Techstars Startup Week Seattle 2017: Full Schedule

Meet experts and network with your peers at Techstars Startup Week Seattle!

10:00am PDT

Design for Delight

“Design for Delight” is a common phrase in the design world, but how you can apply this to your company’s product? Learn how these local professional firms design products which delight customers, and how they are able to deliver these products on-time and under-budget.

Moderators

Sean Macleod

CEO & Founder, FenoLogica Biosciences Inc.

Sean MacLeod is an entrepreneur specializing in the commercialization of life science applications and medical device technologies. Sean has 25 years of experience as an executive, business leader, entrepreneur and engineer. He is a respected thought leader on innovation and an expert... Read More →

Speakers

Vincent Ball

Vice President, Product Innovation Center, Nytec Inc.

Vincent Ball is the visionary force behind Nytec’s Product Innovation Center. Over the years, he has expanded Nytec globally, and formed a talented interdisciplinary team to deliver industry-leading innovative consumer lifestyle product design, engineering and manufacturing management... Read More →

Don Baumgarten

Director of Mechanical Engineering, Product Creation Studio

Don Baumgarten has over two decades of experience in product development, project management and mechanical engineering with extensive experience in the design and manufacture of medical devices and high-volume consumer products. He has managed product development teams in all phases... Read More →

Kuoyong Huang

Founder/ Principal Designer, AERI

Kuoyong is the founder and principal designer of AERI, a design studio creating ideas that matter to customers and markets. Working with a wide range of companies from startups to global brands, AERI focuses on discovering customer’s needs and desires and translates them into compelling... Read More →

Kate Richmond

Director of Electrical Engineering, Synapse

Kate Richmond leads the electrical engineering, RF, and PCB layout teams at Synapse. She has been with Synapse since 2006, and has become the resident guru for electrical engineering of fitness electronic products. She specializes in miniaturized low-power electronic design, including... Read More →

Oleha Riden

Principal, MistyWest

Oleha Riden is the Principal Operations Officer at MistyWest, a Canadian based Research & Engineering firm that specifically targets projects that have the potential for high-impact, whether it's improving the human condition, impacting sustainability in a positive way, or otherwise... Read More →

Tuesday October 3, 2017 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
eBay - Chinook Conference Room (first floor)

Hardware, Customer Experience, Manufacturing, Panel Discussion, Startups, Technology Panel

12:00pm PDT

Women in Hardware

There are very few women graduating with engineering degrees these days, and even fewer out practicing their craft in real life. However, Seattle happens to have very many active women in hardware. Learn how these women migrated into their professions, what obstacles they faced in their path, what kept them going, and how you can make the journey from where you are now.

Moderators

Christina Cyr

CEO, CTO and Founder, dTOOR Inc. SPC

Christina is a hardware entrepreneur. She has degrees in biochemistry, physics, and engineering, experience as both a software engineer and biochemist, and has led technical teams of over 150 people. Her current team is building dTOOR's 4G LTE Android version of The Cyrcle Phone... Read More →

Speakers

Clarissa San Diego

Founder, Makerologist

Clarissa is Founder of Makerologist, a creative technology agency that creates interactive experiences using IoT and maker technology. They invoke curiosity and educate technical and non technical audiences alike through special events, workshops, and interactive installations. At... Read More →

Jennifer Fox

Owner, Foxbot Industries

Jen Fox is an engineer, a maker, and an educator. After dabbling in dark matter (B.S., Physics, Occidental College), Fox settled into engineering (M.S., Mechanical Engineering, UCLA) with a blend of inventing and education, leading her to found FoxBot Industries in mid-2015. Fox’s... Read More →

Oleha Riden

Principal, MistyWest

Martine Stillman

Mechanical Program Lead, Synapse Product Development

Martine has been an innovator, ideator, and designer in product development since 2004. In her 15 years in the space she has worked on everything from wearables, to health and wellness products, and entertainment devices. Her mechanical engineering specialties include Solidworks surfacing... Read More →

Stephanie Xenos

Senior Systems Engineer, SpaceX

Stephanie Xenos is Senior Systems Engineer for SpaceX, Seattle. She manages the satellite program, business development, capability studies, launch site operations, system integration, government agency adherence and approvals such as Range, DOT, ITAR. In the past she has been in... Read More →

Tuesday October 3, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
eBay - Chinook Conference Room (first floor)

Hardware, Inclusion, Panel Discussion, Technology Panel

1:00pm PDT

Inside the Hardware: Manufacturing Electronics

You are ready to move forward with the electronics on your device, but to whom do you turn once your prototype is done? How long does the “design for manufacturing” engineering process take even before your board is manufactured? Should you go immediately to China, or manufacture locally? Meet local experts in advanced electronics development, manufacturing, and overseas management and hear what they have to say about the process.

Moderators

Robert Baffi

Account Manager, Avnet

As Account Manager, Robert is responsible for supporting customers at each stage of the product life cycle., from idea to design and from prototype to production. A comprehensive portfolio of design and supply chain services makes Avnet the go-to guide for innovators who set the pace... Read More →

Speakers

Brian Rae

Operations Manager, Out of the Box Manufacturing

Brian Rae has been working in the EMS industry for close to 20 years and has held a variety of Operations and Sales/Customer Service roles. Due to his experience, he has a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to build complex electronic assembly’s efficiently without sacrificing... Read More →

David Vaillancourt

President, DA International Group

David Vaillancourt is President of DA International Group and has over 25 years of experience. D.A. International Group is a full service manufacturing and importer of custom designed products, with offices in Seattle WA and Shenzhen, China. They have extensive experience and success... Read More →

Matt Westervelt

Founder, Metrix Create:Space

Matt Westervelt is Founder of Metrix Create:Space, a modern prototyping and fabrication lab focused on digital and distributed manufacturing technologies in Seattle. With a complement of additive and subtractive machining technologies, its scope runs from electronics to architecture... Read More →

Tuesday October 3, 2017 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
eBay - Chinook Conference Room (first floor)

Hardware, Entrepreneurship Scale Up, Manufacturing, Panel Discussion, Technology Panel

6:00pm PDT

The Future for Robots & Drones

Are you thinking of getting into robots and/or drones? Come listen to our local rockstar experts speak about what is in store for these industries in the near future.

Moderators

Parminder Devsi

Founder & CEO, Robodub Inc.

Parminder Devsi is the Founder and CEO of Robodub, a company focused on creating patented Multi-rotor drone technology. This award winning technology makes drones safer, more agile and enhances their capabilities to handle dynamic loads. DoD and DARPA are likely to be first customers.Parminder... Read More →

Speakers

Ben Waters

CEO & Co-Founder, WiBotic Inc.

Ben Waters is the CEO and Co-Founder of WiBotic Inc. WiBotic provides wireless power solutions and fleet management systems to charge the rapidly growing ecosystem of aerial, mobile and aquatic robot fleets. In 2015, Ben co-founded WiBotic to commercialize the wireless charging solutions... Read More →

Tuesday October 3, 2017 6:00pm - 7:00pm PDT
eBay - Chinook Conference Room (first floor)

Hardware, Panel Discussion, Technology Panel

10:00am PDT

Recent & Local Successful Kickstarter Crowdfunding Campaigns: How They Did It

Thinking about running a Kickstarter campaign? You could do mountains of research, or you could simply come to this panel and pick the brains of *multiple* entrepreneurs who have each had a successful Kickstarter campaign. There’s never been anything like this panel and this session is not to be missed. Room only holds 75 people so register and arrive early to make sure you get a seat.

Moderators

Marc Barros

Founder, Moment

Co-founder and former CEO of Contour Cameras. Started in a garage, Marc led the company from two college grads to a +$30M business, selling product in over 40 countries around the world. Currently Marc is founder of Moment, a startup with the goal of turning smartphones into premium... Read More →

Speakers

Yuri Alex Brigance

Founder & Principal Engineer, Angry Lychee LLC

Yuri has over a decade of client and server side software development experience. He has electronics and hardware know-how, with a huge passion for connected IoT devices. He founded Angry Lychee LLC in 2015 to bring a line of high-tech pet products to market, starting with a computer-vision... Read More →

Mike Grabham

Inventor, Package Guard Inc

Mike is a six-time founder and active member of the Seattle Startup community. He hosts Startup Grind and is a special guest host on Start IT Seattle on KING5. He is a “product and revenue guy” who loves to build teams and products. Check out his latest invention www.p... Read More →

Casey Halverson

Co-Founder and COO, Cellular Tracking Technologies

I am Chief Operating Officer and founder of Cellular Tracking Technologies, a manufacturer and service provider for Wildlife Telemetry and IoT devices. We connect various sensor technologies to the cloud using cellular networks. We are celebrating our 10 year anniversary this year... Read More →

Marene Wiley

CMO, VP, and Co-Founder, JikoPower

Marene Wiley is a Co-Founder of JikoPower Inc. and a graduate of the University of Washington. Marene developed JikoPower's brand, marketing materials and international marketing strategy. She worked closely with the engineering team to incorporate market research into their designs... Read More →

Wednesday October 4, 2017 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
eBay - Chinook Conference Room (first floor)

Hardware, Branding, Customer Experience, Entrepreneurship Scale Up, Fundraising, Manufacturing, Panel Discussion, Technology Panel

12:00pm PDT

Crowdfunding record campaigns, on Kickstarter and off: what's the difference?

Bring your lunch and join us for a lively discussion with Dan Shapiro. His latest company, Glowforge, raised $28 million dollars in pre-orders on their website. His previous company, Robot Turtles, had a record campaign on Kickstarter. Come learn about the difference between running noteworthy campaigns both on and off of Kickstarter.

Moderators

Christina Cyr

CEO, CTO and Founder, dTOOR Inc. SPC

Speakers

Dan Shapiro

CEO & Co-Founder, Glowforge

Dan is the CEO and co-founder of Glowforge, the 3D laser printer that makes it easy to take a product from digital design to reality. Dan sold his last company to Google. His last side project was Robot Turtles, the best-selling board game in Kickstarter history. He builds drones... Read More →

Wednesday October 4, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm PDT
eBay - Chinook Conference Room (first floor)

Hardware, Branding, Customer Experience, Entrepreneurship Scale Up, Fundraising, Manufacturing, Technology Panel

1:00pm PDT

IoT Devices with Robert Baffi of Avnet and Franck Rougier of Kirio

Are you thinking of designing an IoT device, or simply want to know more about the IoT devices around you? Don’t miss this panel with moderator Robert Baffi, Account Manager of Avnet and Franck Rougier, CTO and Co-Founder of local successful IoT company, Kirio.

Moderators

Robert Baffi

Account Manager, Avnet

Speakers

Franck Rougier

CTO, Kirio

As the Founder and CTO of Kirio, Franck Rougier currently partners with the company's CEO to guide the success of this fast-growing IoT startup involving the design/development of a breakthrough new home automation device allowing individuals to seamlessly control a wide range of... Read More →

Wednesday October 4, 2017 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
eBay - Chinook Conference Room (first floor)

Hardware, Business Development, Manufacturing, Panel Discussion, Technology Panel