feels really great to be the first speaker for TEDx it’s truly an honor and
speaker for TEDx it’s truly an honor and
speaker for TEDx it’s truly an honor and really excited to be here I am going to
really excited to be here I am going to
really excited to be here I am going to start off with the thought what really
start off with the thought what really
start off with the thought what really inspires people are inventors to make
inspires people are inventors to make
inspires people are inventors to make products that truly makes impact what is
products that truly makes impact what is
products that truly makes impact what is the key motion a key factor that
the key motion a key factor that
the key motion a key factor that actually drives people to start making
actually drives people to start making
actually drives people to start making great products so i would like to start
great products so i would like to start
great products so i would like to start with my story and how i found the answer
with my story and how i found the answer
with my story and how i found the answer to that two years back back in college
to that two years back back in college
to that two years back back in college american university started a two month
american university started a two month
american university started a two month program on innovation some of my friends
program on innovation some of my friends
program on innovation some of my friends and i joined this program basically just
and i joined this program basically just
and i joined this program basically just to get out of class initially and the
to get out of class initially and the
to get out of class initially and the whole theme of this workshop was
whole theme of this workshop was
whole theme of this workshop was healthcare and we actually went to
healthcare and we actually went to
healthcare and we actually went to different hospitals in the city to
different hospitals in the city to
different hospitals in the city to really analyze what the problems are and
really analyze what the problems are and
really analyze what the problems are and frequency that’s actually me and my
frequency that’s actually me and my
frequency that’s actually me and my friend Russ tempest medical doctors
friend Russ tempest medical doctors
friend Russ tempest medical doctors place where we chose to go was an infant
place where we chose to go was an infant
place where we chose to go was an infant or a neonatal ICU this site actually
or a neonatal ICU this site actually
or a neonatal ICU this site actually really scared us babies were actually
really scared us babies were actually
really scared us babies were actually connected to incubators and a lot of
connected to incubators and a lot of
connected to incubators and a lot of contraptions were connected to it and
contraptions were connected to it and
contraptions were connected to it and this really was intimidating and we went
this really was intimidating and we went
this really was intimidating and we went back we thought let’s do something that
back we thought let’s do something that
back we thought let’s do something that can actually help these babies we made a
can actually help these babies we made a
can actually help these babies we made a small contraption small device with very
small contraption small device with very
small contraption small device with very off-the-shelf components which in the
off-the-shelf components which in the
off-the-shelf components which in the form of a shoe so what this does is
form of a shoe so what this does is
form of a shoe so what this does is actually is to the goes on the baby’s
actually is to the goes on the baby’s
actually is to the goes on the baby’s feet and actually monitored monitors the
feet and actually monitored monitors the
feet and actually monitored monitors the baby very very mildly so it does not get
baby very very mildly so it does not get
baby very very mildly so it does not get interrupt interrupt the baby’s sleeping
interrupt interrupt the baby’s sleeping
interrupt interrupt the baby’s sleeping and things like that and the program
and things like that and the program
and things like that and the program entered with this product we applied for
entered with this product we applied for
entered with this product we applied for the final event that’s actually a
the final event that’s actually a
the final event that’s actually a competition and little Wiggly no across
competition and little Wiggly no across
competition and little Wiggly no across the pool of a national pool of
the pool of a national pool of
the pool of a national pool of contestants we our idea was selected as
contestants we our idea was selected as
contestants we our idea was selected as one of the best presents
one of the best presents
one of the best presents actually we were very happy truth be
actually we were very happy truth be
actually we were very happy truth be told I really wasn’t sure why we won
told I really wasn’t sure why we won
told I really wasn’t sure why we won this or what’s next or you know things
this or what’s next or you know things
this or what’s next or you know things related to that and we had a lot of
related to that and we had a lot of
related to that and we had a lot of prize money so what we decided to do is
prize money so what we decided to do is
prize money so what we decided to do is that let’s use this money to actually go
that let’s use this money to actually go
that let’s use this money to actually go deeper into this and the great thing
deeper into this and the great thing
deeper into this and the great thing about India is that you don’t have to
about India is that you don’t have to
about India is that you don’t have to really travel far to find the contrast
really travel far to find the contrast
really travel far to find the contrast so me and my friends we backpacked and
so me and my friends we backpacked and
so me and my friends we backpacked and went to a rural hospital forget about
went to a rural hospital forget about
went to a rural hospital forget about medical devices they weren’t even enough
medical devices they weren’t even enough
medical devices they weren’t even enough beds for these babies and the vast
beds for these babies and the vast
beds for these babies and the vast majority of these babies born for
majority of these babies born for
majority of these babies born for preterm or premature let me tell what a
preterm or premature let me tell what a
preterm or premature let me tell what a preterm baby is premature baby is a baby
preterm baby is premature baby is a baby
preterm baby is premature baby is a baby that’s born less than nine months of
that’s born less than nine months of
that’s born less than nine months of gestation and India if you take
gestation and India if you take
gestation and India if you take statistics India is the largest
statistics India is the largest
statistics India is the largest contributor to preterm birth in the
contributor to preterm birth in the
contributor to preterm birth in the world if you want to know how a preterm
world if you want to know how a preterm
world if you want to know how a preterm baby looks like it’s like this this is
baby looks like it’s like this this is
baby looks like it’s like this this is an award-winning picture by an gets and
an award-winning picture by an gets and
an award-winning picture by an gets and this is how small and fragile these
this is how small and fragile these
this is how small and fragile these babies are and what we wanted to do at
babies are and what we wanted to do at
babies are and what we wanted to do at that point is that we knew we had to use
that point is that we knew we had to use
that point is that we knew we had to use this product to impact these babies it’s
this product to impact these babies it’s
this product to impact these babies it’s not the high-end hospitals we need to
not the high-end hospitals we need to
not the high-end hospitals we need to actually make our product for rural
actually make our product for rural
actually make our product for rural India and that’s the point that changed
India and that’s the point that changed
India and that’s the point that changed our our courier and right after
our our courier and right after
our our courier and right after graduating college we had two options
graduating college we had two options
graduating college we had two options basically either to take up a coding job
basically either to take up a coding job
basically either to take up a coding job which basically just copy paste stuff
which basically just copy paste stuff
which basically just copy paste stuff from google and things like that or or
from google and things like that or or
from google and things like that or or maybe can pursue this and after right of
maybe can pursue this and after right of
maybe can pursue this and after right of the college fortunately we got incubated
the college fortunately we got incubated
the college fortunately we got incubated at a national institute for medical
at a national institute for medical
at a national institute for medical research and the past one year we’ve
research and the past one year we’ve
research and the past one year we’ve been working really hard and we came up
been working really hard and we came up
been working really hard and we came up with with the product in your sense so
with with the product in your sense so
with with the product in your sense so let me tell you the statistics rheostat
let me tell you the statistics rheostat
let me tell you the statistics rheostat is three million premature babies die
is three million premature babies die
is three million premature babies die each year within the first four weeks
each year within the first four weeks
each year within the first four weeks and this is just the first four weeks of
and this is just the first four weeks of
and this is just the first four weeks of birth this is how staggering the problem
birth this is how staggering the problem
birth this is how staggering the problem is and if you compare
is and if you compare
is and if you compare the whole world the vast majority of
the whole world the vast majority of
the whole world the vast majority of these preterm births occur in South Asia
these preterm births occur in South Asia
these preterm births occur in South Asia and Africa these regions are the largest
and Africa these regions are the largest
and Africa these regions are the largest contributor to preterm death and preterm
contributor to preterm death and preterm
contributor to preterm death and preterm birth and from our analysis what we have
birth and from our analysis what we have
birth and from our analysis what we have found out is that two-thirds of these
found out is that two-thirds of these
found out is that two-thirds of these babies can be actually saved with cost
babies can be actually saved with cost
babies can be actually saved with cost effective and affordable care so that’s
effective and affordable care so that’s
effective and affordable care so that’s the whole driver and so the the visit to
the whole driver and so the the visit to
the whole driver and so the the visit to these rural Hospital was the turning
these rural Hospital was the turning
these rural Hospital was the turning point in our my career and what I really
point in our my career and what I really
point in our my career and what I really felt at that point a point was empathy
felt at that point a point was empathy
felt at that point a point was empathy empathy and connection towards this baby
empathy and connection towards this baby
empathy and connection towards this baby and that is something that really
and that is something that really
and that is something that really impacted me and dad drove me to start
impacted me and dad drove me to start
impacted me and dad drove me to start this innovation and Leigh and I would
this innovation and Leigh and I would
this innovation and Leigh and I would like to say that innovation starts with
like to say that innovation starts with
like to say that innovation starts with empathy and empathy is something that
empathy and empathy is something that
empathy and empathy is something that every great inventor would what I feel
every great inventor would what I feel
every great inventor would what I feel would need to actually start with this
would need to actually start with this
would need to actually start with this their idea and actually make it a
their idea and actually make it a
their idea and actually make it a project or a product that truly brings
project or a product that truly brings
project or a product that truly brings impact
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