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

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

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