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Diet Doctor Podcast

#17 - Dan Scholnick

Diet Doctor Podcast

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Science

4.8711 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Dan Scholnick once said, "It seems like every VC I know in Silicon Valley is on some kind of a low carb diet." Dan is no exception. Despite having the diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia, he decided to try his hand at a low carb diet after hearing a talk by Gary Taubes. Since then, Dan has experimented with numerous diets to see which work best for him, but he also has "put his money where his mouth is" by being an early investor in BulletProof Coffee. In this discussion we discuss his personal journey, as well as the role silicon valley plays in the emerging health and nutrition scene. For instance, how do they evaluate a company that produces a product we could all make on our own? And what does he think of the emerging trends of lab grown meat or hydroponic vegetables versus making current agriculture and farming practices more efficient? Dan has a unique perspective as patient, investor, and self described biohacker.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Diet Doctor Podcast with Dr. Brett Schur.

0:06.3

Today I'm joined by Dan Skolnick from Trinity Ventures.

0:09.2

Now this is a little bit of a different guest because he's involved in venture capital

0:13.5

but what makes him such a great guest is he has his own personal journey like so many

0:20.0

of us but he started off as a kid with hyper-cholostrolemia and he's going to tell you about his story.

0:24.6

He's also had problems with energy and fatigue.

0:26.6

Then came across this guy named Dave Asprey as a budding entrepreneur,

0:30.6

but didn't buy into the low carb scene until he heard Gary Toppe speak.

0:34.6

And then all of a sudden he became a fan of low carb.

0:38.5

And so what I love talking to Dan about was not only his personal journey,

0:42.2

but then how he transitioned as to an investor in Bulletproof,

0:45.6

which has its positives and negatives.

0:47.5

And we talk about both sides of the company,

0:49.6

but also what that means in terms of his vision

0:52.3

for what Silicon Valley's role is in health

0:55.9

investment, what their role is in trying to find the next big thing.

1:00.5

So we talk about lab grown meats, we talk about hydroponic vegetables, we talk about just

1:04.8

trying to make agriculture more productive and more efficient.

1:09.1

And we try and tie it all in to get his perspective on just what his role is,

1:14.5

what Silicon Valley's role is, and what we as the general population can hope to get

1:19.8

out of Silicon Valley and health in the future.

1:22.6

So I hope you find this an interesting and a little bit different interview that you still

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