HeyJaredTRADEOFFS: The Hardware Startup Podcast
Nate Padgett and Chris Rill go hands-on exploring the world of hardware startups. Each month they interview founders, early team members, and industry leaders to uncover the secrets behind building successful products.
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The Robots Aren’t Coming For Your Jobs | Venture For America, Pittsburgh Robotics Network | Jenny Sharpe (opens the original)
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For this episode, we sat down with Jenny Sharpe , Director of Workforce Development for the Pittsburgh Robotics Network, for a candid conversation about the people behind the robots. We explore why Pittsburgh’s hiring challenge is about matching the right people to the right teams (not simply finding more talent) and what’s making it harder for early-career engineers to break in. Jenny shares practical advice on building genuine relationships, telling your story, and standing out in a sea of AI-
Design and Engineering Shouldn't Be Separate Islands | Pensar, Tactile, Mathscaper, Vector7 | Rob Leonard (opens the original)
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For this episode, we sat down with Rob Leonard , founder and CEO of Vector7 , a product development, R&D, and business development consultancy. Rob is a serial entrepreneur and hardware operator who previously led the shows at Pensar and Tactile, two legendary product development firms in Seattle. He’s also an autodidactic who taught himself most of what he knows about hardware and manufacturing, and somehow still has time on the side to be a sculpture artist who uses math and CNCs to make beaut
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