Ask HN: Who wants to collaborate?

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to collaborate? by max10541 on Saturday January 01, 2022 @02:36PM (#29761829)

I'm quitting my full-time job this month (already gave my notice) to start a startup with my brother. We're trying to make cheap-but-performant prosthetic hands using 3D printers and Arduino, focusing on the north-west of Syria. To shed some light, it's estimated that around *50 THOUSAND* people suffer from minor or major imputations due to the ongoing war, and most of them need some form of prosthetics. Some estimates even upwards *80 THOUSAND*![1]

Now, I know most of the technical stuff we need, and my brother knows all the medical details (he's a physical therapist), but neither of us have built a startup before.

We have a plan on mind, but I would love to chat with anyone with experience building similar startups (a mix of software and hardware), or really anyone who's interested in this project.

We also plan on starting a crowdfunding campaign soon this month.

[1](https://www.ri.org/providing-life-changing-prosthetics-for-s...)

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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to collaborate? by ryanmentor on Saturday January 01, 2022 @11:06PM (#29765720)

I applaud you, but it sounds like this isn't really a 'startup'.

Who will pay for this? I imagine the recipients aren't rich.

Looking forward to seeing your announcement of a fund to deliver these charitably at zero cost to patients. :)

Good luck!

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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to collaborate? by max10541 on Saturday January 01, 2022 @11:34PM (#29765857)

Exactly, the recipients are really in a bad financial situation and many of them live in tents even in the freezing weather. So we've looked into alternative ways to do this, and we're now focusing on NGOs partnerships (NGOs pay, and the recipient gets it for free; we already have one experimental partnership) and crowdfunding (planing on announcing a campaign sometime this month!).

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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to collaborate? by collabtwy532 on Saturday January 01, 2022 @03:00PM (#29762056)

Sounds like a great cause. I have experience in building hardware, and can put you in touch with some folks who might be great contacts for your endeavor. Sending an email :)

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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to collaborate? by albatrosstrophy on Saturday January 01, 2022 @07:59PM (#29764618)

I just want to wish you the best if luck. May you go far and high!

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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to collaborate? by bahjat on Friday January 07, 2022 @11:14AM (#29840854)

Great project

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