The work behind the perspective
Bryan Johnson
Tech Entrepreneur, Braintree Founder, Longevity Pioneer
- Entrepreneurship and Startup Building
- Payment Systems and Financial Technology
- Venture Capital and Deep Tech Investing
- Company Culture and Organizational Leadership
- Strategic Pivoting and Problem-Solving
- Neurotechnology and Brain-Computer Interfaces
About Bryan Johnson
Bryan Johnson - Biography
Bryan Johnson is an entrepreneur and investor who founded Braintree, sold to PayPal for $800 million in 2013, and later launched OS Fund and Kernel to advance biotech and neurotechnology.
Bryan Johnson began his entrepreneurial path after serving as a Mormon missionary in Ecuador at age 19. He graduated with a BA in International Studies from Brigham Young University in 2003. Johnson founded Braintree in 2007, which grew significantly and was sold to PayPal for $800 million in 2013. He then founded OS Fund in 2014 to back scientific ventures and launched Kernel in 2016 to develop neurotechnology. Johnson is also known for Project Blueprint, a rigorous anti-aging initiative.
Learn from Bryan when you're...
- Starting a company with limited resources
- Scaling a startup to significant growth
- Creating a distinctive company culture
- Identifying investment theses in emerging fields
- Navigating career failures before success
- Transitioning from operating roles to investing
- Understanding emerging fields like neurotechnology
- Adopting data-driven approaches to health
What can you ask about Bryan Johnson's work?
In Get Mentors, Bryan Johnson can hold one of the five seats on your Chat board. Ask Bryan's seat or the whole board a question and receive perspectives grounded in published work, with every answer cited. Separately, one idea arrives each morning from mentors selected for your focus.
Best for these goals
- ✓Entrepreneurship And Startup Building
- ✓Payment Systems And Financial Technology
- ✓Venture Capital And Deep Tech Investing
- ✓Company Culture And Organizational Leadership
Core frameworks
- •Adopt the 811 daily routine - Commit to 8 hours of sleep, 1 hour of exercise, and 30 minutes of meditation every single day.
- •Don't die - Treat personal existence as the ultimate priority, rejecting behaviors that shorten life.
- •Declare the mind is dead - Bypass your mind's short-term cravings by automating decisions with predefined systems and habits.
- •Entrepreneurship And Startup Building
Sample questions
- “Which Bryan framework applies to my current goal?”
- “What would Bryan's published work suggest I consider?”
- “How does this Bryan idea apply to my situation?”
- “What blind spot would this mentor framework help me notice?”
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