhao the Co-founder and CEO of PROVEN Skin Care talks about how she is revolutionizing an industry through data and AI. She shares her story of progressing through Y Combinator while also being pregnant the important philosophies of work life balance that have accompanied her success.

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

Using data and AI in novel industries
The Skin Genome Database
Going through Y Combinator
Developing a business model
Product formulation and testing
Love your job, live your life

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