MEP EP#194: Adult supervision not required - Tilt 5 with Jeri

MEP EP#194: Adult supervision not required - Tilt 5 with Jeri

Episode 200 is Coming Up!

• Question / Answer setup like Episode 100
• Send them via Audio Format to podcast@macrofab.com

Jeri Ellsworth

• Self-taught electrical engineer and entrepreneur with over 20 plus years experience designing and building mass market consumer electronics
• Assembled the initial hardware R&D team for the Valve Software and was a key contributor to the technology used in the popular HTC Vive
• While at Valve, she began work on the AR technology that would later become the basis for the technology behind Tilt Five, where Jeri serves as CEO and Co-Founder

Topics

• What is Tilt Five?
• Kickstarter Campaign
• How does it function?
• The Industrial design behind the project?
  • How important was getting the weight to < 90 grams?
  • How did you do it?
• You have brought lots of products to consumer markets:
  • Prototyping your “finalized” product or first article
    • Parts with High NRE fees like Injection molding
    • Electronics
    • Selecting and sourcing the projectors?
    • Retro reflective material for the game mat
  • How long is the typical timeline for development?
  • What is something people don’t think about when they start designing a product?
  • War Stories