Government is really successful when it's willing to make big, bold objectives, like, 'We're going to get to the moon.' But without leaders with big ideas, we get stuck. Bill Maris bigboldgovernment Change image and share on social
We can get much better outcomes from people if we understand the genetic basis of the exact cancer that they have, what interventions might be most effective against it, what's worked in the past and what hasn't. Bill Maris basiscancereffective share on social
Google Ventures has a direct financial incentive to ensure the companies we invest in succeed. Bill Maris companydirectensure Change image and share on social
Silicon Valley has been a technology capital like New York is a financial capital. Bill Maris capitalfinancialsilicon Change image and share on social
Not many venture firms have people whose job is to read academic research - on startups, ventures, and entrepreneurs - and gather knowledge from that. Bill Maris academicentrepreneurfirm Change image and share on social
Say you have cancer - you have this broad thing we call cancer; we're going to irradiate you and pump this poisonous material into you and hope more of the bad stuff dies than the good. That is going to seem so medieval when we can fix it on a genetic level, and Foundation Medicine is the first step to diagnosing it on a genetic level. Bill Maris badbroadcall share on social
In genomics, there's a massive amount of information in which you can look for patterns and develop insights. Bill Maris amountdevelopgenomics Change image and share on social
People talk about the redistribution of wealth a lot, which is a very valid topic. But what about the redistribution of health? That's even more concentrated at the top. Bill Maris concentratehealthlot Change image and share on social
I loved dinosaurs, I loved space, and I thought maybe I'd be the first paleo-astronaut. Bill Maris astronautdinosaurlove Change image and share on social