Y Combinator is not for the little guy anymore. (Or never been?)

[anon777]

@ejohnson Also describing surgery like a game seems like a recipe for disaster should something go wrong

 

[nikamelodia]

@anon777 Unless if it’s a simulator for practicing surgery, that’d be cool

 

[suzy999]

@ejohnson CEO/co-founder of Andromeda here. Nintendo was a pioneer in game console development when they opened up the NES to third-party licensing in 1986. Similarly, our goal is to build an AI-enabled surgical robot that others can build on. Medical hardware is really expensive and time-consuming to build. Other companies (or possibly even innovative surgeons) will be able to build devices and procedures on our robot and SW interface, simplifying development and reducing operator error.

BTW since OP asked, my top 3 reasons to do YC a second time:

1) Raise our next funding round faster, at better terms, from better investors

2) Recruiting - YC makes your company more appealing to lots of potential hires

3) It's an inspiring setting to start a new company and is a great forcing function to make you move even faster

 

[ejohnson]

@suzy999 I would definitely change the metaphor, nobody associates Nintendo with building a platform others can use currently.

 

[suzy999]

@ejohnson It’s a fair point. We use “App Store for surgery” sometimes.

 

[ejohnson]

@suzy999 That makes.... more sense I guess? You're still building a hardware device though and that only implies the software level to me. But maybe it's intuitive for others.