EP 40 - Nathan Macabuag: "Are you in love with the problem that you are solving?"

Founder of Koalaa: Soft Prosthetics Service, Nathan Macabuag
joins Dominic Frisby and Juliet Oury on this week’s episode of
Business Without Bullsh-t.





A born and bred East Londoner, Nathan’s career path started
during his gap year as an Engineer at an automotive plant in
Gloucestershire which led him onto eventually studying a Master’s
Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London,
after which he fell into the world of Prosthetics (fuelled by his
nerd obsession with robotics and Iron Man) and developed a
passion for wanting to make Prosthetics more accessible and
affordable for everyone. In 2020, Nathan set up Koalaa - a
virtual support service for people with limb differences around
the world.





The three discuss exactly how and why Nathan came to start
Koalaa; the difference between conventional prosthetics and
Koalaa's design and how their business model is managing to
be a profitable one at such an early stage. Nathan also opens up
about his upbringing and how it inspired him to take
his chosen career path and what he envisages as the future of
Koalaa.





Nathan is one of the nicest and brightest people we've had the
pleasure of talking to. Press play to find out why





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