Christopher Mango Laine
CTO
Dr. Laine is a world-class expert in regulated product development, with a background in biomedical engineering, neurotech, and robotics. Proven across dozens of commercialized medical devices, from implantable nanotechnology to life support and surgical robotics platforms, their insight and leadership drive rapid regulatory clearance and product adoption. They operate Just Cooperative, a boutique worker-owned R&D consultancy based out of their prototyping facility in Rhode Island.
From Idea to Reality - Product Life Cycle & GTM
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Taking a product from concept to market is one of the most complex challenges a founder faces — and the order of operations matters more than most people realize.
This panel brings together experts in R&D, intellectual property, product strategy, and go-to-market to help you navigate the startup development landscape with more clarity and less chaos. We'll cover what needs to happen at each stage, how these disciplines intersect and often run in parallel, and how to know when it's time to bring in outside expertise. You'll leave with a clearer picture of the full product lifecycle — and a better sense of how to make confident decisions when you're doing everything at once.
Ideal for: early-stage founders, entrepreneurs in the idea-to-MVP stage, and anyone building a product for the first time.
