Tech Week Grand Rapids · Sep 14–19 2026
A small team selling software-to-silicon outcomes. Our edge in this room: we build hardware and AI, not just apps, and we built Wrench Club here in GR. This is the ranked list of events, humans, and live prospects that map to what we've already shipped.
// Where to be
Buyer-dense rooms first. Carry a device (ACID CAT); it's a magnet at a software-heavy week. Priority Referrer host Buyer host Mixer
// Who to find
Real people running GR tech — verified from techweekgr.com/about. Referral partners are the highest leverage: one relationship = recurring warm work.
// The pipeline
Every lead has a verified source and a named or TBD buyer. Filter by what they need. These are mostly not local — Tech Week is where you meet the Michigan equivalents.
// The play
"We build software and hardware — we did the whole stack for Wrench Club, the auto shop here in GR." Put the device on the table.
Prototype→production, firmware, AI-that-has-to-be-safe, vibe-coded hitting a wall = us. Straightforward builds welcome too.
"Who do you know building something hard on the hardware or AI side?" One referral beats ten cards.
"Send it — the read's free." → moonshinelabs.io/techweek. Or "come see Wrench Club."
Log name + their one thing. Next morning send the matching /work proof. This is where 90% lose and we win.
// Proof map
The matching key. When someone's problem sounds like the left column, we've already done the hard part.
| Their signal | Lead with | Why it lands |
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