Pierre Paul: Experts repeatedly claimed We Hear You could not be built
Pierre Paul · Meet The HIBT Fellows: Pierre Paul & Toby Egbuna · May 11, 2021 · at 6:32
Pierre Paul, founder of assistive technology startup We Hear You, recounts pitching his concept to academic and technical experts before finding collaborators.
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“I started going to every single professor and every single professional who might have an expertise in this area, and I was told no so many times. I was told, really great idea, can't be done. Really great idea, we don't know where to start.”
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