Founder's Story
From $5 in His Pocket to Billion-Dollar Moonshots—Naveen Jain on Purpose, Profit, and Reinventing Healthcare | Ep 259 with Naveen Jain Founder of Viome
21 Aug 2025
Naveen Jain’s story is one of relentless ambition—coming to America with just $5 and building multiple billion-dollar companies across industries most entrepreneurs wouldn’t dare touch. In this raw and unfiltered conversation, he shares why chasing money is the wrong path to becoming a billionaire, how every founder’s biggest liability can be turned into their greatest asset, and why he believes healthcare as we know it is about to be rewritten by AI, personalized nutrition, and the microbiome. Key Discussion Points: Why focusing on money will never make you a billionaire (and what will) The Eastern philosophy that helped him survive entrepreneurship’s darkest lows How Viome is making illness optional—and why “one man’s food is another man’s poison” The biggest lie we’ve been told about our health and our bodies Why success is never overnight, and why the “heartbeat” of a founder’s journey is full of highs and lows The turning point when he realized assets are hidden inside liabilities What the future of healthcare looks like when the farm becomes the pharmacy Takeaways: True success comes from solving problems for billions—not chasing billions. Illness can be optional when we decode what’s happening inside the body in real time. Food and supplements aren’t universally good—what helps one person may harm another. Failure is just an experiment with a different outcome, not the end of the journey. The future of healthcare will be personalized, preventative, and delivered at home. Closing Thoughts:Naveen Jain isn’t just building companies—he’s reimagining the future of humanity. From tech and space to healthcare, his story proves that purpose-driven moonshots can change the world. Get more leads and grow your business. Go to https://www.pipedrive.com/founders and get started with a 30 day free trial. Ditch the other hiring sites, and let ZipRecruiter find what you’re looking for — the needle in the haystack. Try it FOR FREE at this exclusive web address: ZipRecruiter.com/WORK. FOUNDER10 - Save 10% on your first six months of a Viome Health Solutions Plan, including Full Body Health Plans, Gut Health Plans, and Oral Health Plans. https://www.viome.com/plans
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