Tom Buchanan

Tom Buchanan

I am a co-founder of Contact CI, a company developing the next generation of VR user input. I'm using my background in bioengineering and passion for biomimetics to implement our proprietary haptic systems.

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tfbuchanan4
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfbuchanan4
Cincinnati, Ohio
Member since April 27, 2015
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Contact CI co-founder | Biomimetics enthusiast | Keep on keepin' on Quote_down
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Education
2015 Syracuse University , BS , Bioengineering
I am a(n):

Entrepreneur

Companies I've founded or co-founded:
Contact CI
Achievements (products built, personal awards won):

Kairos Society 2015 K50 Company
Won first place in the Products Division for the 2015 RvD Awards
Won first place in the 2015 Invention and Creativity Competition
Won the Esprit de Corps Award in the Nanotechnology/High Technology Division of the 2015 New York Business Plan Competition

If you're an entrepreneur or corporate innovator, why?

Serendipitously fell into it...

My favorite startups:

Oculus, Snapchat, Pied Piper

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?

The most rewarding thing about entrepreneurship/innovation is seeing something that you helped build/start grow as if it were your child. Most frustrating would be the snags that come with the journey, just as there are snags with raising a child.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs/innovators make?

That their ideas will be noticed and gain traction overnight. It takes a lot of time and hard work to create something worthy of the attention of others.

What are the top three lessons you've learned as an entrepreneur?

Talk about your idea with everyone, you never know how they may be able to help.
If your parents understand exactly what you're doing, you probably aren't innovating enough.
If you're not innovating every day, you'll get left behind.

Full bio

I live a balanced life.  Growing up in a community based around tourism, I learned how to juggle work, family and friends.  From a young age I've combined my technical skills and ability to relate to customers to create the best possible customer experience.

I am a virtual reality evangelist.  I've combined my resourcefulness, attention to detail, and a willingness to learn to help my team bring a new method of input to VR.  As a writer, I've been able to stay up to date on my industry as well as inform others of this new medium that we have in VR.  My mission is to evolve with this expanding technology to maximize the human experience.