Minimal

Design Thinking - Instant Engineering for Any Idea

Tri-Cities Startup community 2021

A summary of Fuse SPC's vision for Tri-Cities and how it relates to Boulder, CO

2020

An overview of the science of collaboration and the impact of Soundbite

myTRI 2030 Prosperity - 7/27/2020

Growth Tech 101

An overview of technology for every solopreneur, small business, and non-profit to succeed in reaching more people, more consistently, with less stress.

The Future of Work

Code Careers - Starting with Video Games

An introduction to thinking about creativity, how to cultivate those skills, and discussing careers in technology starting with video games

The Science of Space Odysseys

Fuse Design Thinking

A 2 hour workshop on Design Thinking, powered by Fuse Business & Community Accelerator

5 Kinds of Cloud Development

A 100-level talk on the various models of Cloud Dev: Virtual Machines, Containers, Web Apps, Microservices, and Serverless

LiveTiles: Global Products & Brand

A brief analysis of LiveTiles, how it built its brand, and how it delivers global products by Erik Ralston

Toby

Sales Machine: Tech Tools For Closing The Deal

Building a sales team or scaling your sales process? Stuck using spreadsheets and email to keep your team on the same page? You need a sales machine. Erik Ralston, Co-founder of Fuse and Chief Architect at LiveTiles, will share possibilities and processes for using technology to make your sales team more consistent and connected. Learn about how to put your customers and deals in one place using HubSpot - the freemium "growth stack" of technologies for your whole sales and marketing team. Gather information on your prospects using ClearBit, tie things all together with Zapier, and more.

Make Something Event 2016

Introduction for Show & Tell

LiveTiles Cloud Demo

Computer Science Discovery Camp - Day 2

Computer Science Discovery Camp - Day 1

Pitch Night: Opening a Pitch

Key techniques for ensuring a good opening to your pitch

TC Launch Weekend - Sunday

Tri-Cities Launch Weekend is a 54-hour business hackathon

TC Launch Weekend - Friday

Tri-Cities Launch Weekend is a 54-hour business hackathon

TC Launch University: Business Model 2016

Tri-Cities Launch University is your chance to take a crash course before you launch! Week #3 is about helping you capture how to make dollars from your dream.

Introduction to the Software Industry

A brief introduction to the software industry by Erik Ralston

TC Launch University: Legal 2016

Tri-Cities Launch University is your chance to take a crash course before you launch! This week deals with team, intellectual property, and money! The goal is to understand how to spot common potential issues and mitigate them with planning and communication.

TC Launch University: Customer Validation 2016

Tri-Cities Launch University is your chance to take a crash course before you launch! This week deals with Customer Validation, using proof and not assumptions to move forward with your idea!

Launch University: Business Model 2016

Tri-Cities Launch University is your chance to take a crash course before you launch! This week is about helping you capture how to make dollars from your dream.

TC Holiday Hackathon

24-hours to make something new in apps, art, or anything

Software Engineer

Microsoft Samurai: Introduction to Typescript

An introduction to Typescript, a typed superset of JavaScript for object-oriented client-side web apps

Tri-Cities Startup Community

A summary of activities and opportunities to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Tri-Cities, WA

Microsoft Samurai: SQL Databases in the Cloud

An introduction to using Microsoft SQL Server in Azure

Game Camp

Final presentation slides from the WSU Summer STEM Camp for Game Development using Unity

Game Camp: Day 1

An introduction to game camp

Microsoft Samurai: Data Architecture in the Cloud

An introduction to blending database strategies in cloud-hosted web applications

Microsoft Samurai: Introduction to ASP.Net MVC

A gentle introduction to ASP.Net MVC, an open source framework for building modern web apps on Microsoft platforms

How to Think Like a Programmer: Design Patterns

Part 4, writing cliches of programmers and how to use them to communicate with your team and simplify your life - INCOMPLETE

How to Think Like a Programmer: Algorithms

Part 3, how to conceptualize instructions into steps of a programming by defining problems correctly and thinking top-down

How to Think Like a Programmer: Data Structures

Part 2, how to organize data in your program such that the code is as simple as possible

How To Think Programmer: Introduction

Part 1, introducing a series of talks about how to learn core principles of computer science for people who don't think they are computer scientists

Tri-Cities Startup Community

A summary of Tri-Cities Startup Community, prepared for TriConf 2014

Game Camp: Day 1 - Game Mechanics

A short presentation on Game Mechanics, the atomic unit of game design

Game Camp: Day 1 - Games & Culture

A short discussion on the history and cultural impact of games

5 Useful Objective-C Tips & Patterns

5 useful objective-c tips and patterns I've been using a lot lately. Varies between the universal and the specific.