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Wonder if there is a startup opportunity in being some kind of organ broker.

by xwdv 3y ago

dekken_ 3y ago
yeah it might look a little something like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ppw5yTa3uk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ppw5yTa3uk
- thatguy0900 3y ago
  This is exactly what I thought of
CodeWriter23 3y ago
We should definitely seek rent from these desperate people.
DoctorOW 3y ago
This is the most capitalist thing I've ever seen.
ftyers 3y ago
James Mickens came up with tooth.ie, where poor people rich in teeth can donate for a market-determined price to rich people poor in teeth.
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cumshitpiss 3y ago
(YC S24) lifeline - we're disrupting the grassroots medical industry by connecting donaters and buyers directly
getmeinrn 3y ago
The only startup opportunity you should be thinking about is how to reduce this situation from existing in the first place.
- xwdv 3y ago
  Solving the root problem is outside the realm of startups. You must know the difference between problems that have political solutions and those which are primarily solvable through business activity. In this case, if a platform existed that made it easy to connect donors with people in need, organized the transplant with reputable surgeons, provided insurance, and guaranteed the donor or their family were suitably compensated, then I imagine this would be far better than whatever black market horrors go on now. A person should be allowed body autonomy – it’s their body, their choice. If you want to sell one of your spare organs such as a kidney, or maybe all your organs if you’re planning to euthanize, that should be your right. Raising a family out of deep poverty will always take luck or sacrifice, there is no other way out.
  - getmeinrn 3y ago
    Don't pull the "my body my choice" bs, because it doesn't apply when commerce is involved. You're free to cut out your own organs, you're not free to create a system of economic incentives for that process, because that's outside of your body and clearly in the realm of broader social impact. I know you know that the government regulates business. This problem is solvable through social programs, and I made another post in this thread explaining how I think that might work.
seatac76 3y ago
Such a sociopathic take.
ROTMetro 3y ago
When I was in prison I was approached about creating an app to sell/buy kidneys for third world countries by a guy with really good connections. I was like traffic in human body parts? Yeah no. Then the next app old boy wanted help with was 'arranged marriage' in countries that practice that where it was more of a bride auction marketplace. So now straight human trafficking? Again pass. He finally settled on a project where he and his son arrange for people overseas to come study in the USA. What? How do you go from human trafficking to something harmless like that? They have to live/stay on his properties so he was directing money straight to himself, and after they got to the USA his 'associates' coerced them into signing contracts to work for his companies for X years. So basically human trafficking again, and sanctioned and sponsored by these peoples home country (whom he had connections within and who was paying for these people to study overseas). Now that I'm thinking about this I should probably look into if there is a way to report this. Smart dude with lots of money but he just couldn't not be shady AF. He thought all of these were perfectly legit things and was surprised when I didn't.
- zodiakzz 3y ago
  Can you name the country please?
- getmeinrn 3y ago
  Yeah I would delete this post and 100% report what you know to the authorities. Not to sound dramatic but peoples lives could literally be at stake.
- popcalc 3y ago
  Were you cellmates with Paul Le Roux?
- popcalc 3y ago
  The arranged marriage thing peaked my interest. If someone knows of an app/platform dealing with that, I'd be very curious to see it.
raybb 3y ago
Remind me of the 2010 movie Repo Men which is about someone with the job to reposes organs from people who can't pay the bills on them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo_Men https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo_Men

Wonder if there is a startup opportunity in being some kind of organ broker.

by xwdv 3y ago

Wonder if there is a startup opportunity in being some kind of organ broker.

yeah it might look a little something like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ppw5yTa3uk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ppw5yTa3uk

thatguy0900 3y ago
This is exactly what I thought of

CodeWriter23 3y ago

We should definitely seek rent from these desperate people.

DoctorOW 3y ago

This is the most capitalist thing I've ever seen.

ftyers 3y ago

James Mickens came up with tooth.ie, where poor people rich in teeth can donate for a market-determined price to rich people poor in teeth.

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cumshitpiss 3y ago

(YC S24) lifeline - we're disrupting the grassroots medical industry by connecting donaters and buyers directly

getmeinrn 3y ago

The only startup opportunity you should be thinking about is how to reduce this situation from existing in the first place.

xwdv 3y ago
Solving the root problem is outside the realm of startups. You must know the difference between problems that have political solutions and those which are primarily solvable through business activity. In this case, if a platform existed that made it easy to connect donors with people in need, organized the transplant with reputable surgeons, provided insurance, and guaranteed the donor or their family were suitably compensated, then I imagine this would be far better than whatever black market horrors go on now. A person should be allowed body autonomy – it’s their body, their choice. If you want to sell one of your spare organs such as a kidney, or maybe all your organs if you’re planning to euthanize, that should be your right. Raising a family out of deep poverty will always take luck or sacrifice, there is no other way out.
- getmeinrn 3y ago
  Don't pull the "my body my choice" bs, because it doesn't apply when commerce is involved. You're free to cut out your own organs, you're not free to create a system of economic incentives for that process, because that's outside of your body and clearly in the realm of broader social impact. I know you know that the government regulates business. This problem is solvable through social programs, and I made another post in this thread explaining how I think that might work.

seatac76 3y ago

Such a sociopathic take.

ROTMetro 3y ago

When I was in prison I was approached about creating an app to sell/buy kidneys for third world countries by a guy with really good connections. I was like traffic in human body parts? Yeah no. Then the next app old boy wanted help with was 'arranged marriage' in countries that practice that where it was more of a bride auction marketplace. So now straight human trafficking? Again pass. He finally settled on a project where he and his son arrange for people overseas to come study in the USA. What? How do you go from human trafficking to something harmless like that? They have to live/stay on his properties so he was directing money straight to himself, and after they got to the USA his 'associates' coerced them into signing contracts to work for his companies for X years. So basically human trafficking again, and sanctioned and sponsored by these peoples home country (whom he had connections within and who was paying for these people to study overseas). Now that I'm thinking about this I should probably look into if there is a way to report this. Smart dude with lots of money but he just couldn't not be shady AF. He thought all of these were perfectly legit things and was surprised when I didn't.

zodiakzz 3y ago
Can you name the country please?
getmeinrn 3y ago
Yeah I would delete this post and 100% report what you know to the authorities. Not to sound dramatic but peoples lives could literally be at stake.
popcalc 3y ago
Were you cellmates with Paul Le Roux?
popcalc 3y ago
The arranged marriage thing peaked my interest. If someone knows of an app/platform dealing with that, I'd be very curious to see it.

raybb 3y ago

Remind me of the 2010 movie Repo Men which is about someone with the job to reposes organs from people who can't pay the bills on them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo_Men https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo_Men