Listen "#48 Investing in Fighting Aging and a longevity Community - Nathan Cheng; Founder of the Longevity Biotech Fellowship & Vitalism; Working at Healthspan capital VC"
Episode Synopsis
Nathan is an investor in the longevity space and the co-founder of the Longevity Biotech Fellowship and Vitalism, the longevity community.
In this conversation, Nathan Cheng discusses the vision and moral imperative behind the fight against aging and death. He emphasizes the importance of community, alignment, and innovative approaches to longevity, including the establishment of longevity states and pop-up cities. Nathan also shares insights on the current bottlenecks in longevity research and offers advice for aspiring innovators in the field.
Links
- Zelar City Website
- What is Zelar City?
- Vitalism website
- Longevity Biotech Fellowship
- VitalistBay
Chapters
00:00 Who is Nathan Cheng (LBF and Vitalism founder)
01:16 How to invest in Longevity?
04:00 Counterintuitive Insights in Longevity Investing
06:27 Impactful areas of Longevity research?
10:11 Building a Community: The Vitalism Movement
15:21 Is Death really bad?
23:43 Longevity States: The Future of Collective Action
37:19 Bottlenecks in Longevity: Identifying Key Challenges
41:52 Advice for Aspiring Longevity Innovators
45:14 Imagining a World Without Aging
47:16 What to do now?
50:20 Links
In this conversation, Nathan Cheng discusses the vision and moral imperative behind the fight against aging and death. He emphasizes the importance of community, alignment, and innovative approaches to longevity, including the establishment of longevity states and pop-up cities. Nathan also shares insights on the current bottlenecks in longevity research and offers advice for aspiring innovators in the field.
Links
- Zelar City Website
- What is Zelar City?
- Vitalism website
- Longevity Biotech Fellowship
- VitalistBay
Chapters
00:00 Who is Nathan Cheng (LBF and Vitalism founder)
01:16 How to invest in Longevity?
04:00 Counterintuitive Insights in Longevity Investing
06:27 Impactful areas of Longevity research?
10:11 Building a Community: The Vitalism Movement
15:21 Is Death really bad?
23:43 Longevity States: The Future of Collective Action
37:19 Bottlenecks in Longevity: Identifying Key Challenges
41:52 Advice for Aspiring Longevity Innovators
45:14 Imagining a World Without Aging
47:16 What to do now?
50:20 Links
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