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Bill Maris Quotes

I would draw a really big distinction between competition, or potential competition, and a conflict of interest. A conflict of interest implies wrongdoing, whereas competition is really healthy Picture Quote #1

There are environmental threats to health; there are internal threats to health - genetic conditions, viral threats, diseases like cancer and Parkinson’s. And then there are societal and global ones, like poverty and lack of nutrition. And unknown viral threats - everything from a new kind of influenza to hemorrhagic fever Picture Quote #1

If you’re a technology investor, and you decide that you’re also going to be a healthcare investor or a green-tech investor, that doesn’t usually work out that well. There are reasons why people make their careers studying these things and becoming experts Picture Quote #1

Google Ventures has a direct financial incentive to ensure the companies we invest in succeed Picture Quote #1

We have this powerful lever at Google Ventures, which is to invest $200 million a year. This is a huge lever. It’s not all going into one place; it’s going into lots of start ups and founders and entrepreneurs, all of which are levers to try and change the world in one way or another Picture Quote #1

There are a lot of billionaires in Silicon Valley, but in the end, we are all heading to the same place. If given the choice between making a lot of money or finding a way to make people live longer, what do you choose? Picture Quote #1

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To create exponential growth in health care, we need to put tremendous resources and focus behind the best human minds working in this field Picture Quote #1

The reality is the technology exists now to extend life and have people live healthier, happier lives. Not to be kind of immortal - that’s not what I’m talking about Picture Quote #1

I sign off not only every investment, but every dollar that goes out the door - I’m aware of it Picture Quote #1

People talk about the redistribution of wealth a lot, which is a very valid topic. But what about the redistribution of health? That’s even more concentrated at the top Picture Quote #1

Not many venture firms have people whose job is to read academic research - on startups, ventures, and entrepreneurs - and gather knowledge from that Picture Quote #1

When you apply computer science and machine learning to areas that haven’t had any innovation in 50 years, you can make rapid advances that seem really incredible Picture Quote #1

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Google was a venture-funded company. Being part of that brings an energy to the company Picture Quote #1

As computer intelligence gets better, what will be possible when we interface our brains with computers? It might sound scary, but early evidence suggests otherwise: interfacing brains with machines can be helpful in treating traumatic brain injury, repairing spinal cord damage, and countless other applications Picture Quote #1

As life expectancy extends beyond 80 years in some parts of the world, more people are struggling with brain diseases. For older people, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other conditions become a major impediment to quality of life Picture Quote #1

Government is really successful when it’s willing to make big, bold objectives, like, ‘We’re going to get to the moon.’ But without leaders with big ideas, we get stuck Picture Quote #1

There are a number of start-ups in Europe that are able to reach beyond their own country. Take Spotify - Spotify just in Sweden isn’t that interesting compared to Spotify all over the world Picture Quote #1

I’m interested in the ideas that sound a little crazy, such as radical life extension, curing cancer, being able to create a simulation of the human brain and map every neuron Picture Quote #1

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Say you have cancer - you have this broad thing we call cancer; we’re going to irradiate you and pump this poisonous material into you and hope more of the bad stuff dies than the good. That is going to seem so medieval when we can fix it on a genetic level, and Foundation Medicine is the first step to diagnosing it on a genetic level Picture Quote #1

We actually have the tools in the life sciences to achieve anything that you have the audacity to envision. I just hope to live long enough not to die Picture Quote #1

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I would draw a really big distinction between competition, or potential competition, and a conflict of interest. A conflict of interest implies wrongdoing, whereas competition is really healthy. (Bill Maris Quotes) There are environmental threats to health; there are internal threats to health - genetic conditions, viral threats, diseases like cancer and Parkinson’s. And then there are societal and global ones, like poverty and lack of nutrition. And unknown viral threats - everything from a new kind of influenza to hemorrhagic fever. (Bill Maris Quotes) If you’re a technology investor, and you decide that you’re also going to be a healthcare investor or a green-tech investor, that doesn’t usually work out that well. There are reasons why people make their careers studying these things and becoming experts. (Bill Maris Quotes) Google Ventures has a direct financial incentive to ensure the companies we invest in succeed (Bill Maris Quotes) We have this powerful lever at Google Ventures, which is to invest $200 million a year. This is a huge lever. It’s not all going into one place; it’s going into lots of start ups and founders and entrepreneurs, all of which are levers to try and change the world in one way or another. (Bill Maris Quotes) There are a lot of billionaires in Silicon Valley, but in the end, we are all heading to the same place. If given the choice between making a lot of money or finding a way to make people live longer, what do you choose? (Bill Maris Quotes) To create exponential growth in health care, we need to put tremendous resources and focus behind the best human minds working in this field. (Bill Maris Quotes) The reality is the technology exists now to extend life and have people live healthier, happier lives. Not to be kind of immortal - that’s not what I’m talking about. (Bill Maris Quotes) I sign off not only every investment, but every dollar that goes out the door - I’m aware of it. (Bill Maris Quotes) People talk about the redistribution of wealth a lot, which is a very valid topic. But what about the redistribution of health? That’s even more concentrated at the top. (Bill Maris Quotes) Not many venture firms have people whose job is to read academic research - on startups, ventures, and entrepreneurs - and gather knowledge from that (Bill Maris Quotes) When you apply computer science and machine learning to areas that haven’t had any innovation in 50 years, you can make rapid advances that seem really incredible. (Bill Maris Quotes) Google was a venture-funded company. Being part of that brings an energy to the company. (Bill Maris Quotes) As computer intelligence gets better, what will be possible when we interface our brains with computers? It might sound scary, but early evidence suggests otherwise: interfacing brains with machines can be helpful in treating traumatic brain injury, repairing spinal cord damage, and countless other applications. (Bill Maris Quotes) As life expectancy extends beyond 80 years in some parts of the world, more people are struggling with brain diseases. For older people, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other conditions become a major impediment to quality of life. (Bill Maris Quotes) Government is really successful when it’s willing to make big, bold objectives, like, ‘We’re going to get to the moon.’ But without leaders with big ideas, we get stuck. (Bill Maris Quotes) There are a number of start-ups in Europe that are able to reach beyond their own country. Take Spotify - Spotify just in Sweden isn’t that interesting compared to Spotify all over the world. (Bill Maris Quotes) I’m interested in the ideas that sound a little crazy, such as radical life extension, curing cancer, being able to create a simulation of the human brain and map every neuron. (Bill Maris Quotes) Say you have cancer - you have this broad thing we call cancer; we’re going to irradiate you and pump this poisonous material into you and hope more of the bad stuff dies than the good. That is going to seem so medieval when we can fix it on a genetic level, and Foundation Medicine is the first step to diagnosing it on a genetic level. (Bill Maris Quotes) We actually have the tools in the life sciences to achieve anything that you have the audacity to envision. I just hope to live long enough not to die. (Bill Maris Quotes)