The Inventor’s Journey: Traditional vs. Hero with Jeri Ellsworth, CEO & Co-founder of Tilt Five

The Dev Morning Show (At Night)

This episode features an interview with Jeri Ellsworth, CEO and Co-founder of Tilt Five, a modern-day tabletop gaming kit powered by augmented reality technology. Jeri is a lifelong gamer, inventor, creator, and one of the world’s leading AR experts. Her love of invention began with building race cars before transitioning to hardware design.

In this episode, Cassidy, Zach, and Jeri discuss AR tabletop games, choosing your career path, and appreciating the history of technology.

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Episode Timestamps:

(02:22): What Jeri is working on right now

(12:02): What Jeri’s day-to-day looks like

(16:26): What tools Jeri uses

(18:33): How Jeri got into the industry

(26:42): Rapid Fire Questions

(38:25): Random Segment Generator

(46:54): Cassidy’s Sage Advice

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“Sometimes people look at my journey and sometimes it's like a hero's journey; dropout of high school, get into racing, brute force my way into different fields and learn it all myself. For some people, that's a really good direction to go. I've always been non-traditional in the way I think about things and do things, and so, very rigid schooling never really resonated with me. But, it depends. It depends on your personality. Some people are better served to have a more rigorous path. It definitely hasn't been easy, so I don't recommend it unless you have a personality like me.” – Jeri Ellsworth

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Links:

Visit Tilt Five’s Website

Twitter - Follow Jeri

Twitter - Follow Cassidy

Twitter - Follow Zach

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