I’ve been building stuff since I could walk
walk
walk if I could get my hands on it I take it
if I could get my hands on it I take it
if I could get my hands on it I take it apart and if I had an idea I try to
apart and if I had an idea I try to
apart and if I had an idea I try to build it when someone says something’s
build it when someone says something’s
build it when someone says something’s impossible I can figure out the way to
impossible I can figure out the way to
impossible I can figure out the way to make it possible this all started with a
make it possible this all started with a
make it possible this all started with a visit to Tanzania there was this problem
visit to Tanzania there was this problem
visit to Tanzania there was this problem with medical supplies it’s not that
with medical supplies it’s not that
with medical supplies it’s not that people don’t have access to the doctors
people don’t have access to the doctors
people don’t have access to the doctors it’s the doctors don’t have it medical
it’s the doctors don’t have it medical
it’s the doctors don’t have it medical supplies on hand to treat them in most
supplies on hand to treat them in most
supplies on hand to treat them in most of these developing countries you have
of these developing countries you have
of these developing countries you have your capitals and then there’s a handful
your capitals and then there’s a handful
your capitals and then there’s a handful of paved roads to go out to the next
of paved roads to go out to the next
of paved roads to go out to the next cities from there out the countryside
cities from there out the countryside
cities from there out the countryside it’s all dirt roads and most these
it’s all dirt roads and most these
it’s all dirt roads and most these countries have nine ten months of rainy
countries have nine ten months of rainy
countries have nine ten months of rainy season every year just results in trucks
season every year just results in trucks
season every year just results in trucks literally stuck in the mud and supply
literally stuck in the mud and supply
literally stuck in the mud and supply chains that can’t get these medical
chains that can’t get these medical
chains that can’t get these medical products out to the doctors who need
products out to the doctors who need
products out to the doctors who need them
them
them like every doctor I met was nearly in
like every doctor I met was nearly in
like every doctor I met was nearly in tears over this issue that was the
tears over this issue that was the
tears over this issue that was the beginning of this mission was to solve
beginning of this mission was to solve
beginning of this mission was to solve that problem in a really magical way and
that problem in a really magical way and
that problem in a really magical way and you can’t do it with motorcycles or
you can’t do it with motorcycles or
you can’t do it with motorcycles or trucks but you can do it with a simple
trucks but you can do it with a simple
trucks but you can do it with a simple drum it took us months to build a
drum it took us months to build a
drum it took us months to build a prototype and on the very first flight
prototype and on the very first flight
prototype and on the very first flight of that one and only prototype we had it
of that one and only prototype we had it
of that one and only prototype we had it flew and crashed that was a big setback
flew and crashed that was a big setback
flew and crashed that was a big setback there was a lot of sort of regrouping
there was a lot of sort of regrouping
there was a lot of sort of regrouping and soul-searching eventually be rallied
and soul-searching eventually be rallied
and soul-searching eventually be rallied and learned from
and learned from
and learned from figure out how to do things much better
we’re delivering blood in Rwanda doctors
we’re delivering blood in Rwanda doctors to children who are suffering from
to children who are suffering from
to children who are suffering from malaria or mothers and have postpartum
malaria or mothers and have postpartum
malaria or mothers and have postpartum hemorrhaging it’s so simple if you have
hemorrhaging it’s so simple if you have
hemorrhaging it’s so simple if you have the blood and it’s so deadly if you
the blood and it’s so deadly if you
the blood and it’s so deadly if you don’t we get an order from a doctor by
don’t we get an order from a doctor by
don’t we get an order from a doctor by text we put it into the zip and then
text we put it into the zip and then
text we put it into the zip and then essentially you’re firing it it will fly
essentially you’re firing it it will fly
essentially you’re firing it it will fly automatically out to the site we’ll send
automatically out to the site we’ll send
automatically out to the site we’ll send a text message to your packages about to
a text message to your packages about to
a text message to your packages about to arrive
arrive
arrive [Music]
[Music]
[Music] drop the package from the air and then
drop the package from the air and then
drop the package from the air and then fly back
to provide a much more reliable a much
to provide a much more reliable a much faster source for that blood is really
faster source for that blood is really
faster source for that blood is really critical every day there’s lives that
critical every day there’s lives that
critical every day there’s lives that could be saved
could be saved
could be saved [Music]
[Applause]
[Applause] and be able to part of helping is really
and be able to part of helping is really
and be able to part of helping is really an honor
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