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From the Ground Up: TWIG Power’s Blueprint for Scalable Success
Jesse Beeker, founder of TWIG Power, and Amtech CEO Jay Patel join us to discuss TWIG’s evolution from a garage startup to a leader in light electric powertrains. They share insights into the challenges of hardware development, the value of collaboration, and how the right approach to design can drive success.
Jesse shares how TWIG’s modular approach and early collaboration with an alpha customer helped align their innovation with practical needs, highlighting the smart, scalable solutions that set TWIG apart. Together, Jesse and Jay discuss the realities of hardware startups, the importance of partnerships, and how embracing constraints can fuel creativity and resilience.
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De-Risk Decision Making: Involve Your Team to Push Limits and Make Moves
Просмотров 90Месяц назад
When decision-making is limited to a few voices, mistakes multiply and progress stalls. In this final episode of our series on Deming’s 14 Points of Management, we explore his 14th Point and why involving everyone in the organization is key to reducing risks and making bold moves. Amtech CEO Jay Patel explains how engaging every team member leads to smarter decisions, creates innovation, and ke...
The Importance of Continuous Education and Self-Improvement
Просмотров 453Месяц назад
When industries evolve, companies that don’t keep learning get left behind. Think of how quickly AI is reshaping countless fields-if your team isn’t continuously learning, you risk being outpaced by competitors adapting faster. In this episode, we explore Deming’s 13th point, focusing on embedding education and self-improvement into the core of your business. Amtech CEO Jay Patel discusses how ...
Quality Over Quotas: Improving Pride of Workmanship
Просмотров 2422 месяца назад
Focusing solely on output metrics can create an incomplete picture, undermine employee engagement, and stifle innovation. In this episode, we explore Deming’s 12th point and leadership's critical role in helping create true workmanship - that personal pride and unique value your team brings to their work. Amtech CEO Jay Patel shares how removing barriers to pride in workmanship can improve qual...
From Prototype to Product: Lessons in IoT Hardware and Entrepreneurship
Просмотров 1022 месяца назад
In this episode, we're joined by Nick Theoret of Centri Group, a client of Amtech and like-minded leader to Amtech CEO Jay Patel. Developing platform-agnostic hardware comes with unique challenges but also opens up incredible business opportunities. Jay and Nick share how they're navigating these complexities as we explore Nick's journey from building a prototype to developing a scalable IoT ha...
Quality Over Quantity: Building a Foundation for Sustainable Growth
Просмотров 103 месяца назад
Overlooking quality for quantity risks eroding customer trust and straining resources. In this episode, we explore how prioritizing quality over quantity aligns with Deming’s principles and his Tenth point, focusing on sustainable growth and operational efficiency. With insights from Amtech CEO Jay Patel, we discuss embedding quality into every aspect of your operations, from leadership to proc...
Realistic Leadership Strategies for Sustainable Success
Просмотров 933 месяца назад
Without realistic goals, teams can start to experience trust issues and demotivation. One tried and true corporate band-aid is to cover up poor strategy with enthusiasm - "Let's work harder and get there together!" Deming's tenth point addresses this, and in this episode, we discuss with Jay Patel why slogans and cheerleading fail, the importance of grounded goals, and the role of consistent, g...
Overcoming Organizational Silos: Building a Collaborative Workforce
Просмотров 164 месяца назад
Organizational silos can stifle growth and create inefficiency, as Deming's Point 9 illustrates with the instruction to "Break down barriers between departments." Amtech CEO Jay Patel helps us explore breaking these barriers and aligning specialized departments via effective communication and collaboration. We discuss the complications and benefits of specialization, leveraging EOS frameworks, ...
Drive Out Fear: Building a Better Workplace
Просмотров 244 месяца назад
What are you afraid of? What are you afraid of at your job? And what happens when fear is driven out of the workplace? In this episode, we examine the idea of driving out fear in the workplace, inspired by Deming’s 8th of his 14 management points. We explore how fear impacts productivity and the overall work environment, and we discuss the importance of creating a supportive and stable environm...
Rethinking Modern Leadership for Business Success: Deming's Point 7
Просмотров 45 месяцев назад
In this episode, we examine the significant shift in modern business from the traditional command-and-control approach to the empowering method of servant leadership. We look at Deming's 14 management points and discuss Point 7: How creating a supportive environment is crucial for increasing productivity and sparking innovation. With insights from Amtech CEO Jay Patel, we cover the changing res...
Implementing Effective On-the-Job Training: Deming's Point Six
Просмотров 55 месяцев назад
This episode explores the importance of on-the-job training, which is point six of Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s Fourteen Points of Management. Jay Patel, CEO of Amtech, shares insights on how consistent and effective training is crucial for long-term success. We discuss the need for proactive planning and customer visibility to ensure that staff are well-prepared and training resources are utilized ...
Systematic Success: Deming's Fifth Point
Просмотров 86 месяцев назад
In this episode of "Hardware is Forever," we explore the fifth of Dr. W. Edwards Deming's Fourteen Points of Management: Constantly improving the system of production and service. Jay Patel, CEO of Amtech, joins us to discuss the imperative of systematic improvement for achieving high-quality and profitable outcomes. Jay emphasizes that while cost-cutting might offer short-term gains, the conti...
Trust Over Transactions: Exploring Deming’s Fourth Point
Просмотров 66 месяцев назад
In this episode we continue our series on Deming's Fourteen Points of Management, focusing on his Fourth point and the critical shift from price-driven transactions to value-driven partnerships. Jay Patel, CEO of Amtech, joins us for a conversation on why ending the practice of awarding business based on price alone can lead to greater overall efficiency and innovation, with insights on how foc...
Measure Twice Cut Once: Deming's 3rd Point and Why Inspection is Too Late
Просмотров 157 месяцев назад
We're diving deeper into Dr. W. Edwards Deming's 14 Principles of Management, focusing on his third point, "Cease dependence on inspection to achieve quality." In this episode, Jay Patel, CEO of Amtech, explores the critical shift towards building quality into the product from the outset, rather than relying on inspections at the end of the process. Jay discusses the implications of this princi...
Leveraging Tier 1 Partnerships for Business Acceleration
Просмотров 77 месяцев назад
In today's episode, we explore the strategic advantages of Tier 1 partnerships for growth and innovation in small- and medium-sized businesses. Jay Patel, CEO of Amtech, shares how leveraging Tier 1 supplier relationships, a tactic successfully utilized by automotive giants in Detroit, can accelerate product development and streamline operations for smaller companies. We talk about how Amtech's...
Deming's Second Point and the New Philosophy of Leadership
Просмотров 238 месяцев назад
Deming's Second Point and the New Philosophy of Leadership
Deming's First Point: Embracing Constancy of Purpose
Просмотров 389 месяцев назад
Deming's First Point: Embracing Constancy of Purpose
Rethinking Quality Control: Introducing Deming's 14 Points
Просмотров 2410 месяцев назад
Rethinking Quality Control: Introducing Deming's 14 Points
The Deming Difference: How Quality Design Can Revolutionize Electronics Manufacturing
Просмотров 1111 месяцев назад
The Deming Difference: How Quality Design Can Revolutionize Electronics Manufacturing
Reaching Goals Faster with Outside Guides
Просмотров 2211 месяцев назад
Reaching Goals Faster with Outside Guides
Connection, Collaboration, Community: Advantages of the IPC and Industry Associations
Просмотров 16Год назад
Connection, Collaboration, Community: Advantages of the IPC and Industry Associations
Three Essential Ts for Team Success
Просмотров 21Год назад
Three Essential Ts for Team Success
Slow Down To Go Fast: Finding the Balance in Business & Hardware Development
Просмотров 25Год назад
Slow Down To Go Fast: Finding the Balance in Business & Hardware Development
What's In A Name: Hardware and the Eternal Platform
Просмотров 17Год назад
What's In A Name: Hardware and the Eternal Platform
Developing Growth: Concentrating Energy and Escaping Entropy
Просмотров 13Год назад
Developing Growth: Concentrating Energy and Escaping Entropy
Culture & Values: Developing a Successful Electronics Manufacturing Organization
Просмотров 15Год назад
Culture & Values: Developing a Successful Electronics Manufacturing Organization
Relationship Selling: Think People, Not Product
Просмотров 33Год назад
Relationship Selling: Think People, Not Product
From The Floor: Wisdom Learned Running An Electronics Manufacturing Shop
Просмотров 23Год назад
From The Floor: Wisdom Learned Running An Electronics Manufacturing Shop
The Real Savings: Value vs Cost
Просмотров 82Год назад
The Real Savings: Value vs Cost
AmtechOS = Faster, Cheaper & More Reliable PCB Assembly
Просмотров 422 года назад
AmtechOS = Faster, Cheaper & More Reliable PCB Assembly