02/12/2025
It's back! We're excited to bring you the four special guests joining us on the stage this year for Tek Talks, powered by Tekkon ๐ป
โ Samuel Hawley ๐ APIs: The Real Co-Founders of Modern Startups
Founder of Limitless Devs and a seasoned engineer, Samuel breaks down how APIs can act as leverage for startups - helping validate faster, scale earlier, and focus on what matters. With 8+ years of dev experience and a no-jargon 'Pub Talks' delivery, heโll explain why building everything from scratch is a thing of the past.
โ Carl Maiorana ๐ Anyone Can Build with Vibe Coding
A financial adviser turned fast-moving maker, Carl blends frameworks, storytelling, and AI tools to rapidly bring ideas to life. In this short, sharp session, he introduces 'Vibe Coding' - a punk-rock take on software dev for anyone who values momentum over perfection.
โ Erin Clark ๐ Dear Developers: 3 F*ups I Owe You an Apology For
Startup veteran and founder of The Exchange Collective, Erin shares three brutally honest lessons from working with devs across two decades. Expect humour, humility, and real advice for non-technical founders on building better products and avoiding classic missteps.
โ Kale Miller ๐ Vibe Engineering
Founder of Prometheus AI and host of The Small Business CTO, Kale helps businesses apply AI, data, and automation in the real world. In this talk, he lays out how you can build with vibe coding - if you do it right and sidestep the traps that tank most early builds.
West Tech Fest is NEXT WEEK ๐ we can't wait to see everyone there.