Coaching the Next Wave of Innovators
Starting a startup is one thing - guiding others on their journey is another.
At Remarkable, some of our most incredible founders don’t just build great startups, they come back to support the next wave of innovators.
In this blog series, we’re catching up with alumni who have done just. They’ve gone from founder to coach, bringing their lived experience to the 2025 Launcher program to help early-stage startups test, learn, and refine their approach.
First up in this series is Danny Hui, a 2019 Remarkable Accelerator alumnus, founder of Sameview, and now a 2025 Launcher Coach passionate about helping startups grow.
Guiding Founders on Their Startup Journey: Q&A with Danny Hui
Danny Hui founded Sameview in 2017 with a mission to create a game-changing online platform that helps families, therapists, educators and support workers stay connected, making coordination of care easier for everyone.
Since completing the Remarkable Accelerator, Sameview has grown to having over 12,000 users nationally, while Danny has remained an active part of our Remarkable community, sharing his experience, mentoring founders and now supporting early-stage founders as a coach for the 2025 Launcher Pre-Accelerator.
In this Q&A, Danny shares what it’s been like to experience both roles, first as a founder and now as a coach guiding others. He reflects on how Remarkable shaped his startup, why he wanted to give back, and what advice he has for the next generation of founders.
Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your startup journey before joining Remarkable?
Sameview was inspired from our experience with our youngest son Monty who lives with a rare disease. We found coordinating his complex team of supports incredibly difficult and through that had the idea that we could make it easier for individuals and families like ours through innovation and technology.
Prior to starting Sameview I was an executive in the energy sector and specialised in things like disaster management, operations, and safety. Before Remarkable we’d gotten Sameview to a point where we had a public beta version out, but we really needed help with our business model, pricing, and more on product market fit.
What made you decide to apply for the Remarkable Program you participated in?
For me it’s always about people and relationships so I hope it’s okay to say that I wasn’t sure I wanted to apply until I was sure the people at Remarkable were the right people I could trust and work with.
Luckily at that time I’d already met quite a few founders who had been through the Remarkable Accelerator and they had such positive feedback about their experiences, the Remarkable team, and the wider team of supports, and that encouraged me to apply.
How has your startup evolved since completing the Remarkable program?
The biggest difference is our userbase which was around a few hundred people at the time we joined Remarkable to now 12,000+ nationally. We also started with mostly parents supporting children on our platform to now having people from 0-90 years of age using sameview, whether they are a person with disability or a person that supports someone themselves. The product has evolved in line with our communities evolution, and even the business model itself has evolved with changes to the market. I’m most proud of the measured impact we are now able to show.
What I’d say has stayed the same though is that we’ve always put all our focus and attention to supporting and working deeply with our customers. This is by far the favourite part of what we do.
What motivated you to become a Remarkable coach, and what has that been like for you?
Like everyone in the Remarkable community I feel the same desire to contribute and support all the innovative products and services coming through via Launcher or the Accelerator programs. It’s incredibly fulfilling to be involved and the community/family itself is just full of lovely people, many of whom are now our friends.
As a coach I really wanted to be someone that a founder feels is invested in them as a person, someone who listens and will support them to do their best, without judgement, and without that sense of superiority.
So far the experience has been wonderful. I’ve really enjoyed hearing the stories and motivations behind the founders I’ve coached, and then seeing them apply their individuals skills and talents.
Why do you think programs like the Remarkable Launcher Pre-Accelerator are so important for startups? What role do these experiences play in innovation?
Remarkable (particularly with Launcher) is so important for supporting new ideas, and helping founders get to a place where they know what might be next. It’s an incredibly supportive way to get the best start for your innovation.
What I think is also incredibly important is that there are so many in-market solutions in the disability innovation space with no traction or customers. Remarkable does a great job steering founders towards building solutions that match the needs of the community.
What advice would you give to someone thinking about joining a Remarkable program?
I’d say the Remarkable program is something worthy of your commitment and dedication, and in return you’ll be supported by an incredible ecosystem to do your best.
A tip – actually I’m not sure if this actually helped or hindered my application but when we applied I did ask many people from the disability community, professionals, organisations, and other stakeholders to all email (spam) Pete with support for our application. I think he appreciated this???
