[codingdave]

> easily replaced by an efficiently-operated, software-powered non-profit

No, one of the biggest problems I see in our industry is startups jumping into problem spaces they do not fully understand, and flailing around for a year or so, maybe getting enough people talking to them to refine their product, learn their own market, and finally get "product/market fit". Maybe.

I don't feel that we should try to replace the WHO with such a failure-prone process just because they have some problems. I do feel that you can certainly start down that path with a long-term goal to learn that space and improve upon it... but it will be a journey, not a quick fix.

It cannot be simplified down to: "bureaucracy is broken, lets replace it with some code."

[tcbasche]

I think a lot of people in our industry think the solution to an inherently human problem (not to mention one as complex and delicate as health!) is to throw code at it and demand billions of dollars in return.

[PierredeFermat]

I totally agree that startups aren't the solution to every single problem we have on the planet but I'm not sure you've tackled the original proposition, rather you expressed a general concern/dissatisfaction and that's understandable.

Software-powered != Software-only. Nonprofit != Startups. Propositions != Complete, bulletproof solutions