Why you should join: Prepared 911?

In 2018, a startling reality gripped the United States: a school shooting was occurring every 4 days. Having created mobile apps used daily by thousands, the co-founders asked ourselves if we could use our skills to mitigate this horrific loss of life.

Birthing Prepared

The response was Prepared — a venture initiated to prevent school shootings. Two apps were created:

Grace: aimed at connecting students in need with mental and physical health resources
Prepared App: designed to decentralize emergency response in schools

Both were deployed in 180 schools across the country with mild success.

Writing Code That Saves Lives

The team transitioned to Prepared Live, launching the original beta in three weeks. Two weeks after launching and training initial beta 911 call centers, it directly helped save its first life on a telecommunication-initiated CPR call.

Had we taken longer to develop Prepared Live, that person may not be alive today.

The technology allowed a 911 operator to correct hand positioning of a CPR performer three times, validating proper technique in real-time—something impossible over traditional audio-based calls.

Choosing Our Path

We realized the potential extended beyond schools. Annual statistics:

240 million 911 calls in America
80% originate from mobile devices
192 million annual opportunities where crucial information could be missed
An estimated 3.4 billion instances over six years where video technology could have altered outcomes

There are 192M 911 calls each year where lifesaving information is left on the table.

This realization led to a mission to onboard every 911 center across the country.

Results & Impact

Prepared Live has been instrumental in various scenarios:

CPR incidents (multiple times weekly)
Defusing domestic situations
EMS responses
Assisting a woman give birth
Providing first video of volcanic eruption
Reuniting families
Rescuing stranded rock climbers
Saving 14 people stranded on ice float

Prepared's Unique Position

Challenging the Status Quo

The team encountered industry skepticism: "Schools won't use your app" became "911 isn't ready for live video." Despite doubts, 911 centers using the platform save lives daily with live video technology. In the last 12 months, we signed up 10% of the US, covering 60 million people.

Impact at Scale

Today Prepared covers over 10% of the United States population, allowing immediate feature testing by emergency agencies serving millions. This scale enables significant impact potential.

Our Team is Killer

The team is driven, passionate, and clever—all excited about the problems we're solving.

Join Us in Making a Difference

We're hiring across all teams and welcome those sharing our vision. Interested candidates can reach out to neal @ prepared911 (dot) com.