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| Recycling Nasty Stuff Efficiently – John Appel – ep 149 | 17 Aug 2024 | 00:24:49 | |
Jonathan is a Biologist by Education and a process and mechanical engineer by training and is a second generation inventor of a revolutionary waste to energy process that can convert all carbon-based waste, simultaneously in a wet and mixed stream into clean burning, carbon-neutral fuels, biochar, and organic fertilizers with no waste streams or byproducts, in an environmentally positive way. His company uses heat, pressure and time in a patented process to safely convert waste into simple carbon chains. Number one tip: Just cant give up, if you truly believe in what you are doing
Contact info: Website Personal Accounts Instagram: JonathaAppel13 Twitter/X: JonathanAppel13
Company Accounts Website: www.Edenenergy.co Instagram: EdenEnergySolutions Twitter/X: EdenEnergyX
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| Engineer to Financial Planner – Ryan Sullivan– ep 148 | 23 Jul 2024 | 00:24:17 | |
Engineer to Financial Planner – Ryan Sullivan– ep 148 Starting his career as a mechanical engineer, Ryan built an engineering department from the ground up. In just five years, he built the department into a formidable team of 11 professionals, generating an annual revenue exceeding $1 million. This journey uncovered Ryan's true passion for finance and investing, which led him to starting his financial planning firm. Number one tip: Put your finances on autopilot. Contact info: https://www.engineeringcareeraccelerator.com/engineeringentrepreneur
The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, President of CADdesignhelp.com. You can reach me at info@caddesignhelp.com. | |||
| Particle41 – Ben Johnson – Ep 139 | 17 Oct 2023 | 00:36:27 | |
Particle41 – Ben Johnson – Ep 139 Ben is the CEO & Founder of Particle41, a development firm providing businesses with integral support on application development, data science, and DevOps projects. I learned some new things in this episode. Devops is platform engineering. For example, his team created a training program on the Oculus headset. The training program was for safety training for operating a forklift. We discussed raising capital. Start with angel investors in your community. Lastly, we discussed personal productivity and AI. Top Tip: Just get up and do it. Contact info: | |||
| Hone Your Writing Skills – Pam Hurley – Ep 138 | 13 Sep 2023 | 00:32:36 | |
Pam Hurley is founder and president of Hurley Write, Inc. She helps corporations fix the writing problems that are costing them time & money. Everyone must write papers in high school and college (write 10 pages on subject X) but in the real world this is not how it works. In the business world, the importance of writing is clear communication. For example, I write SOP’s (standard operating procedures) for most processes in my business. This makes it easy to train a new employee. Number one tip: Plan for good writing. Contact info: Pam Hurley, PhD President 910-233-7670 Hurley Write, Inc. https://www.engineeringcareeraccelerator.com/engineeringentrepreneur The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, President of CADdesignhelp.com. You can reach me at info@caddesignhelp.com | |||
| Universal Robotics–Brian Kobus–Ep 137 | 09 Aug 2023 | 00:27:11 | |
Brian Kobus is the southeast Business Development Manager for Universal Robots based out of Charlotte, NC. I personally met Brian during a demonstration he was running with a robot. He showed us a simple pick and place example of the robot moving a block from one area to another The UR robot is easy to program. No code is needed. When it comes to repetitive tasks, getting a robot can pay for itself very quickly. In addition to labor savings, robots do not need bathroom breaks, time off and do not make mistakes. Number one tip Don’t be intimidated by robotics, once you learn it the next project will be a lot easier Contact: https://www.engineeringcareeraccelerator.com/engineeringentrepreneur The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, President of CADdesignhelp.com. You can reach me at info@caddesignhelp.com
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| Pipeline Design & Engineering – Aaron Moncur – Ep 136 | 04 Jul 2023 | 00:40:53 | |
Aaron Moncur is the founder of Pipeline Design & Engineering. aron has a similar background to me where he worked as a design engineer first before starting his company. He worked designing medical devices. His company specializes in making custom manufacturing equipment. He’s learned (like me) that trading time for money has limited scalability so he has gotten into creating products. His first one is a threaded detail installer. Aaron also has a podcast. Check it out, it’s called “Being an Engineer” Number one tip: be nice to people. Everything we do, its all about relationships Contact: Today’s Episode is Sponsored by MFG.com Are you an engineer or designer looking for reliable and skilled manufacturers to bring your designs to life? MFG.com, the world’s largest online manufacturing marketplace, connects you with over 10,000 suppliers across the globe. Browse the directory, or submit a Request for Quote and receive an average of 4 quotes from US suppliers. MFG provides access to a wide range of manufacturing capabilities, including precision machining, injection molding, and 3D printing, so you can find the right supplier for your specific project needs. So why wait? Sign up for MFG.com today and take your engineering and design projects to the next level. Again, Visit MFG.com to sign up today. The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, President of CADdesignhelp.com. You can reach me at info@caddesignhelp.com Itunes link https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/engineering-entrepreneur-podcast/id1141757951?mt=2 website link | |||
| How to get Your Business Noticed – Jim James– Ep 135 | 06 Jun 2023 | 00:43:31 | |
Jim worked his career in Public Relations. His company was out of Singapore, and he sold that business a few years ago. How he runs the Unnoticed Entrepreneur Podcast. We talked about how you can increase brand awareness for your company. The main ways you can do this are to create engaging social media posts that educate the viewer and the other way is to make sure you are authentic. Your posts need to inform, educate or inspire. Number one tip: Make yourself available. Contact info: Today’s Episode is Sponsored by MFG.com Are you an engineer or designer looking for reliable and skilled manufacturers to bring your designs to life? MFG.com, the world’s largest online manufacturing marketplace, connects you with over 10,000 suppliers across the globe. Browse the directory, or submit a Request for Quote and receive an average of 4 quotes from US suppliers. MFG provides access to a wide range of manufacturing capabilities, including precision machining, injection molding, and 3D printing, so you can find the right supplier for your specific project needs. So why wait? Sign up for MFG.com today and take your engineering and design projects to the next level. Again, Visit MFG.com to sign up today. The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, President of CADdesignhelp.com. You can reach me at info@caddesignhelp.com | |||
| The Bold Patent Guy- JD Houvener– Ep 134 | 31 May 2023 | 00:28:59 | |
J.D. Houvener is the founder of Bold Patents, a law firm for startups and inventors to get their patents. He also has his own podcast, The Bold Patents Show, which is in its second season.
He has a background working for Boeing as an engineer before starting his law firm. We talked about how important it is to write your provisional patent the right way, which is talking about the novel aspects of your invention. We talked about an example of how JD’s company helped an inventor with a fish lure product. Don’t be afraid of infringement on your patent. If people are trying to copy you then you have a great product.
Number one tip: Make sure to get an experienced patent lawyer on your side from the beginning of your invention process.
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Today’s Episode is Sponsored by MFG.com Are you an engineer or designer looking for reliable and skilled manufacturers to bring your designs to life? MFG.com, the world’s largest online manufacturing marketplace, connects you with over 10,000 suppliers across the globe. Browse the directory, or submit a Request for Quote and receive an average of 4 quotes from US suppliers. MFG provides access to a wide range of manufacturing capabilities, including precision machining, injection molding, and 3D printing, so you can find the right supplier for your specific project needs.
The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, President of CADdesignhelp.com. You can reach me at info@caddesignhelp.com | |||
| Freetime Solutions- Barry Coziahr – Ep 133 | 09 May 2023 | 00:22:10 | |
Barry Coziahr is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Freetime.Solutions, a virtual personnel agency that helps small businesses, one-man-band entrepreneurs and professionals build a powerhouse team of virtual assistants. I personally have a lot of experience with virtual assistants. I have been using them for years now to free up my time and scale my business. Number one tip Take the time to train people, get some help so you can expand your business. Contact info: https://www.freetime.solutions/downloads
Today’s Episode is Sponsored by MFG.com Are you an engineer or designer looking for reliable and skilled manufacturers to bring your designs to life? MFG.com, the world’s largest online manufacturing marketplace, connects you with over 10,000 suppliers across the globe. Browse the directory, or submit a Request for Quote and receive an average of 4 quotes from US suppliers. MFG provides access to a wide range of manufacturing capabilities, including precision machining, injection molding, and 3D printing, so you can find the right supplier for your specific project needs.
The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, President of CADdesignhelp.com. You can reach me at info@caddesignhelp.com | |||
| Exponential Theory – Aaron Bare – Ep 132 | 02 May 2023 | 00:36:40 | |
Exponential Theory – Aaron Bare – Ep 132 Aaron Bare is a bestselling author and speaker on the topic of exponential theory. He helps businesses grow at an exponential rate instead of a linear rate. Large companies tend to think that 10% annual growth is good. But Aaron argues that this mentality limits you and prevents exponential growth. We talked in depth about how emerging technologies are changing the world. We talked in depth about Artificial Intelligence.
Number one tip The biggest opportunity is to think bigger about the problem you are solving. Contact info
Today’s Episode is Sponsored by MFG.com and Shapeways Are you an engineer or designer looking for reliable and skilled manufacturers to bring your designs to life? MFG.com, the world’s largest online manufacturing marketplace, connects you with over 10,000 suppliers across the globe. Browse the directory, or submit a Request for Quote and receive an average of 4 quotes from US suppliers. MFG provides access to a wide range of manufacturing capabilities, including precision machining, injection molding, and 3D printing, so you can find the right supplier for your specific project needs. So why wait? Sign up for MFG.com today and take your engineering and design projects to the next level. Again, Visit MFG.com to sign up today.
The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, President of CADdesignhelp.com. You can reach me at info@caddesignhelp.com Itunes link https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/engineering-entrepreneur-podcast/id1141757951?mt=2
website link http://caddesignhelp.com/podcast/
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| World’s First Ever Auto-Leveling Traveling Tripod – Michael Bogue – Ep 131 | 22 Apr 2023 | 00:21:28 | |
Michael Bogue is the brand manager of Benro Tripods in the US. He has a wide-ranging background from his current role managing tripods and lighting in the US, to his start in the photo business with DJI and drones.
We talked about Benro’s newest product, Theta. It is a smart, modular travel tripod with auto-leveling, an auto-lock QR ring, and more. They launched a Kickstarter and it has already raised 2.5 million dollars. Number one tip: He does photography for his job, get out there and take as many photos as you can
Contact info Reach out on Kickstarter
The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, President of CADdesignhelp.com. You can reach me at info@caddesignhelp.com
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| Voice Tone Artificial Intelligence- Sean Austin – Ep 130 | 10 Apr 2023 | 00:29:40 | |
Sean, CEO, and Co-Founder of Helios are on a mission to empower stakeholders with comprehensive and actionable information around tonal analytics. Helios is pioneering speech analytics for Wall Street. They have saved investors MILLIONS by eliminating tone deafness to increase confidence in trading decisions. They are the first and only company doing this in finance. We discuss how tonal nuances, emotional analytics, and insights can lead to hidden issues that may not be clear.
Number one tip: You can make a lot of progress with a small budget. Very lean to get prototypes out there and talk to people. If you have a small budget, go talk to hedge funds
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| Investing with Real Estate Syndicates – Dr Allen Lomax – Ep 147 | 06 Jun 2024 | 00:26:52 | |
Investing with Real Estate Syndicates – Dr. Allen Lomax– ep 147 Dr. Allen, a seasoned leader with a Ph.D. in Organizational Systems Psychology. He has over three decades of experience. He underwent a transformative shift after years of working with horses and realizing the power of quiet mindfulness for personal and organizational growth. With expertise in college student development and psychology, he found fulfillment in academia while securing financial stability through real estate investing. Driven by a passion to empower others financially, he founded Steed Talker Capital and hosts the podcast Real Estate Investing Abundance, aiming to help leaders achieve abundance in all aspects of life. Most of our conversation focused on investing in large real estate deals through syndicates. Find a place that’s a quiet plate to find peace of mind to let your ideas come to surface. To invent and design, you don’t need to put yourself under pressure. Contact info: | |||
| Driving a Boat Blind using Augmented Reality– David Rose– Ep 129 | 27 Mar 2023 | 00:26:45 | |
David Rose is an MIT lecturer, inventor, and five-time entrepreneur, who draws on culture, design, travel, and music to envision future products and businesses sparked by the next generation of technology. His last book, Enchanted Objects, is the definitive book on designing the Internet of Things. David wrote the seminal patent on photo sharing, founded an AI company focused on computer vision, and was VP of Vision Technology at Warby Parker. He is known for translating complex technologies into delightfully intuitive new products and consulting with businesses on how to thrive during digital disruption. We had an in-depth conversation about how augmented reality can be implemented, especially in boat navigation. Number one tip: Try to be a lead user
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| The Instafloss Invention – Eli Packouz – Ep 128 | 11 Mar 2023 | 01:10:37 | |
The Instafloss Invention – Eli Packouz – Ep 128 Eli is the inventor of Instafloss, the world's first 10 second floss. I love invention episodes because we cover topics from engineering to marketing. We talked in detail about how Eli came up with the idea, how he validated it was something people wanted, and how he engineered it. Eli worked with experts like dentists to create the ideal design. The product had a successful Kickstarter campaign. You can pre order it here: https://instafloss.com/products/the-10-second-instafloss Number one tip: You have to partner with people who know the stuff you don’t. For Eli that was dentists. You can pay consultants or give equity. Clause – Make sure they do what they need to do or they don’t get the equity. Want to be very careful with equity partners. How do you convince someone to work for equity – if its truly a good idea they will be on board Contact info: This week’s episode is Sponsored by Onshape . Onshape is the only cloud-native product development platform featuring professional-grade CAD and data management. With Onshape you no longer need an expensive workstation - all of the heavy lifting is done in the cloud - things like rendering and creating large assemblies can be done on inexpensive devices Onshape is a professional tool like Solidworks. It was actually created by the same founders as Solidworks. I have used Onshape and if feels just like Solidworks, with all the same commands. So if you are a current Solidworks user, it’s a very easy transition. I highly recommend the engineers and product developers listening to consider using Onshape for their business You can try it for free at Onshape.pro/EngineeringEntrepreneurPodcast or click the link in the description
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| Automated Pool Chemistry Monitoring – Ravi Kurani – Ep 127 | 12 Feb 2023 | 00:28:40 | |
Ravi Kurani is the CEO and founder of Sutro, which is a water chemistry monitor company. He grew up working for his dad who owned pool supply stores. He went to college for a mechanical engineering degree and after school worked for NASA. He left NASA to start his company Sutro. We discuss the entire series of steps he took to bring his company to life. From idea validation, to prototyping, to manufacturing and funding. Number one tip: Lessons learned: as a founder your number one focus is managing risk. Across employees, investors, across customers. 2nd thing: your most important resource is people. Contact info: Email: hello@mysutro.com
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| Video Game Entrepreneur – Beau Button – Ep 126 | 27 Jan 2023 | 01:32:29 | |
Video Game Entrepreneur – Beau Button – Ep 126 Beau Button President and CTO of Atlas Reality - Linkedin - Has a very interesting story and spends a majority of his time outside of work building through 3D printing. Beau has a background in computer hardware and software. Atlas Reality builds video games as a consultancy and builds their own games. We talked about the process of building location-based games. Beau says “It’s a nightmare building these games”. It’s refreshing to hear someone really tell you how it is. Then we talked about 3D printing for the 2nd half of our conversation. Number one tip: If you are an entrepreneur trying to start a software business, don’t try to teach yourself coding. Find a technical co-founder. Contact info: This week’s episode is Sponsored by Onshape. Onshape is the only cloud-native product development platform featuring professional-grade CAD and data management. With Onshape, you no longer need an expensive workstation - all of the heavy lifting is done in the cloud - things like rendering and creating large assemblies can be done on inexpensive devices. Onshape is a professional tool like Solidworks. It was actually created by the same founders as Solidworks. I have used Onshape and if feels just like Solidworks, with all the same commands. So, if you are a current Solidworks user, it’s a very easy transition. I highly recommend the engineers and product developers listening to consider using Onshape for their business. You can try it for free at Onshape.pro/EngineeringEntrepreneurPodcast or click the link in the description. | |||
| Liquid Instruments- Daniel Shaddock – Ep 125 | 03 Jan 2023 | 01:32:29 | |
Liquid Instruments- Daniel Shaddock – Ep 125 Daniel Shaddock is the CEO and Founder of Liquid Instruments (LI). LI makes high precision scientific equipment. They take the complexity of the physical world and push it into the digital world using software and high powered computers. Some of their devices are used by NASA on the space shuttle. They are measuring changes along the lines of a nanometer over the distance of a mile in space. Even though they have some very high-tech tools, they are also making simpler measurement tools used at the university level. One of their more popular tools is the Moku Go. Number one tip: Things will take longer than you expect but don’t lose hope. Set agressive goals, its better to set aggressive goals and miss by 20% than set easy goals you will hit. Contact info: This week’s episode is Sponsored by Onshape . Onshape is the only cloud-native product development platform featuring professional-grade CAD and data management. With Onshape, you no longer need an expensive workstation - all of the heavy lifting is done in the cloud - things like rendering and creating large assemblies can be done on inexpensive devices. Onshape is a professional tool like Solidworks. It was actually created by the same founders as Solidworks. I have used Onshape and if feels just like Solidworks, with all the same commands. So, if you are a current Solidworks user, it’s a very easy transition. I highly recommend the engineers and product developers listening to consider using Onshape for their businesses. You can try it for free at Onshape.pro/EngineeringEntrepreneurPodcast or click the link in the description. The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, President of CADdesignhelp.com. You can reach me at info@caddesignhelp.com. Follow me on Twitter and Instagram: @caddesignhelp
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| Launch Cart Ecommerce Platform – Greg Writer – Ep 124 | 15 Dec 2022 | 02:31:02 | |
Launch Cart Ecommerce Platform – Greg Writer – Ep 124 Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast Or directly on my site here: CADdesignhelp.com Follow me on Twitter/Instagram: @caddesignhelp | |||
| Wealth Advisement for Engineers – Bill Keen – Ep 123 | 06 Dec 2022 | 00:45:37 | |
Wealth Advisement for Engineers – Bill Keen – Ep 123 Bill Keen has a passion for helping others achieve their retirement dreams and founded Keen Wealth Advisors with this goal in mind. Bill specializes in advising those within the engineering community on issues related to ESOP plans, compensation, taxes and benefits planning. We talked about the differences in taxes and financial planning between employees and entrepreneurs. We talked about how much you should be saving for retirement and more. Check out Bill’s number one selling book: Keen on Retirement – Engineering the Second Half of Your Life, which is available on Amazon.com. Also check out Bill’s podcast, Keen on Retirement. Number one tip: Treat your own personal retirement plan as a project. Contact info: https://keenwealthadvisors.com/for-engineers This week’s episode is Sponsored by Onshape. Onshape is the only cloud-native product development platform featuring professional-grade CAD and data management. With Onshape, you no longer need an expensive workstation - all of the heavy lifting is done in the cloud - things like rendering and creating large assemblies can be done on inexpensive devices. Onshape is a professional tool like Solidworks. It was actually created by the same founders as Solidworks. I have used Onshape and it feels just like Solidworks, with all the same commands. So, if you are a current Solidworks user, it’s a very easy transition. I highly recommend the engineers and product developers listening to consider using Onshape for their businesses. You can try it for free at Onshape.pro/EngineeringEntrepreneurPodcast or click the link in the description. The Engineering Entrepreneur podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, President of CADdesignhelp.com. You can reach me at info@caddesignhelp.com. Follow me on Twitter/Instagram: @caddesignhelp You can download here on Itunes: Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast Or directly on my site here:
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| Machine Learning to Diagnose Health of Distributed Systems – Ava Naeini – Ep 122 | 16 Oct 2022 | 00:24:48 | |
Ava Naeini is the Founder and Data Architect of Pulse Operations, which is an intelligent engine that uses machine learning and statistical processing with various heuristics to determine the healthiness and performance of distributed systems. Many software engineers must constantly manually monitor their systems to see if there is a pattern developing that could lead to issues. Ava’s tool allows engineers to work on bigger issues while the system is monitored automatically. We talk about all the challenges with starting a company after creating the product, including the challenges of getting a patent. Number one tip: Creating a company was a challenge, for example setting up the platform, Corporation and LLC. Some tools she suggests: Contact info: | |||
| Engineering Career Coach – Jeff Perry – Ep 121 | 23 Aug 2022 | 00:31:41 | |
Engineering Career Coach – Jeff Perry – Ep 121 Jeff is a leadership/career coach for engineers and tech professionals and the founder of More than Engineering. He is also a host on the engineering career coach podcast. He helps engineers by working with them on their mindset. Number one tip: to be intentional in what you are trying to become, whether an employee or entrepreneur. Contact info: https://www.engineeringcareeraccelerator.com/engineeringentrepreneur | |||
| ThingLogix Company – Rob Rastovich- Ep 120 | 30 Jul 2022 | 00:26:37 | |
ThingLogix Company – Rob Rastovich- Ep 120 Rob Rastovich is the CTO of ThingLogix, a company that provides a low-code platform built on AWS, Google, and Azure to accelerate innovation and system development by a factor of 50 or more. We talk about examples of how his company provides value. The refrigerator example of how the software monitors the temperature of a refrigerator explains it well. Robs top tips: Business models that could not exist without technology. Amazon could not have existed without the internet. Take the blinders off. Imagine the things you can do in a subscription. Contact info: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-rastovich-1560532/
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| How to be a Great Leader – Darby Vannier – Ep 146 | 22 Apr 2024 | 00:36:10 | |
How to be a Great Leader – Darby Vannier – Ep 146 Darby Vannier has over 20 years of experience as a seasoned leader adept at building and growing organizations. As a president & CEO of an indispensable leadership group, he excels as an executive coach, consultant, and speaker. Number one tip: As you start to lead people, don't underestimate the impact you're having. Because you may be having the impact that you have no idea that's actually happening. Contact info: ... The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, president of CADdesignhelp.com.
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| Life Science Inventions and Patent Law– Kevin Buckley and Neil Thompson – Ep 119 | 30 Jun 2022 | 00:36:33 | |
Life Science Inventions and Patent Law– Kevin Buckley and Neil Thompson – Ep 119 Kevin Buckley is the founders of Torrey Pines Law Group and Neil Thompson is a patent agent with the firm. The firm focuses on life science inventions that often have an AI component. We discuss the differences between patent agents and patent attorneys. We also discuss the typical costs of getting a product patented. We also discussed the steps involved in getting a patent. If you are a new inventor, this is one episode that you do not want to miss! Number one tip: Get a provisional at least, even if it’s cheap and dirty. Contact info:
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| Youngest Person to Fly a Rocket to Space – Jordan Noone – Ep 118 | 31 May 2022 | 00:38:29 | |
Youngest Person to Fly a Rocket to Space – Jordan Noone – Ep 118 Jordan Noone is the Co-Founder and General Partner of Embedded Ventures. He has had a lifelong interest in aerospace, including designing and building spaceflight hardware at age 18 while at the University of Southern California. He is also the first student and youngest individual in the world to get Federal Aviation Administration clearance to fly a rocket to space (150 km altitude) while leading USC’s Rocket Propulsion Lab. He also created a brandnew CAD program called Kitty CAD. It is a totally different type of CAD that is programmable, not click based. His main business, Embedded Ventures, is a next generation venture capital firm investing in dual-use space startups beyond launch. Number one tip: Find the top 3 areas of your life and do something where those areas intersect. Contact info: Twitter: @thejordannoone Email: jordan@embedded.ventures The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, President of CADdesignhelp.com. You can reach me at info@caddesignhelp.com Check out my new online course: https://info9704710.wixsite.com/engineeringpreneur | |||
| Draft.Dev – Karl Hughes – Ep 117 | 17 May 2022 | 00:17:33 | |
Draft.Dev – Karl Hughes – Ep 117 Karl Hughes studied mechanical engineering in college but in his last year got into coding. His first job was building a blog for his college campus. From that, he worked in programming and managing writers. During the pandemic, he started his business, Draft.dev. His company writes technical posts for software companies. Blog posts are important for SEO but most companies don’t specialize in writing blog articles, So there is where Draft.dev comes in. We talked about how he develops new business. He realized that he needed to hire help once he was not able to handle all the incoming requests. Number one tip: Niching down and knowing your market really well. Contact info: | |||
| Making a More Efficient Hot Water Heater – Tiago Bandeira – Ep 116 | 24 Apr 2022 | 00:21:12 | |
Making a More Efficient Hot Water Heater – Tiago Bandeira – Ep 116
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| Fulcrum, a SAAS ERP, MRP and MES Platform – Sunny Han – Ep 115 | 22 Mar 2022 | 00:20:42 | |
Fulcrum, a SAAS ERP, MRP and MES Platform – Sunny Han – Ep 115 Sunny is the CEO and Founder of Fulcrum. We talked mostly about ERP systems (which stands for enterprise resource planning). Most companies these days have ERP systems but many of them are not good. For example, many are not connected to the internet and therefore you would need to be at the factory to have access to the data. One of the advantages of his company is his software will work for many different types of manufacturers. A lot of the software right now is only good for specialized manufacturing. Number one tip: Start a lot earlier than you think. Start right away The doing of it teaches you what you need to know Contact info:
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| DPX Orion Underwater Tablet – Ali Keskin – Ep 114 | 09 Mar 2022 | 00:20:51 | |
DPX Orion Underwater Tablet – Ali Keskin – Ep 114 Ali Keskin is the Business Manager of the company, Innovasub. Innovasub is an underwater innovative technology firm founded by the ‘Design with Divers’ perception 15 years ago. They have a new product called DPX Orion that just finished a Kickstarter Campaign. The DPX Orion is a water tight tablet case for scuba divers that has many applications like 3D mapping program, dive computer app, visual sensus apps, messaging to other divers, and more. Number one tip: “In order to be successful you need to find the requirements of the industry.” Contact info: www.innovasub.com | |||
| TangoTeams Software Development – Alex Murrey– Ep 113 | 30 Jan 2022 | 00:27:35 | |
TangoTeams Software Development – Alex Murrey– Ep 113 Alex is the Head of North American Operations for TangoTeams, a startup that’s redefining the software development outsourcing industry. His career started at a law firm where he helped the firm implement their own software for tracking cases. Later he worked for a digital agency. At TangoTeams, they spend a lot of time upfront to truly understand the clients’ needs so that the right product is built. A big problem as a service provider (like me) doing this is that you can waste a lot of time doing research that you never get paid for. TangoTeams works as a subscription service for software development. Number one tip: If you’re going to think about building software, is outsourcing the right thing for you? Contact info: Linkedin: Alex Murrey | |||
| Artificial Intelligence – Peter Voss – Ep 112 | 27 Dec 2021 | 00:26:37 | |
Artificial Intelligence – Peter Voss – Ep 112 Joining us today is Peter Voss, a pioneer in AI who coined the term ‘Artificial General Intelligence’ and the CEO and Chief Scientist at Aigo.ai. For the past 15 years, Voss and his team at Aigo have been perfecting an industry disruptive, highly intelligent, and hyper-personalized Chatbot, with a brain, for large enterprise customers. Peter started as an electronics engineer. He quit that and didn’t even finish high school. He taught himself programming and started a company selling accounting software. He grew that company to 400 people and then sold that business. After this company he got into artificial intelligence and a lot of our talk was focused on this subject. We covered areas like chat bots, teaching employees, and an artificial intelligence personal assistant. His number one tip: The thing he regrets the most is he waited to 25 to start his first company. He wishes he started sooner. Contact info: http://www.aigo.ai/ peter@aigo.ai | |||
| Sheet Metal Expert - Andrea Dallan - Ep 111 | 11 Nov 2021 | 00:20:03 | |
Sheet Metal Expert - Andrea Dallan - Ep 111 Andrea Dallan is an engineer, an entrepreneur and CEO of Dallan Spa, an Italian family business that has been producing systems for the processing of thin sheet metal since 1978. They have 160 employees that include engineers, technicians and operations. He is the author of the books “The Revolution of Efficiency” (2020) and “Think Thin”. Most mechanical engineers like myself are familiar with sheet metal and how it is processed. However, if you are not, it is pretty fascinating how you can take a thin flat piece of metal and turn it into say a car door or dishwasher housing (my actual experience). Andrea talks about all the problems he has seen and solved in his years of experience in sheet metal processing and wrote 2 books about it. Number one tip: “To write a book, you must have some interesting to say.” Contact info: | |||
| CEO of The North Face Company - Hap Klopp - Ep 110 | 20 Oct 2021 | 00:31:29 | |
CEO of The North Face Company - Hap Klopp - Ep 110 Hap Klopp spent 20 years as CEO and President of The North Face. In that time, he turned two small retail stores into one of the most recognized and well-respected outdoor gear companies in the world. He also authored 2 books (and my uncle Brian Tarcy wrote the books). 1. Conquering the North Face 2. Almost We discussed his background and how he started the company. One thing that he wanted different about his company was that he wanted to women and men to have equal opportunities at his company (at the time, it was common that women were paid less than men). Also, he wanted his products to have a minimal environmental impact. He has since sold his company and is now a professor at Hult International Business School. Number one tip: Great quote from German philosopher: “You can sit and talk forever about what you are going to do, but you must get started to succeed.” Contact info: | |||
| Engineering Leadership Coach – Francis Lacoste – Ep 145 | 01 Apr 2024 | 00:15:43 | |
Francis is an Engineering Leadership Coach who helps CTOs and VPs of Engineering at scaling tech startups nurture amazing work cultures and high-performance teams that build products and services that delight their customers. Number one tip: If you are a staff engineer or have technical position: remember whenever are acting with someone they are a human too, you will have more empathy.
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| Outer Space Logistics – Luca Rossettini- Ep 109 | 02 Oct 2021 | 00:19:03 | |
Outer Space Logistics – Luca Rossettini- Ep 109 Luca Rossettini is the CEO and Co-founder of D-Orbit, Expert at the Space Advisory Group of the European Commission. He is an Aerospace Engineer with a Ph.D. in advanced space propulsion, awarded with honors by Politecnico di Milano. Early in life, his goal was to be an astronaut, but he was not selected. So, he pivoted and started his company. His company runs logistics for satellite operators. Think of a telecom company that needs a satellite put into orbit. D-orbit will handle all the logistics of getting this satellite in position. Number one tip: D-orbit is Luca’s 3rd company. He has learned that the initial team is very important. Need everyone fully committed. Contact info: ceo@dorbit.space
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| Create a business that can thrive without you – John Warrillow - Ep 108 | 22 Sep 2021 | 00:16:35 | |
Create a business that can thrive without you – John Warrillow - Ep 108 John Warrillow is the Founder of The Value Builder System, a simple software for building the value of a company used by thousands of businesses worldwide. John is an expert on how to guide business owners to structure their business so that is sellable. John has built and sold 4 companies. He has written 3 books on the topic. When you want to sell your business, the key is to make sure your business is not dependent on you. One of the key ways to do this is to make sure you have recurring revenue. John’s number one tip: “Find something that makes you unique and protect the idea.” Contact info: www.Builttosell.com | |||
| Blockchain-powered Gold - Nick Prouten - Ep 107 | 26 Aug 2021 | 00:23:32 | |
Blockchain-powered Gold - Nick Prouten - Ep 107 Nick is a veteran in public speaking and a team leader able to pitch projects, ideas and concepts. A firm believer that diversity is strength. Nicholas has worked in a wide array of industries ranging from cyber security, gaming, real estate, entertainment, tech and blockchain. We first discuss the basics of crypto and blockchain. Then we talked about how investing gold and silver is a good idea to diversify your investing risk. Number one tip: “If you don’t have a digital strategy, get learning now. Everything will be held on a blockchain in 10 years.” Contact info: Website: https://lode.one/ Twitter: @NicholasProuten | |||
| Raise Capital for Your Invention – Tim Cooley – Ep 106 | 16 Jul 2021 | 00:23:55 | |
Raise Capital for Your Invention – Tim Cooley – Ep 106 Tim is the author of the #1 trending book on raising capital, The Pitch Deck Book: How To Present Your Business And Secure Investors. He is the Executive Director for Park City Angels and a Partner at ViaCap. He has worked with 100s of early-stage companies in marketing, sales, product development, and fundraising. The companies he has worked with have raised more than $200M in Seed and Series A funding.
We discuss how you can create an MVP (minimal viable product) so you can present to investors or put your product on Kickstarter (not supposed to this but it happens!) Contact info: Tim Cooley Author: The Pitch Deck Book | |||
| Online Learning, Evertus.com – Raunak Dutta and John Myers – Ep 104 | 05 Jul 2021 | 00:23:34 | |
Online Learning, Evertus.com – Raunak Dutta and John Myers – Ep 104 John and Raunak teamed up to create a new online learning platform called Evertus.com. John held a career in Logistics for over 4 years, for two of those years he was a mentor and teacher guiding people through budgeting and being more proficient in their careers. Raunak learned most of his professional skills from a learning platform called Lynda.com which is now called LinkedIn Learning. Because of each of their background, they both have a good understanding of the positives and negatives of other online learning platforms. One of the big issues with online learning is the wide variety of quality. They set out to bring the highest quality online learning to the world. In addition to details on the platform, we discussed the business model, which is a subscription model. Their number one tips: Raunak: “Choose your co-founders carefully. Find people who have a passion for what you are doing.” John: “Task itemization. If you can’t see a clear path to end goal, everyone is lost.” Contact info: Website: www.evertus.com Emails: ceo@evertus.com and cfo@evertus.com | |||
| Software Product Developer - Ryan Frederick – Ep 105 | 25 Jun 2021 | 00:32:15 | |
Software Product Developer - Ryan Frederick – Ep 105 Ryan is a founder and product person at heart. He has had the privilege of being part of starting and growing several software and service companies over the years. Currently, he leads an elite team of 70 product designers and data problem solvers at his company AWH. We go into details of how you should go about developing a product and finding the customer needs. We both give real life examples of products we have developed and how we went about doing it. Ryan also discusses how he started and how he runs his software product firm. He has written 2 books about it. Contact info: | |||
| Save Money with Solar Panels - Stephan Scherer- Ep 103 | 15 May 2021 | 00:27:59 | |
Save Money with Solar Panels - Stephan Scherer- Ep 103 Stephan Scherer was born and raised in Vienna, Austria. He attended the Technical University of Vienna (also took part in Duke University’s exchange program), then started work as an engineer in Siberia’s oil fields. He founded CraftStrom in 2017 after first, private work on mobile solar systems, while working as an energy infrastructure consultant. We talk in depth on the technology of solar panels.
Stephan also ran a Kickstarter and we talked briefly on some lessons learned from that. Number one tips: Know your customer – don’t try anything without having spoken to customers. Reach out where your customers are. Contact info: info@craftstrom.com The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, President of CADdesignhelp.com. You can reach me at info@caddesignhelp.com
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| Nextime App, Send Messages by Scheduling them into the future - Emanuel Martín Haurigot - Ep 102 | 08 May 2021 | 00:20:42 | |
Nextime App, Send Messages by Scheduling them into the future - Emanuel Martín Haurigot - Ep 102 | |||
| Career Gig: Hire Talented Contractors - Greg Kihlstrom - Ep 101 | 29 Apr 2021 | 01:13:13 | |
Career Gig: Hire Talented Contractors - Greg Kihlstrom - Ep 101 Greg is a best-selling author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He is currently Co-Founder at CareerGig, after selling his digital experience agency, Carousel30, in 2017. Carousel30 was his marketing agency and he learned quite a bit about hiring freelancers. We talked briefly about the sale of Carousel30 and then moved into his current venture: CareerGig. CareerGig is set out to build a network of the best freelancers. It benefits companies as the freelancer on it need to verify if they have the skill required. Freelancers benefit because they can get benefits like health care if they do enough hours. Contact info: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkihlstrom/ The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, President of CADdesignhelp.com. You can reach me at info@caddesignhelp.com
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| Celebration Show 100 Episodes – Ep 100 – Scott Tarcy | 21 Apr 2021 | 00:07:48 | |
Celebration Show 100 Episodes – Ep 100 – Scott Tarcy Well, we did it. We hit 100 episodes. In light of that, I thought I would review some of my favorite topics and mentions some projects I have done recently. 1. Episode 2, Rick Daley and licensing
2. Episodes 14 with Andrew Bougie and 53 with Matt Holling about 3d scanning
3. Episodes 70 with Alex Hobson and Ep 56 with James Wilson about Patents and IP
4. Some projects I was hired for:
5. Tonal shelf
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| Dwellwell Analytics – Dan Simpkins – Ep 144 | 04 Mar 2024 | 00:38:39 | |
Dan Simpkins is the Chief Executive Officer and one of the two founding partners of Dwellwell Analytics, Inc. The company has developed an IoT SaaS product that helps protect residential real estate assets by identifying maintenance issues before they become costly and disruptive Dan’s company Hillcrest created the original 3D mouse for smart TV’s. He went from there to his new company Dwellwell which makes diagnostic sensors for homes.
Number One Tip: Don’t let convention wisdom get you down, like “that’s a crazy idea”. The 10 laws of the entrepreneur. You have to go over the line to see the line. Early on, an entrepreneur should seek mentors.
Contact Info: Linkedin: Dan Simpkins ... The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, President of CADdesignhelp.com. You can reach me at info@caddesignhelp.com. You can download it here on iTunes: Or directly on my site at CADdesignhelp.com Follow me on Twitter and Instagram: @caddesignhelp Please like and subscribe to my YouTube channel.
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| The Average Joe Tech Startup Founder – Shawn Livermore – Ep 99 | 24 Mar 2021 | 00:34:18 | |
The Average Joe Tech Startup Founder – Shawn Livermore – Ep 99 Big episode this week! Last one before reaching triple digits. I’ll put together a special episode for 100. Shawn Livermore is a tech startup founder, entrepreneur, and technology consultant for over 20 years. He the author of the best-selling amazon book “The Average Joe”. He didn’t go the traditional path many think of when they think of tech founder. He taught himself while working full time and became Microsoft certified. He then raised capital for 2 different business, both in the tech industry. Shawn learned many lessons that he shares but many focus in determination and learning to deal with failure as an entrepreneur. Take it from me, it’s going to happen! Number one tip: Proximity is a great replacement for talent. Be around with great people. Contact info: Shawn runs Product Perfect, a software consultancy, in Southern California. Follow Shawn on twitter @shawnypants https://twitter.com/shawnypants The book website is www.averagejoetechgenius.com The Slow Create Framework is at www.slowcreate.com Hire Shawn for your next software project at www.productperfect.com
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| Invention: Making your Phone Battery Last Longer - Nick Kshatri – Ep 98 | 16 Feb 2021 | 00:23:23 | |
Invention: Making your Phone Battery Last Longer - Nick Kshatri – Ep 98 Most people nowadays know that phone batteries seem to lose their ability to hold charge over time. There are multiple reasons for this, but one of the big reasons is that when you charge your phone, a lot of heat is generated. Nick and his team solved this by creating a product that works as follows: When you plug it in, it will charge for some time, but then it will take a break from charging, to allow the battery to cool back down. Then it will resume charging. This cycle of charging can double the length of your battery. We discussed how Nick came up with the idea, how they got funding through a competition, and how they developed and prototyped the product. They also filed for a patent on the product. Finally, we talked about how they set up and ran their Kickstarter campaign. Number one tip: If you have an interesting idea, you should pursue it. Don’t hold yourself back. Contact info: www.canalbatteryguard.com | |||
| Robotic Industrial Process Automation – Vicki Knott – Ep97 | 24 Jan 2021 | 00:15:37 | |
Robotic Industrial Process Automation – Vicki Knott – Ep97 Vicki is a Chemical Engineer and the CEO and Co-founder of Crux OCM which is a software start-up automating control room operations for major oil and gas assets. Vicki started her career by commissioning control systems in the field and found out that controls systems require an operator to go through thousands of button pushes and 3 hours of work to start up a pipeline, for example. She knew there would be a way to automate this process. We discuss how she and her co-founder started their business by first creating a scaled model and pitching it to potential clients. They are both engineers so the selling part of this was new to them and they joined a start-up accelerator to help them learn this part of running a business. They now have their first 2 clients. Vicki’s number one tip: “Learn how to sell. “ Pretty good advice! Contact info: The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, President of CADdesignhelp.com. You can reach me at info@caddesignhelp.com Follow me on Twitter/Instagram @caddesignhelp | |||
| Crash Octopus Board Game Invention- Nozomi Obinata – Ep96 | 08 Jan 2021 | 00:18:22 | |
Crash Octopus Board Game Invention- Nozomi Obinata – Ep96 Nozomi works at a company, Itten from Japan and they design board games. The Crash Octopus game is their 2nd game released using crowdfunding (Kickstarter). We discussed how the idea was formed. Then how the prototypes were made by laser cutting wood. Nozomi explains that the process of developing games is first by prototyping some pieces, then figuring out how to move them around in the game, and finally figuring out how to best mass-produce the game. Contact info: The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast is produced by Scott Tarcy, President of CADdesignhelp.com. You can reach me at info@caddesignhelp.com | |||