Drew Westrick

Episode 21: Science & Business with Emily Atkinson

October 10th, 2024  |  41 mins 27 secs

design, early stage, engineering, founder, fundraising, glassboard, glasslab, indiana, iu, product development, university, vc, venture capital

We sit down with Emily Atkinson of IU Ventures to explore the challenges and strategies of early-stage product investment, emphasizing the importance of storytelling, timing, and de-risking in attracting investors, particularly within the life sciences and consumer product sectors.

Episode 20: Process Obsessed With SEP

June 30th, 2024  |  50 mins 48 secs

consulting, design, engineering, glassboard, glasslab, process, product development, sep, software engineering professionals

This episode provides valuable insights into handling unknowns, changing requirements, and future trends in the consulting industry.

Episode 18: What is a venture studio? With Dick Aderman

February 29th, 2024  |  44 mins 32 secs

accelerator, boomerang ventures, design, engineering, glassboard, glasslab, product development, vc, venture capital, venture studio

In this episode of the Glasslab Podcast, we sit down with Dick Aderman of Boomerang Ventures to discuss his career path, his current role, and the differences between an accelerator and a venture studio.

15: Best Practices for Early Stage Product Founders with Devon Campbell of Prodct

July 10th, 2023  |  44 mins 5 secs

product development, quality, regulatory, risk management

On this episode of Glasslabs, we talk with Devon Campbell, Founder at Prodct Medical Device Advisory, about best practices early-stage founders can take when creating a new product and how companies like Product and Glassboard support their development.

13: Elevate Ventures and Powderkeg with Toph Day and Matt Hunckler

March 30th, 2023  |  1 hr 2 mins

elevate ventures, innovation, powderkeg, startups, venture capital

On this episode of Glasslabs, Elevate Ventures CEO Toph Day and Powderkeg CEO Matt Hunckler join us to discuss the convergence of innovation, community, and capital in the "Unvalley," aka the Midwest.

12: Innovatemap with Mike Reynolds

February 1st, 2023  |  44 mins 31 secs

digital design, founder, indianapolis, product development

In this episode, we talk to Mike Reynolds, the CEO of Innovatemap about how his career in SaaS allowed him to build a world-class digital design development company.

10: 16 Tech Innovation District with Emily Krueger

October 31st, 2022  |  42 mins 43 secs

16 tech, innovation district

This week we talk with Emily Krueger, CEO of 16 Tech Innovation District about how Indianapolis is joining the growing innovation industry and the impact it will have on the city and businesses.

8: Cybersecurity with Nick Sturgeon

August 31st, 2022  |  53 mins 2 secs

collaboration, cybersecurity, device security, iu health, product development

This week we talk with Nick Sturgeon, Founder and Executive Director of Indiana University Health's Medical Device Security Lab about the importance of cybersecurity and how to quantify your efforts against attacks.

6: Battery Innovation with Ben Wrightsman

June 30th, 2022  |  52 mins 49 secs

This month we sat down with Ben Wrightsman. Ben is the President & CEO of the Battery Innovation Center (BIC). We dive into the world of advanced battery technology and talk about the role competitive motorsports play in advancing battery technology.

5: Product Innovation with Jennifer Fisher

December 22nd, 2021  |  44 mins 18 secs

This month we sat down with Jenny Fisher. Jenny is a Senior Innovation Guide at Roche Diagnostics, where she helps develop strategies to increase ideation and explore, evaluate, and introduce new innovation tools for early concept creation and prototyping.

4: Machyne Makerspace

November 2nd, 2021  |  40 mins 38 secs

In the is episode we discuss the value Machyne Makerspace brings to our area. We talk about how this maker space has helped us in product development and hear from the people running it.

3: Take Hardware Development Remote

October 4th, 2021  |  37 mins 49 secs

In this episode we take a deep dive with Sean, an IT expert, on the importance of security. During the past year most of us have had to work remote at some point. Working remote causes more risk for security to be compromised. Key things we talk about are VPN's, 2 Factor Authentication, and more.