Spencer is a senior R&D Robotics Systems engineer at Magnet Medical Robotics, a co-founder of the Founder's Voyage Discord Community, and an MIT Entrepreneurship Bootcamp alumnus. With a deep passion for robotics, household automation, and IoT, Spencer focuses on leveraging technology to improve daily life. Recently, he has delved into developing deployable parabolic dish technology for space communications, pitching innovative ideas to organizations like NATO and seeking to address the infrastructure challenges of modern space exploration. Spencer’s entrepreneurial journey is marked by technical expertise, strategic thinking, and a steadfast commitment to advancing humanity’s reach into space.

💡 What You’ll Learn from Spencer's Journey: 🔸 Turning Inspiration into Action: Discover how early fascination and exposure to sci-fi sparked a tangible pursuit of solving real-world problems in space communication. 🔸 Navigating High-Stakes Grant Applications: Learn Spencer’s approach to writing compelling grant proposals, leveraging AI tools wisely, and refining ideas through collaboration and constructive feedback. 🔸 Building Complementary Teams: Explore the importance of finding co-founders with complementary skills, broad mindsets, and the ability to balance vision with practical considerations in early-stage startups. 🔸 Iterating in Uncharted Markets: Understand how to creatively identify new markets for emerging technology, persist through challenges, and plan multiple paths to funding and viability in the face of uncertainty.

You can connect with Spencer on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ to follow his journey.

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👏 Props to the stellar crew: Nancy Nash, Daniel M. Melo, Carlos Javier Chacón Sánchez, Matthew Ray, and host Spencer Walker-Fooks. You bring this show to life.

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