Core Memory Joe Betts LaCroix on Longevity and Building and Destroying Things
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Jan 17, 2025 
Joe Betts-LaCroix, co-founder and CEO of RetroBio, dives into the fascinating world of longevity biotechnology. He discusses RetroBio's mission to extend healthy human lifespans through innovative cell reprogramming techniques. With a background that fuses software and electronics design, Joe shares his journey from MIT to Silicon Valley, emphasizing the significance of hands-on leadership and iterative innovation. He also examines the ethical dimensions of scientific research and the exciting potential of regenerative therapies in combating aging and neurodegeneration.
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Childhood Creativity
- Joe Betts-Lacroix grew up in a creative community in Oregon where they shared resources and built things together.
- This included tearing down fences to create a shared backyard, building an underground fort, and even making napalm.
Career Path
- Joe Betts-LaCroix's career path was often influenced by personal relationships, including following a girlfriend to San Francisco.
- This led him to IBM Almaden, where he worked on various electronics projects.
Biology and Computation
- Betts-LaCroix was drawn to biology because proteins perform computations at much higher frequencies than computers at the time.
- This led him to study biophysics at Harvard with the goal of building biological computing components.
