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Brett Walker: Advanced Manufacturing, Generative AI, Kickstarter & Austin | Hard Tech Podcast #4

Hard Tech Podcast · 7 Jun 2023 · 59m

What this episode covers

Brett Walker, CEO and co-founder of Electroninks, discusses his company's particle-free conductive inks and their application in advanced electronics manufacturing, including EMI shielding and bezel-less displays. He details the company's journey from a University of Illinois startup to an Austin-based operation, highlighting the critical challenges of securing infrastructure and funding for materials science ventures. Walker also reflects on the evolution of crowdfunding, noting how Circuit Scribe’s successful Kickstarter campaign in 2013 contrasts with the current saturated market, and explains how Circuit Jet enables rapid, domestic PCB prototyping to support US supply chain resilience.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Electroninks, TSMC, Bandgap, Applied Materials, DuPont
Products
Circuit Scribe, Circuit Jet
Also
Kickstarter, Indiegogo

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