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23andMe's Fatal Flaw | Defying Gravity? | 2

2025/6/18
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Ann Wuchitski: 我最初认为23andMe的主要盈利点在于将DNA测试结果打包,并将匿名数据出售给研究人员,通过低价销售测试套件来建立庞大的DNA数据库。然而,我忽视了DNA的终身不变性,导致用户没有重复购买的需求,这使得我们的商业模式存在根本性的缺陷。为了解决这个问题,我尝试了多种转型策略,包括进军制药行业和推出Total Health会员服务,但这些努力并未能扭转公司亏损的局面。最终,由于数据泄露事件和投资者信心的丧失,我不得不面对公司破产的现实。 Patrick Chung: 作为董事会成员,我一直支持Ann Wuchitski的愿景,但我也对公司的发展方向表示担忧。我认为23andMe的商业模式存在根本性的缺陷,即缺乏持续的收入来源。尽管Ann Wuchitski提出了多种转型方案,但这些方案并未能有效解决公司面临的问题。最终,由于我们与Ann Wuchitski在公司发展方向上存在严重分歧,我们不得不集体辞职。

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This chapter chronicles 23andMe's journey from its initial struggles with customer acquisition and regulatory hurdles to its unexpected success, culminating in its founder, Anne Wojcicki, becoming a Barbie doll. It highlights the contrast between early challenges and later achievements, setting the stage for exploring the underlying vulnerabilities of the company's business model.
  • 23andMe's founding and early challenges
  • Anne Wojcicki's diverse entrepreneurial activities
  • Regulatory scrutiny and criticism of consumer DNA tests
  • The high cost of 23andMe's initial tests

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Plagued by low sales of its genetic tests, 23andMe adopts a bold new plan: slash prices and enter the pharmaceutical industry. But with investors nervous, can CEO Anne Wojcicki keep the show going long enough to make her DNA dream pay off?

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