#868: Tim’s Founder Kitchen — From Brainstorm to The President’s Office in Two Months (Featuring Jake Becraft, Strand Therapeutics)
June 2, 2026
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5 min read🎙️ The Voices & The Context
- The Format: This is a casual, deep-dive interview with a "jam session" feel. It's split into two parts: an initial brainstorming session and a follow-up two months later to see what worked.
- The Key Players:
- Tim Ferriss: The host, acting as a "muggle" (non-scientist) sounding board and communication strategist. He's an angel investor in the company.
- Jake B. Kraft: The CEO and co-founder of Strand Therapeutics. He is a passionate, first-principles thinker who is deeply personally invested in his company's mission.
- The Vibe: Intense, Optimistic, and Educational. The conversation crackles with energy as Jake gets "fired up" about the future of medicine and the frustrating status quo of the biotech industry.
🗝️ Key Themes & Topics
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: Jake B. Craft of Strand Therapeutics**
- 2 (06:09) **What is Strand Therapeutics?**
- 3 (08:20) **The First Dinner & The Patient Photo**
- 4 (14:44) **The Kaplan-Meier Curve & The Human Story**
- 5 (18:00) **The Product Problem: In Vivo Cell Therapy**
- 6 (20:08) **How the Treatment Works: The Abscopal Effect**
- 7 (31:08) **The Holy Grail: IV Delivery of Genetic Medicines**
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Show Notes
Jake Becraft is the CEO and co-founder of Strand Therapeutics, a company building one of the most advanced programmable genetic medicine platforms in biotechnology. Under his leadership, Strand is redefining what RNA medicines can do by enabling cell-selective targeting and therapeutic payload delivery inside the body, unlocking a new class of precision genetic therapies.
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