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Today’s show:

Loyal CEO and Founder Celine Halioua joins Jason to discuss developing drugs that delay dog aging (10:19), lessons learned as a solo founder (49:34), and much more!

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Time stamps:

(0:00) Loyal CEO Celine Halioua joins Jason

(1:43) The human dream of achieving life extension

(4:37) Celine’s background

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(10:19) Why Celine decided to start with a focus on dogs

(16:43) Wegovy, Ozempic, and the category of drugs that Loyal is developing

(20:44) Breaking down how the drugs work and the consequences of selective breeding

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(25:36) Stem cell therapy and the placebo effect

(33:29) Environmental factors to consider in drug development

(37:05) The path to commercialization

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(40:56) Staying intellectually curious and the path to commercialization continued

(46:11) Hitting Series A milestones with less than $500K of the original $5M raised in seed round

(49:34) Lessons learned as a solo founder

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