[chbot] Skunkworks ventilators in NZ?

[Charles Manning]

Andy

Pardon the ignorance but how do you actually sign up? Just email the group?

Get your ar$e-kicker onboard. If mine falls through then we still have one
:-). If we have 2, then twice the kicking power... :-).



On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 2:57 PM ceo at andygardner.com <ceo at andygardner.com>
wrote:

>
>
> On 30/03/20 2:13 pm, Charles Manning wrote:
> > Great stuff Andy
> >
> > What this needs is action rather than navel gazing (which unfortunately
> too many of us are good at).
> >
> > I don't think we need is website to start, but it would not hurt to
> getone going. A Google Drive etc is fine for now.
>
> OK. I've set up a mailing list at groups.io
>
> ventilators-nz at groups.io
>
> Can everyone who's on-board with this project please sign up there and
> we'll get this shit moving. Mark, can you be a moderator please, and get
> your guy on there ASAP?
>
> There's features on groups.io that we can use- wiki, database. Volunteers
> please to get those up and running.
>
>
> > I think it is worth running a Plan B even if some Plan A works out too.
> I'd rather see two projects even if this does not end up being selected.
>
> Yep.
>
> Every incubator built has the opportunity to save at least 1 life. That's
> not to be sneezed at. (Groan)
>
> > I am trying to pull in a guy who is incredibly good as an "ar$e-kicker"
> and generally a get -it -moving sort of guy who is excellent at
> steamrolling through red tape etc and grabbing the contacts/resources
> needed to make things work. He's a VP of an international conglomerate but
> lives in Chch. I have worked with him on and off for 20+ years. Heaps of
> patents, but he's a manager - not an engineer, fundamentally a guy who can
> get action. I am hoping to point him towards the governmen and ask him to
> dig up details, find the contacts, score resources, find a doctor with a
> few hours to spare, & whatever.
>
> Get him on the list. I have someone in mind that is great at elbow
> twisting to get resources at short notice.
>
> > For this to have value we need aggressive timescales and goals.
> > We beg/borrow shamelessly. I don't care where ideas come from. No
> advocacy.
> >
> > I think it must be easy to manufacture etc.
> > Easy to use parts (eg. PC power supples) and easy to substitute (eg no
> PC power supply? use something else).
> > Simple manufacturing processes prefered.
> > Easy to use, train, whatever...
> > This is real - not just a science fair project that can half-work.
> >
>
> Let's DO this!
>
>
> >
>
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