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The Playbook With David Meltzer

Raja Dhir: Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Seed Health | #ThePlaybook 341

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Raja Dhir, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Seed Health, sits down to discuss insights he’s gained about ecosystem design from his time spent studying bacteria and microbiomes, and how he applies those lessons to his business. Dhir and host of #ThePlaybook, David Meltzer, chat about the validity of the “selfish” argument for taking care of your health, the importance of working with the most talented people in a given field, and why Raja says that every one technological breakthrough leads to ten companies. Dhir also shares some predictions for how the business world will adapt to the changes brought on by COVID-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

On this episode of the playbook, I have Raja Deer.

0:03.2

He is the co-founder and CEO at Seed Inc.

0:07.4

And we're going to talk about going with your gut.

0:11.4

You can join me for all of this and more on the playbook.

0:15.3

This is entrepreneurs the playbook,

0:17.5

where each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes,

0:20.5

celebrities, and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional

0:25.2

playbook to success and what made them champions on the field and in the board

0:30.4

room. I'm your host David Melzer. I have the incredible Raja Deere, who is the CEO and co-founder of Seed Health and I think there's nobody more relevant to today than Roger because he and his expertise in the

0:44.8

entrepreneurial space is that in the microbiome space he understands not only at a

0:50.7

personal level but at a planetary level, but at a planetary level, how bacteria forms, disseminates,

0:57.0

spreads, all the things that we are so curious about.

1:01.0

But I think what I want to start with Raja, is what are the similarities and parallels

1:06.0

between bacteria and entrepreneurship?

1:11.3

Because I see exponential growth, compound interest, all these different things that are completely relevant to how you see things dissipate, spread, grow, accelerate.

1:23.4

And where are those similarities for someone

1:25.4

with your background?

1:27.5

Yeah, I love the question.

1:28.6

You know, I look to nature and biomimicry in many ways for inspiration both in business but also in personal development and the microbiome and bacteria do not disappoint in that respect.

1:43.0

You find all kinds of parallels from,

1:46.9

you know, most people don't realize

1:48.0

that bacteria formed very interconnected

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