The Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast

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 abo...

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...

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 p...

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 findin...

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 cons...

Nextime App, Send Messages by Scheduling them into the future -  Emanuel Martín Haurigot  - Ep 102  Emanuel Haurigot is an Argentinean entrepreneur who has been working in Europe for the past 14 years in technology companies, such as SAP, Veeam Software and Oracle. He has now created his own company: Nextime! the app that will change how we communicate with the future! Nextime will send messages,...

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...

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  Don’t have to make actual product but a prototype helps a ton  Can also use CAD renderings  Can make a lot of money from licensing  2. Episodes 14 w...

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 thin...

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, i...

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 h...

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 pi...

Making Creative Facebook and Instagram Ads - Kevin Urrutia - Ep 95   Kevin Urrutia is the co-founder of New York-based Voy Media who specializes in creating for clients Facebook and Instagram ads that are sophisticated and super creative.  Kevin studied computer science and was good at creating software products, but didn’t have a lot of knowledge in marketing and therefore didn’t get a lot of tra...

Pro Basketball Combine Entrepreneur - Jake Kelfer – Ep 94  Jake is a 2x bestselling author, global speaker, and founder of Pro Basketball Combine, which has helped 70+ NBA draft prospects sign their first contract, and coach to entrepreneurs and freedom seekers.  Jake had a love for basketball and wanted to work in the industry. He worked for one season at the Lakers and while he was there, he mad...

Build What Matters - Rajesh Nerlikar – Ep 93  Rajesh is a product advisor and coach. Having worked with 25 companies in the past 3 years and recently released a book called “Build What Matters” to share best practices from that experience.  Prior to that, he was an engineer turned MBA and worked in product management at a few startups and a larger enterprise company.  We discussed how important it...

World’s Smallest 200W USB Charger - Vinson Leow – Ep 92  Vinson is from Sydney, Australia and runs his company ChargeASAP, which is a startup originating from Sydney and has been creating highly innovative mobile phone accessories since 2016.  His latest product is the world’s smallest portable charger for mobile phones. The product is called Omega. It uses Gallium nitride technology, and we get i...

Mobile Grip Gear and Inventor Coach - Donteacia Seymore - Ep 91  Donteacia Seymore was starting a career in politics but had an idea for an invention. It was a way to put your phone on your hand when working out.   She created initial prototypes herself and created a Kickstarter campaign. After successfully selling for a while she sold the entire business and is now an inventor coach.  If you need...

Photography Card Deck Invention - Eric Bohring – Ep 90   Eric used to work in a corporate job, then set off to travel the world to follow his passion for photography.   Eric invented a playing card deck that doubles as a cheat sheet for photography. Each card has tips and tricks for taking great pictures. He also had a successful Kickstarter campaign to launch the product.     We talk through his...

Machine learning, Artificial intelligence and the OAK Project - Brandon Gilles -  Ep 89  Brandon is the founder and CEO of Luxonis and Chief Architect of the OpenCV AI Kit (OAK).  He's driven to build things that materially impact the world - and views OAK as his biggest opportunity to do so."  The OAK kit is a small chip with a camera that can be used to build your own AI machines. Say you want t...

Cybersecurity and Hackers - Raffi Jamgotchian – Ep88  Raffi Jamgotchian is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional who has helped thousands of small companies with their cybersecurity and he is the President of  https://triadanet.com. We discussed many of the realities of cybersecurity in the modern business world. How to prevent getting hacked? What are ways to prevent critical info...

The Edboard Invention –Cody Candler – Ep87 Cory is an engineer from CU Boulder Colorado. He invented the Edboard, which a magnetic circuit-building kit made for kids. He has a Kickstarter campaign in progress as of the time of this recording to fund the first units. The invention is like a big breadboard that is magnetic so young kids can learn electronics. We discuss the process of how Cody and h...

Advice from an Experienced Entrepreneur – Cory Lee– Ep86 Cory is an entrepreneur, business builder, and leadership developer who is passionate about helping entrepreneurs navigate business growth without sacrificing their faith, family, and fitness. He and his wife have built and sold multiple businesses in the healthcare and fitness industries. We cover a lot of topics about entrepreneurship in g...

The Origami Bottle Invention– Petar Zaharinov – Ep85  This week I interviewed Petar Zaharinov, an inventor & product designer. He is an architect by education but truly an inventor and innovator by heart. He has been a product designer for the last 10 years.  Patar is an expert at finding hidden functionalities in design. He sketches first, then make some simple paper prototypes and finally us...

The Voyager Beach Chair Invention– Steven Wilcox– Ep 84  Steven is the Founder and CEO of PARKIT, a brand whose mission focuses on adventure and outdoor enjoyment. PARKIT's first product, the Voyager, raised more than $400,000 dollars on Kickstarter.  Steven’s goal was to create a high-end beach chair. He was tired of the cheap beach chairs with limited functionality.  He sketched out his ideas on...

Portable USB Charger from Recycled Materials– Tom Meades– Ep83  Tom Meades, Designer and Co-Founder of Gomi, is from Brighton, UK. Tom and his team started Gomi in 2018, with a vision for a future where waste materials are non-existent. Tom's background is in Design & Craft, and combines industrial manufacturing processes with handcraft techniques.    Tom and his team have created a portable U...