Tech Talks

How do you go from idea to launch without drowning in tools, timelines, and busywork? Ridhi Tatineni (CEO of Chelo Software Labs) and Skyler Simmons, Senior Partner Manager at In Time Tec, break down how founders and small businesses can prototype MVPs in hours, and use AI + automation to reclaim time for the work that actually grows the business.

We cover the “30 apps in 90 days” challenge, why discovery still matters most, and how to simplify a messy tech stack with practical automation workflows. If you’re a founder, operator, or marketer trying to move faster with AI, this episode is your playbook.

What is UX, and why does it change everything from product adoption to development cost? In this Tech Talks episode, Oscar Gonzalez (In Time Tec Design Manager) and Camila Costales (UX Designer) break down a practical, human-centered design approach: aligning stakeholders around outcomes, choosing the right research methods, and scoping work so teams don’t overbuild what users don’t need.

AI is scaling faster than anything we’ve seen before—but what does “intelligence at scale” actually mean for developers, businesses, and everyday users? In this first episode of Tech Talks AI, In Time Tec engineers Dallen Pyra and Tristan Johns unpack human vs machine intelligence, AGI vs ASI, why model size and parameters matter, and how local and open-source models change the game for privacy and cost. They also dig into scaling laws, reasoning models like DeepSeek R1, and why the future of AI will demand more critical thinking—not less.

SEO isn’t dead—bad SEO is. In this episode of TechTalks, SEO specialist Michael Johnson breaks down search in a way normal humans (and busy teams) can actually use: the 3 pillars of SEO (technical/on-page, content, off-page), what to fix first, and why “high traffic” keywords can be a trap if they don’t convert.

You’ll hear practical guidance on Q&A style content, long-tail keywords with buying intent, and how to earn authority with backlinks + digital PR (without sketchy link schemes).

Plus: real “SEO horror stories” (canonical tag mistakes!), and what to watch so your website doesn’t quietly tank.

Can you really go from idea to working prototype in anafternoon with AI?

In this episode of Tech Talks, Scott from Product208 shares how he helps Boise startups turn messy ideas into real MVPs using AI code generation, vibe coding, and rapid prototyping. We talk about building apps in a weekend, running “app a week” challenges, and why this moment in tech might be the best time ever for solo builders and tiny teams.

Scott also gets real about the Boise tech ecosystem:Trailhead, LeanLaw, ConvertKit/Kit, local exits like Kount and T-Sheets, and what’s still missing in the Treasure Valley funding flywheel. From AI-powered greeting cards and pickleball scoring apps to low-risk pilots for establishedproducts, we explore how AI is changing product management, engineering velocity, and who even gets to build software.

If you care about Boise tech, AI tools, startupexperimentation, and building something meaningful after hours, this one is for you.

Boise Entrepreneur Week winners and Q-tex AI co-founders Chris Dagher and Oliver MacDonald share how their AI co-pilot helps engineers search billions of datasheets, cut design time, and bring new hardware to market faster. We dig into AI hallucinations, dead-internet theory, and why hardware innovation is making a comeback.

What happens when AI agents start marketing too? In this episode of Tech Talks, Ken Brook—founder of Ad Prompt AI and longtime ad-tech innovator—breaks down how incentivized LLMs, decentralized ad infrastructure, and AI-native agents are about to rewrite small business marketing. We talk web2 vs web3, ad fraud, bots, trust, and why most AI experiments never hit the P&L.

If you’re a CMO, founder, or small business owner, wondering how to actually get ROI from AI in your marketing, this conversation is for you.

Pharmacist-founder and Boise Entrepreneur Week Pitch Night Contestant Anne Maxon shares how her team at Effective is building med-tech that actually fits clinical workflows automating medication check-ins, surfacing red flags, and improving patient outcomes. You’ll hear how Boise’s startup ecosystem and Boise Entrepreneur Week connections helped form the founding team, plus how a free 3-month beta is proving ROI inside clinics.

You’ll also hear the startup journey: false starts, finding the right co-founders, and designing for clinics first with clear ROI.

Boise’s startup flywheel, explained. Trailhead CEO/ED Tiam Rastagar traces his path from PKG to Vacasa to Trailhead, sharing field-tested lessons on innovating before you’re disrupted, using AI as a tool (not the strategy), and Trailhead’s next chapter to deepen founder support and capital access in the Treasure Valley.

Farmer-first agtech: simple sensors, smarter irrigation, and trust built through pilots.

In this Tech Talks episode, Ehsan Soltan (SoilTech Wireless) joins Rob Tuft (In Time Tec) to unpack practical agtech: how farms use soil-moisture, temperature, humidity,EC, CO₂/O₂, leaf-wetness, and weather data to make smarter irrigation and crop-health decisions. We talk about building with farmers (not for them), earning trustthrough low-risk pilots, reducing clicks with sensible UX (yep—QR codes).

What you’ll learn
• When and where sensors deliver the biggest ROI in irrigation decisions
• A farmer-first approach to product design (and why “fewer clicks” wins)
• How to digitize paper tickets and simplify audits/compliance