Rocky Mountain STEAM Fest at Boulder County Fairgounds

Rocky Mountain STEAM Fest is where you want to be to check out latest development on education and maker communities The E is actually for Entrepreneur. 4000 kids of all ages were in the event, along with parents who has interest in STEM or wants their kids to be exposed in STEM.

Our participation in the STEAM Fest this year is not trying to sell the products ... yet. We want to learn whether there are customer needs with this product. Taken a page from 4 Steps to Epiphany by Steve Blank, our goal is to talk to parents and educators and learn their interest and needs for a technology product that use hands-on approach to teach STEM.

The event was a huge success for us, as we received plenty of feedback.  We observed how the kids like the product, and in one case the kid immediately asked the parent whether they could purchase the product (well .. unfortunately we are not ready to sell yet).  We also received additional suggestions, such as some parent want to incorporate the technology portion by letting the kids to assemble the product themselves (sounds like an excellent idea).  Many thoughts that this product should be part of the schools, since it really helps the learning process. And some parents would like to purchase it  themselves when it becomes available.

We showed two of our prototypes: the Erosion lesson where we won the prize in Intel Hackathon, and the earlier Soundwave lesson. We also showed some of the concept product in the form of video, and it attracted many people.  We received many contacts for potential customers and collaborators. Overall we considered the exhibition was a great success and we received confirmation on the product that we are developing.