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#156 - JAKE ADLER
Manage episode 387962613 series 2802555
Jake is a Thiel Fellow and Founder of Pilgrim Labs where he is working on building biotechnology for warfighters. Previously, he was in high school (Jake is 19). Follow him on X @jakeradler.
[0:16] - How Jake’s got into human-computer interfaces
[7:52] - Transitioning a sleep wearables product into a biological interface for warfighters
[15:16] - The current state of the consumer wearables market for sleep improvement
[20:13] - The neurotech wearables landscape
[24:09] - Pilgrim’s mission to merge wearable data with adaptive solutions for soldiers
[29:55] - Why Jake chose to build products for human soldiers rather than machine warfare
[36:23] - Becoming a Thiel fellow and lessons learned from the program
[43:02] - Jake’s focus and mentality for building Pilgrim Labs
For more episodes, go to podofjake.com.
Previous guests include Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin, Brian Armstrong, Balaji Srinivasan, Keith Rabois, Ali Spagnola, Anthony Pompliano, Raoul Pal, Julia Galef, Jack Butcher, Tim Draper, and over 100 others alike. Learn from founders and CEOs of companies like OpenAI, Coinbase, Solana, Polygon, AngelList, Oura, and Replit, and investors from Founders Fund, a16z, Union Square Ventures, and many more. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy.
Thanks to Chase Devens for the show notes and Yiction for the music.
Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at jake@blogofjake.com. Thank you!
178 episodes
Manage episode 387962613 series 2802555
Jake is a Thiel Fellow and Founder of Pilgrim Labs where he is working on building biotechnology for warfighters. Previously, he was in high school (Jake is 19). Follow him on X @jakeradler.
[0:16] - How Jake’s got into human-computer interfaces
[7:52] - Transitioning a sleep wearables product into a biological interface for warfighters
[15:16] - The current state of the consumer wearables market for sleep improvement
[20:13] - The neurotech wearables landscape
[24:09] - Pilgrim’s mission to merge wearable data with adaptive solutions for soldiers
[29:55] - Why Jake chose to build products for human soldiers rather than machine warfare
[36:23] - Becoming a Thiel fellow and lessons learned from the program
[43:02] - Jake’s focus and mentality for building Pilgrim Labs
For more episodes, go to podofjake.com.
Previous guests include Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin, Brian Armstrong, Balaji Srinivasan, Keith Rabois, Ali Spagnola, Anthony Pompliano, Raoul Pal, Julia Galef, Jack Butcher, Tim Draper, and over 100 others alike. Learn from founders and CEOs of companies like OpenAI, Coinbase, Solana, Polygon, AngelList, Oura, and Replit, and investors from Founders Fund, a16z, Union Square Ventures, and many more. I appreciate your support and hope you enjoy.
Thanks to Chase Devens for the show notes and Yiction for the music.
Lastly, I love hearing from fans of the pod. Feel free to email me any time at jake@blogofjake.com. Thank you!
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