1st Detroit Hardware Meetup @ Bamboo Labs

The Hardware Meetup community is excited to kick off Detroit’s first meetup at the end of June! Hardware Meetups happen across 20+ cities monthly and help bring together different professionals to connect and meet each other.

Come join to hear from our guest speakers as well as share what’s on your desk. We always have time for open mic. We’ll be hosted by Bamboo (Royal Oak), a modern co-working space for doers and creators.

Hear from our host and first guest speaker
Adam Leeb is CEO and Cofounder of Astrohaus, the company behind the Freewrite line of distraction-free writing tools. He has over a decade of entrepreneurship and product development experience with deep expertise in bringing consumer products to market. Adam is an MIT graduate, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering focused on Product Design. Previously, he started a nutritional supplement brand and worked in corporate finance on Wall Street.

Agenda
6:30-7:00 - Arrival, mingle, grab refreshments
7:00-7:05 - Welcome and introduction
7:05-8:00 - Guest talk and audience Q+A
8:00-8:30p - Community open mic

• Anyone will have the chance for a 2min pitch to demo a prototype or talk about what they are working on.

8:30-9:30p - Mix + mingle

Thank you to our partners

Astrohaus is a metro-Detroit based company creating consumer products at the intersection of design, art, productivity, and technology. Formed in 2014 around the breakout Freewrite Smart Typewriter, the company, led by designer and engineer, Adam Leeb, has grown Freewrite into a multi-product brand serving writers all around the world. Freewrite products have won multiple awards and in 2021 the Smart Typewriter became part of the Science Museum, London’s permanent Printing & Writing Collection.

Informal is a talent collective helping builders connect with freelancers for design, engineering, and physical prototyping tasks. Working with top teams like Neurosity, Aduri, and Makerbot in the past, Informal will help recruit and match a team to meet any of your prototyping needs.

Bamboo provides all-inclusive modern and flexible coworking space for doers and creators. Start and grow, or land and expand into our network. We’re a community of nearly 1,000 members that are dedicated to doing good work in Metro Detroit and beyond. We host hundreds of events each year, from pre-accelerators to happy hours, to panels with national speakers – you’ll stay inspired. Connect to mentors or collaborators. We are here to help you thrive.

If you want to help support the next meetup, please reach out to [nate@informal.cc](mailto:nate@informal.cc) for sponsorship inquiries.

See you soon!