Bold Moonshots, Cross‑Disciplinary Collaboration, Humble Expertise
we updated our Loyal company values last week: > Moonshots, derisked methodically > Opportunity is at the intersection > Expertise without ego > High agency, high humility > Lead with transparency and context > Empathy and respect for all life >> Moonshots, de-risked methodically Bringing the first longevity drug to market is an extremely difficult technical and social pursuit. To achieve this we must take bigger bets than the field has historically made, paired with the technical rigor to de-risk them step by step. We plan on both short and extremely long timescales, and we have the conviction to see our vision through to success or failure. >> Opportunity is at the intersection We lean into combining disciplines, expertise, and perspectives not normally adjacent. We design our organization to facilitate cross-pollination and cross-collaboration. We reject silos. >> Expertise without ego Titles do not determine who has a voice. We push back on each other, ask questions instead of issuing orders, and try to prove ourselves wrong. We are emotionally attached to the outcome, not our personal hypotheses, and welcome being challenged instead of treating it as a threat. >> High agency with high humility Most of what we're doing has never been done before, so we can't rely on established precedents to guide our way. We move forward to generate clarity, build strategies resilient to the fact that we don’t know what we don’t know, and design small experiments where we can fail safely, without jeopardizing the bigger mission. >> Lead with transparency and context We proactively and consistently share the why behind our strategy - not just the what - because we believe sharing context enables great people to make great decisions. >> Empathy and respect for all life Our patients are not just numbers. We deeply respect the value of every life, large and small and take our ethical responsibility to the families we treat extremely seriously.
Dog Drug Flavor Loved, but Owners Smell Vomit
from the trenches of dog drug development: last week we had to change the flavoring in one of our drugs because, while the dogs LOVE it, to dog owners it smells like ........ vomit
Dropping 9 Pm Coffee Boosts Deep Sleep Dramatically
devastated to report that stopping my 9pm cappuccino habit has skyrocketed my deep sleep levels
Early Bets on Consumer Bio and Dog Longevity Validated
ideas loyal had at our incipience that have been proven right 6 years later: 1. consumer bio 2. D2C marketing & distribution of drugs by the pharma co 3. dog owner demand for interventions (Rx, food, etc) to extend healthy lifespan 4....
Junior Founder Finds Inspiration and Intimidation at CEO Offsite
at a ceo offsite with one of our crossover investors and im pretty objectively the most junior/early stage founder here and its so genuinely inspiring + intimidating in best way
Doctors Discourage Early Mammograms yet Still Find Issues
i got an elective mammogram earlier this year (im 31). they found something concerning before we knew what it was: "thank god you came in early" after we (thankfully) found out it was benign, same doctor: "you really shouldn't be getting...