> Wojcicki has theories, but she doesn’t have clear proof for why consumers are shying away from getting tests Because the ones that want them have gotten them and there's no reason to ever buy the product again once you've done it once. I mean, smartphones are great, but the market for them would have hit a wall pretty quickly if no one ever had a reason to replace them after buying their first.
I mean, there's the fact that companies like this also provide your data to DNA databases that governments and other companies have access too. That seems like a good reason to shy away from getting their tests done.
23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline
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#12Honestly I'll admit I didn't do well technically, but every interviewer I had just seemed super impersonal and not very friendly. They asked very interrogative questions, and while I get it and am mostly ok with it, I felt like they were asking due to the existing environment they have there.
I just didn't get a great vibe.
Disclaimer: But again, I know I didn't do well on the technical stuff so maybe I'm biased negatively toward the experience.
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#13> Wojcicki has theories, but she doesn’t have clear proof for why consumers are shying away from getting tests Because the ones that want them have gotten them and there's no reason to ever buy the product again once you've done it once. I mean, smartphones are great, but the market for them would have hit a wall pretty quickly if no one ever had a reason to replace them after buying their first.
And then there's the fact that if your parents did it, why would you do it? My parents did it so now I have exactly zero reason to do it myself. Also all the negative publicity behind data being sold, which should surprise nobody.
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#14DNA testing still isn't ready for general use, giving conflicting / arbitrary results: https://www.healthista.com/dna-genetic-test-review-three-dif... I'm guessing it's the trough of disillusionment in the hype cycle, and DNA testing will suddenly get really popular in a few years.
or they miss-estimated their market size and growth. I don't think most people care about DNA testing.
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#15Everyone paying attention the pattern of layoffs? Ebay, Mozilla, DigitalOcean, 23andMe, Intel... Pay down your credit card debt and make sure you have at least 6 months of expenses in the bank, if you're young and haven't been through this before.
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#16Interviewed here a year or so ago. Honestly I'll admit I didn't do well technically, but every interviewer I had just seemed super impersonal and not very friendly. They asked very interrogative questions, and while I get it and am mostly ok with it, I felt like they were asking due to the existing environment they have there. I just didn't get a great vibe. Disclaimer: But again, I know I didn't do well on the techn…
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#19DNA testing still isn't ready for general use, giving conflicting / arbitrary results: https://www.healthista.com/dna-genetic-test-review-three-dif... I'm guessing it's the trough of disillusionment in the hype cycle, and DNA testing will suddenly get really popular in a few years.
or they miss-estimated their market size and growth. I don't think most people care about DNA testing.
I'm not saying this is the cause, but they had a chance to be good guys and decided against it.
Re: 23andMe lays off 100 people as DNA test sales decline
#20Everyone paying attention the pattern of layoffs? Ebay, Mozilla, DigitalOcean, 23andMe, Intel... Pay down your credit card debt and make sure you have at least 6 months of expenses in the bank, if you're young and haven't been through this before.