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How did an electrical engineer who specialised in disaster management and critical infrastructure operations transition to found a popular tech start-up in the medical industry without looking back? The answer’s easy; he followed his heart. As the primary carer for a son with complex disabilities, Danny was juggling appointments with multiple doctors and therapists at any one time. But his app, Sameview, which stores and shares the medical reports, developments and goals of people with disabilities amongst families and their support networks provided the answer. At a cost of just $199 per annum, it’s become a time saver and life changer for many.

In 2012 your youngest of three children, Monty, was born with a rare neurological disorder. Since then, your middle child was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. What key instigators in dealing with both your sons’ treatment and care led you to found Sameview?

Monty’s rare disease impacts him in a few different ways, and because of this we have a team of around 40 different medical specialists, therapists, support workers, and educators that each play an important part in his life. As parents we found co-ordinating Monty’s care, and having every one of those people on the same page to be an extremely difficult task. We wanted to see if technology and better collaboration could reduce the stress and workload for other families while also improving healthcare outcomes.

Exactly how does Sameview operate and who is eligible to benefit from it?

All of this helps people to reduce the amount of times they have to re-tell their story which is both time consuming and traumatic. We make it easy for people to talk about their goals and progress in a much more positive and family inclusive way. Through sharing communication and collaboration between professionals, we hope to help everyone to achieve their goals most effectively.

As an electrical engineer, prior to focusing on Sameview in a full-time capacity, you were an executive in the utilities industry specialising in disaster management, critical infrastructure operations and work health and safety. What are three key skills you acquired or strengthened during this experience that have benefitted Sameview’s managerial operations the most?

To be completely honest when I first started Sameview I felt that I had no transferrable skills as the change from a corporate to a social enterprise start-up environment seemed so great. What I came to realise is that in actual fact all of my capabilities and experiences were just broken down and had to be rebuilt in a completely new environment. I would say that in all aspects my capabilities have been strengthened through working in Sameview, in particular within the areas of innovation, customer feedback, and advocacy.

“What I came to realise is that in actual fact all of my capabilities and experiences were just broken down and had to be rebuilt in a completely new environment.”

Has the Covid pandemic hampered developments given you cannot personally meet with support networks or can you achieve all your goals without travelling?

We’re very proud to be a part of StartUp Health, which is a global movement of health transformers. This global network of support has been so important to our development. Issues around healthcare and challenges for carers are mostly universal and there’s so much we can learn from each other to advance our initiatives. TTV.