About me
I’m David Siegel. I’m a lifelong entrepreneur. I got a math degree from the University of Colorado and a Master’s degree in computer science from Stanford. I’ve taught university-level classes and many workshops. I’ve started over a dozen companies in consulting, tech, and crypto. You can see my products around you every day. I’ve written six books, given hundreds of speeches, been to 99 countries, and have been an African safari guide. I was once a candidate to be the dean of Stanford business school.
I’ve had one spinal fusion, four heart procedures, and a full stroke. I’ve broken both hips. I still have an irregular heartbeat from all the years I spent doing competitive endurance sports like running, cycling, and inline skating. I’ve had two knee operations, ankle reconstruction, and shoulder surgery. About once a year, I experience benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), which I don’t recommend to anyone. Today, at 64, I run, ruck, do stairs, am in the gym 5 days a week, teach tennis, and walk extensively.
I’ve had personal assistants, beautiful homes, expensive cars, concierge services, and private banking. It hasn’t been that satisfying. What’s satisfying is great health, peak new experiences, adventure travel, and good friends.
I’m starting this company after reading Peter Attia’s book and realizing no one is getting aging right. Almost everything you read and see on aging is either standard recycled myths or promising new drugs and treatments that sort of work on mice and haven’t been shown to work on humans. The media is statistically illiterate. When you learn about “blue zones,” where people live longer than most, the journalist tells you what’s causing the longevity, but the truth is we have no idea what causes the longevity.
‘I know of few people with more good advice, and more open to sharing it, than David. His range seems almost limitless, as does his vision. I have never come away from a talk with David without having learned something valuable.’
Tom Lyons