# Event Details - **Event Name**: Prototyping Your Prototype - Practical steps, not perfection - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 am – Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 12:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join this workshop to learn more about customer discovery tools for entrepreneurs developing physical products.About this EventHow do you know there’s actually a market for your new product? Join this workshop to learn more about customer discovery tools for entrepreneurs developing physical products. We’ll cover market research basics, tips and tricks, and low-barrier prototyping tools to get you collecting data faster. You’ll also hear real-world examples from professional designers on how prototyping is used to determine final product specifications is a makerspace & incubator that empowers makers to connect, collaborate, and create. Their fabrication shop is ideal for individuals and startups who need access to workspace and prototyping equipment in order to test new ideas and grow their business., Operations Director, has experience as a manufacturing engineer, and helps connect manufacturing startups with resources to overcome their roadblocks., powered by NYSTEC, is a nonprofit dedicated to the sustainable development of New York by building specialized programming designed to support the economic and educational initiatives of New York State. is a professional in assessing numerous early-stage products, services, processes, and techniques in various domains. Her career spans more than 15 years with expertise building business cases, marketing plans, mentoring Lean LaunchPad techniques and go-to-market strategies. These range from ideating creative, disruptive solutions and navigating intellectual property needs to shape their advancement into the marketplace., led by Julian Goldman and Dierdre Shea, is a Troy-based industrial design studio. Their focus is on biomaterials and objects that endure, with experience in sustainable supply chain, product strategy, and product development.Agenda?: 09:00 AMCoffee, snacks, networking?: 09:20 AMHands-on activity?: 09:45 AMDiane Borghoff, IgniteU - About Customer Discovery?: 10:15 AMFun Stuff Design - Examples of prototyping for customer discovery?: 11:00 AMDan Falkenstrom, TVCOG - Prototyping tools and resources - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/troy/prototyping-your-prototype-practical-steps-not-perfection/100001652220268299 - **Event Categories**: Business, Workshops, Art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fprototyping-your-prototype-practical-steps-not-perfection-tickets-1652220268299 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Troy - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Tech Valley Center of Gravity - **lat**: 42.7311324 - **long**: -73.6901307 - **full address**: Tech Valley Center of Gravity, 30 3rd St, Troy, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Tech Valley Center of Gravity (https://allevents.in/org/tech-valley-center-of-gravity/22867149) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/c627c2e68c89331436d700bcb57d1aff0ec9e83bcbf200f7058852406e11fa98-rimg-w1200-h675-dc8f7a5f-gmir.jpg?v=1759234323 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/531c88ec71d8331a15fd6ed4e4cf50137f3fc60277f3bd3b8f9b224c6bd6a623-rimg-w400-h400-dca59177-gmir.jpg?v=1759234323 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 am - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Tech Valley Center of Gravity, 30 3rd St, Troy, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Tech Valley Center of Gravity - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** Business, Workshops, Art - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Prototyping Your Prototype - Practical steps, not perfection ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Prototyping Your Prototype - Practical steps, not perfection", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/c627c2e68c89331436d700bcb57d1aff0ec9e83bcbf200f7058852406e11fa98-rimg-w1200-h675-dc8f7a5f-gmir.jpg?v=1759234323", "startDate": "2025-11-12", "endDate": "2025-11-12", "url": "https://allevents.in/troy/prototyping-your-prototype-practical-steps-not-perfection/100001652220268299", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Tech Valley Center of Gravity", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "30 3rd St", "postalCode": "12180", "addressLocality": "Troy", "addressRegion": "NY", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "42.7311324", "longitude": "-73.6901307" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join this workshop to learn more about customer discovery tools for entrepreneurs developing physical products.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-03", "availabilityEnds": "2025-11-12", "validFrom": "2026-04-03", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/troy/prototyping-your-prototype-practical-steps-not-perfection/100001652220268299" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-03", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-03", "url": "https://allevents.in/troy/prototyping-your-prototype-practical-steps-not-perfection/100001652220268299", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Tech Valley Center of Gravity", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/tech-valley-center-of-gravity/22867149", "description": "Tech Valley Center of Gravity (501c3) is a makerspace, prototyping center, manufacturing incubator, STEAM education center, and creative community. 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