About us
The goal of this group is to provide a regular space for folks who are in tech to gather and share information on topics of interest.
We have set up a channel for GJT in the Western Slope Technologists Slack team - #community-grand-junction
Topics to range from:
- Software development in modern languages Rust, Go, Node, Java, etc
- Cloud expertise in AWS, Azure, Digital Ocean, etc
- Finding your next job
- Finding that tough to hire skill
Look through the hundreds of topics in the communities mentioned below if you are more curious
- Austin Devops - https://www.meetup.com/austin-devops/
- Cloud Austin - https://www.meetup.com/cloudaustin/
We will work to find a monthly cadence and variety of formats that suit our professional growth for the benefit of all concerned.
This meetup will be free to attend and attendees will be the focus of its success.
Upcoming events
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Shipping a Company and Quantum Computing
Confluence Hall, 745 Elm Ave, Grand Junction, CO, USWe've had a great year so far and the trend continues. This month Anastasia Milano will share how she built, shipped and operates Inkwell Games and Karl Castleton will give us a glimpse inside the world of Quantum Computing.
As always, please be sure to RSVP so I can get an accurate count for food.
Room will be posted closer to the event.
Shipping a Company
Abstract
AI makes building faster than ever, but that’s not always an advantage. The real edge for startup founders today is knowing what not to build. Anastasia shares what she learned shipping Inkwell Games: how to use AI to get smarter faster, stay close to your customers, and resist the temptation to build everything you can.Bio
Anastasia is the founder of Inkwell Games, a daily logic puzzle platform for meaningful screen time. She launched on Pi Day, 2025 and now serves thousands of players with human-crafted puzzles. A product leader with engineering roots, her background spans edtech and impact tech—she scaled a D2C coding education product to millions in revenue and led engineering and AI product development at Metaculus. She came to puzzle game design from the startup world rather than gaming, which shaped her product-market-fit-first approach.Agenda:
6:00pm - meet and greet, grab some food
6:15pm - who's looking, who's hiring
6:30pm - A Glimpse into the Quantum Computing World
7:15pm - Shipping a Company
8:15pm - #BeerOps10 attendees
Past events
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