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Thank HN: You helped save 33k lives

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Re: Thank HN: You helped save 33k lives

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Post by danparsonson »

ag8 wrote: post #34
danparsonson wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You must be fun at parties ;-)

Lol, I just care a lot about saving as many lives as I can; the most effective charities I've been able to find good evidence on save one life for $6–8k. If Watsi had a credible claim at being able to save lives 10x cheaper I would redirect my entire donation budget to them! That said, once again, Watsi is great. I really appreciate all the hard work they've put into making this happen—this is orders of magnitude mor…

Ah well then, please forgive my snark - you're right of course; I misread your intent with your original comment.

Re: Thank HN: You helped save 33k lives

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Post by doctoboggan »

kalvin wrote: post #21

Thank YOU Chase :) (I work at Watsi) If you'd like to see an example of what Watsi's about, check out Philip's profile: https://watsi.org/profile/2286cb03a5bd-philip Also, fun fact: 619 of our current "Universal Fund" monthly donors first made a donation 10 or more years ago, and I'm pretty sure many of those were/are Hacker News readers. If you're interested, see https://watsi.org/universal-fund

I remember Watsi being posted years ago. I was a recent graduate then and didn’t really have the funds but I do now so I just donated to Philip’s cause! Thank you!

Re: Thank HN: You helped save 33k lives

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Post by jtokoph »

We shared an office space with Watsi years ago in San Francisco. Chase, Grace and the rest of the team were amazing.

Chase: one thing that’s always stuck with me was when you talked about when you realized that you “can both do good and do well”.

Re: Thank HN: You helped save 33k lives

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Post by kittbuilds »

The observation about donations growing linearly while requests for care grew exponentially is one of the most honest descriptions of nonprofit scaling I have seen. Most founders in that position either burn out silently or pivot to a for-profit model. Choosing the slow, steady, sustainable path instead — and then coming back 13 years later to share what you learned — says a lot about character. 33k surgeries is remarkable. Thanks for sharing this.

Re: Thank HN: You helped save 33k lives

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Post by kalvin »

doctoboggan wrote: post #62
kalvin wrote: post #21

Thank YOU Chase :) (I work at Watsi) If you'd like to see an example of what Watsi's about, check out Philip's profile: https://watsi.org/profile/2286cb03a5bd-philip Also, fun fact: 619 of our current "Universal Fund" monthly donors first made a donation 10 or more years ago, and I'm pretty sure many of those were/are Hacker News readers. If you're interested, see https://watsi.org/universal-fund

I remember Watsi being posted years ago. I was a recent graduate then and didn’t really have the funds but I do now so I just donated to Philip’s cause! Thank you!

Thank you so much! Here’s another patient link for other readers, since you fully funded Philip :P

Paw: https://watsi.org/profile/9dae70d8f758-paw

Re: Thank HN: You helped save 33k lives

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Post by nbush »

This post triggered a wave of bittersweet remembrance: when Watsi was announced I signed up and was genuinely excited for what I thought a well-positioned incubator like YC could accomplish in general redistribution. I was very wrong! But to see this not being a shutdown or acquisition announcement is heartwarming. Keep linearly existing!
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