Akshat Agarwal

Building @SyberInc_ || MS @columbia

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

So my pace of aging is slower than @bryan_johnson?! @WHOOP how accurate is this?

[Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson]

I have the world's slowest speed of aging: 0.48
Breaking the .5 barrier.

+ my bday now happens every 2 years
+ I am #1 out of 5,677 global Rejuvenation Olympics competitors
+ my three test average: 0.54
+ without giving any handicap to the genetically gifted

This new biological aging measurement science has begun nipping at the heels of the best predictors of all-cause morality.

What is the Rejuvenation Olympics?

When I started Blueprint, people didn’t know what category to place me so they’d blurt out words like vampire, patrick bateman, techbro, f*#@ face, biohacker, prometheus, dorian grey, vampire, and more.

It was clear that we need a new category to define what I’m doing so I started referring to myself as a “professional rejuvenation athlete”. When LeBron James eats and sleeps well, and then sets records, we praise him. When I did the same, hate rained.

Understanding rejuvenation as a sport helps confer some respect and formality to the practice. With this framework, I created the Rejuvenation Olympics. A leaderboard for people who want to compete on their speed of aging, or rather the slowness thereof.

I was doing two things with this. First, up until I started Project Blueprint and Don’t Die, health influencers and health fads were primarily storytelling-based and anecdotal. What was missing: rigorous science, measurement and data.

When health decisions are managed by storytelling, it’s hard to know what to do as you never really know what does or doesn’t work and who is or isn’t telling the truth. This led people to be very confused and feel paralyzed.

This inspired my project to become the most scientifically rigorous and quantifiable of all time. I became the most biologically measured person in human history. If the goal is don’t die, we need robust, science based systems, with quantifiable results.

We built Blueprint on population level scientific evidence. So it’s not an accurate criticism that Blueprint is based upon my biomarkers. Blueprint is for everyone. Yes, each person’s Blueprint can further be customized to your individual needs however the core protocol is applicable to everyone of all ages.

The Rejuvenation Olympics set a level playing field for anyone who wanted to compete in health and wellness. Humans love points, status and leaderboards, and these are essential for any competitive sport.

I chose the speed of aging metric because of the robustness and reliability of the signal it measures. DNA Methylation is a whole body health marker integrating thousands of biochemical queues as a measurable signal. The speed of aging algorithm distills into a single number; an individual’s PACE score.

In just a few years, this new biological aging measurement technology has begun nipping at the heels of the best predictors of all-cause morality. And it’s an easy finger prick at home.

When talking about health and wellness, people can compare markers such as blood glucose, hormones, cholesterol and others.  However, each of those are narrow in scope. DNA Methylation, and specifically the clock PACE, is a comprehensive assessment of one’s health.

So I created a new professional sport, gave it a name and rules and created a competition. As you might expect, people are really into it.

From speaking to others on the leaderboard, I’ve learned that some people naturally (genetically) have a very low speed of aging. This makes intuitive sense based upon our life experience. Sometimes people do nothing for their health and are in perfect health.

I personally met someone in the top 10 who was fairly close to me in his speed of aging and guess what he does for his health? Nothing. Meanwhile, lowering my speed of aging is a primary focus of my life. He is genetically gifted. I am not.

However, even though I’m not genetically gifted, it is interesting that through methodical hard work, one can meaningfully slow down their speed of aging, even outperforming all the genetically gifted ones. When gene editing comes online, perhaps lowering our speed of aging will be a simple fix. Or, maybe it will even be a pill.

Until then, I’ve loved playing this game of trying to understand the science, design evidence based protocols, and then execute with precision.

The Rejuvenation Olympics has also been incredibly helpful for the entire health community, helping everyone understand what things increase and decrease one’s speed of aging. I’ll post more on this soon.

If you want to compete in the Rejuvenation Olympics:

1. Get a Blueprint Speed of Aging Test.
2. When registering your test, you’ll have the option to participate in the leaderboard.
3. You need three tests to have a “verified” ranking on the leaderboard and the tests need to be within the previous two years. Your best 3 test results within 2 years will be displayed, allowing for experimentation with various interventions and protocols while not punishing you for the learning process.

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

@krishnsec @IndianCERT We report vulns to them -> they ask for a “video” to recreate -> we send it to them -> they ignore us

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

@wang_johnny @SyberInc_ does it better

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

@cortisoul_ We found security vulns on your platform, tried to reach out to you. Looking forward to connect.

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

@DevMuzzammil We have at least 50 more well-known Indian companies with critical vulns. At this point should we just name-shame them?

[Harsh Khandelwal @kutukam]

I never wanted to say this but we have reported vulnerabilities in hundreds of companies in India.

Almost all the companies rejected it, got defensive and now i’m so afraid the exploits are just left open. This is btw the biggest companies in India

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

@shantanugoel And dismiss people who genuinely want to help

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

@kutukam @IndianCERT @MeitY_NICSI @InfoSecAwa

[Mr. Nice Try @MrNiceTry]

@Denche2005 php is the kitchen that cooks food for a lot of websites.

someone found that if you shout a large order, the cook panics.

then stranger can walk in and put something rotten on plate waiting to be served to a customer.

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

@theadityadas That’s what we are trying to improve @SyberInc_

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

Time to make them public

[Harsh Khandelwal @kutukam]

I never wanted to say this but we have reported vulnerabilities in hundreds of companies in India.

Almost all the companies rejected it, got defensive and now i’m so afraid the exploits are just left open. This is btw the biggest companies in India

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

@1kunalbahl Couldn’t agree more @1kunalbahl. We @SyberInc_ have delved into AI-led cyber security, and in fact found vulns and data leaks on your portfolio companies. If this sounds like something that concerns you, let’s get on a call.

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

@Suprva02 In, when though?

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

@chiragbarjatya Beautifully explained sir. My wife and I completed mixed doubles on Thursday in 1.56 hrs. The feeling is unmatched. People who troll are the ones who won’t even think of signing up for a fitness event. If people think it is a trend or a social status, it is a good one to follow.

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

This is beautiful. As someone who also did Hyrox Mumbai this year, to everyone who reads this tweet, get into fitness, find a reason or do it for yourself, but do it. You’ll thank yourself.

[Anand Nagu @anandnagu]

What a Story coming out of Hyrox Mumbai.

These are the people who win in fitness.
Those who want to get strong for their loved ones.

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

@chiragbarjatya Don’t you think this market is already saturated? We are working on something similar, but not powder. Let’s connect if you are interested.

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

@VoyageBliss Just intrigued, where are you selling for 96k?

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

@immasiddx Where are you selling it? Local shops?

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

@GingePoker @kwongterence604 @Elienevets What do you mean by weird rules lol

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

@GingePoker @kwongterence604 @Elienevets Any idea about Singapore games?

[Akshat Agarwal @akshat1798]

@kwongterence604 @GingePoker @Elienevets Also any idea about Singapore?