How To Actually Evolve During COVID-19

Judy Warner

| Created: July 14, 2020 | Updated: February 5, 2021

How To Actually Evolve During COVID-19

Angus Thomson is Senior Electronic Engineer and founder of CircuitBuilder, a brand new platform for simplifying the development of custom electronics out of Suffolk, England. Angus joins the OnTrack Podcast to share his experiences as CircuitBuilder founder, and to discuss the resilience of CircuitBuilder’s business model in a global pandemic

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Show Highlights:

Introduction to Angus Thomson
"I thought: there’s a better way to do this" — Angus’ road to entrepreneurship
How CircuitBuilder utilizes Altium 365 to provide customers with realtime 3D views of their designs
CircuitBuilder's growing network of engineers
A quick run-down of CircuitBuilder’s successful, lightweight recruitment process
Proving it out in your own backyard: Angus on expanding market reach
Transparency: How Altium 365 pushes CircuitBuilder beyond the errors of the past
Design, Manufacture, or both? CircuitBuilder’s evolving business model
The secret of CircuitBuilder’s resilience during the coronavirus health crisis
Angus offers his insight on the future of design in a post COVID-19 world, and on CircuitBuilder’s role in that future

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Angus Thomson on LinkedIn
Circuit Builder on Linkedin
Circuit Builder Website
Circuit Hub Website

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About Author

About Author

Judy Warner has held a unique variety of roles in the electronics industry for over 25 years. She has a background in PCB Manufacturing, RF and Microwave PCBs and Contract Manufacturing, focusing on Mil/Aero applications.

She has also been a writer, blogger, and journalist for several industry publications such as Microwave Journal, PCB007 Magazine, PCB Design007, PCD&F, and IEEE Microwave Magazine, and an active board member for PCEA (Printed Circuit Engineering Association). In 2017, Warner joined Altium as the Director of Community Engagement. In addition to hosting the OnTrack Podcast and creating the OnTrack Newsletter, she launched Altium's annual user conference, AltiumLive. Warner's passion is to provide resources, support, and advocate for PCB Design Engineers worldwide.

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