A CEO’s Story About How a Design Service Bureau Puts Collaboration First
Collaboration Lessons from a Hardware Design CEO
How can hardware development firms deliver great products while keeping projects on schedule, on budget, and closely aligned with their clients?
Join us for a live conversation from Glassboard’s headquarters in Indianapolis, where Grant Chapman, Co-Founder and CEO of Glassboard, sits down with Justin Sears, Altium’s Head of Product Marketing for SaaS. They’ll discuss how Glassboard brings designers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, and embedded software engineers together to support clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies.
Discover how Glassboard uses the Altium platform to keep functional experts connected with their clients and explore the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of hardware development services.
What This Webinar Explores
- How design service bureaus can deliver high-quality design services while maintaining the right level of client involvement.
- How connected technology (and AI) can help free expert engineers to focus on their best work.
- How hardware development leaders can keep their teams engaged and passionate about creating, even across hundreds or thousands of projects.
- How collaboration can help teams work effectively with multiple clients and projects at the same time.
- The emerging trends and changes shaping the design services industry.
Why Attend
Gain a firsthand perspective from the CEO of a hardware development firm that works across consumer products, medical devices, industrial applications, and mobility solutions.
You’ll hear how Glassboard approaches collaboration and uses the Altium platform to connect its multidisciplinary experts with clients throughout the product development process. The conversation will also explore the role of AI and technology in helping engineering teams work more effectively while maintaining the creativity and expertise that drive successful product development.
Who Should Attend
This webinar is ideal for:
- Leaders and decision-makers at hardware development firms and design service bureaus.
- Electrical, mechanical, and embedded systems engineering leaders.
- Engineers and designers working across multidisciplinary product development teams.
- Professionals responsible for managing client relationships and collaborative design projects.
- Anyone interested in how technology, AI, and collaboration are changing the hardware development industry.
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Collaboration Lessons from a Hardware Design CEO
Created: October 12, 2026
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A CEO’s Story About How a Design Service Bureau Puts Collaboration First
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Oct 27, 2026
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How can hardware development firms deliver great products while keeping projects on schedule, on budget, and closely aligned with their clients?
Join us for a live conversation from Glassboard’s headquarters in Indianapolis, where Grant Chapman, Co-Founder and CEO of Glassboard, sits down with Justin Sears, Altium’s Head of Product Marketing for SaaS. They’ll discuss how Glassboard brings designers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, and embedded software engineers together to support clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies.
Discover how Glassboard uses the Altium platform to keep functional experts connected with their clients and explore the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of hardware development services.
What This Webinar Explores
- How design service bureaus can deliver high-quality design services while maintaining the right level of client involvement.
- How connected technology (and AI) can help free expert engineers to focus on their best work.
- How hardware development leaders can keep their teams engaged and passionate about creating, even across hundreds or thousands of projects.
- How collaboration can help teams work effectively with multiple clients and projects at the same time.
- The emerging trends and changes shaping the design services industry.
Why Attend
Gain a firsthand perspective from the CEO of a hardware development firm that works across consumer products, medical devices, industrial applications, and mobility solutions.
You’ll hear how Glassboard approaches collaboration and uses the Altium platform to connect its multidisciplinary experts with clients throughout the product development process. The conversation will also explore the role of AI and technology in helping engineering teams work more effectively while maintaining the creativity and expertise that drive successful product development.
Who Should Attend
- Leaders and decision-makers at hardware development firms and design service bureaus.
- Electrical, mechanical, and embedded systems engineering leaders.
- Engineers and designers working across multidisciplinary product development teams.
- Professionals responsible for managing client relationships and collaborative design projects.
- Anyone interested in how technology, AI, and collaboration are changing the hardware development industry.
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Author
Justin Sears is the Head of SaaS Product Marketing at Altium, where he leads go-to-market strategy for cloud-based solutions that help modern hardware teams collaborate and develop products more efficiently. With more than 20 years of experience in technology and SaaS marketing, Justin brings extensive expertise in product marketing, business strategy, and customer engagement.
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