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Three years ago, two biomedical engineers had the courage to travel to Uganda and discover why millions of newborns die of preventable causes. In this episode, hear how Sona and her co-founder Teresa created a social impact startup while still in grad school, and how you can tackle a Global Goal with field research.
7:50 Sona’s Story to Become a Social Entrepreneur While still in grad school, Sona and her cofounder headed to Uganda and decided to solve the problem they found at the newborn wards. 9:30 Tackling Global Goal # 3.2: NeoPenda’s goal is to help end all preventable deaths for children under 5 years old with a simple vitals monitor. 15:45 Why is the Product so Disruptive? Sona talks about infrastructure and medical device problems in emerging markets, and the valuable data that their devices collect. 22:30 Business Model and Growth Path How will two biomedical engineers grow a company to enter and transform newborn health in an emerging market? Hear how to enter an emerging market with new technology. 32:00 Create A Career Around a Global Goal Chandler and Sona share what it takes to explore a problem you care about and create a solution. “You might come out of grad school with a startup… and be the happiest you’ve ever been.”In countries where two nurses are responsible for 125+ newborns at once, a simple device that measures 4 vital signs can transform the infant mortality rate. Listen to find out how NeoPenda’s monitors work, learn about the business model, and hear the journey of a starting social entrepreneur.
More details: http://www.globalgoalsproject.io/13-sona-shah/
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