Entrepreneur Story Time: Hangtime

Get ready to hear Haj Khalsa, founder of Hangtime http://www.hangtimegear.com/ and inventor of KOALA, the smartphone leash for life on the go, share his story. We’ll get the inside scoop on what it’s like to design, test, manufacture, capitalize, and bring to market an ingenious product from right here in sunny Santa Fe. We’ll also gain insight into his experience leveraging local resources as a “Smartphone tether inventor pitch[ing] for $10K” http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/business/smartphone-tether-inventor-pitches-for-k/article_00738095-df96-5316-a12e-3d7bae5a17de.html and utilizing Indigogo as a platform for his highly anticipated launch this spring.

If that wasn’t enough, we’ll also hear snippets of the story of the Rufina Tap Room https://www.secondstreetbreweryrufina.com/, Second Street Brewery’s third Santa Fe location. Since opening in 2017, the Rufina taproom has been offering an ever-changing rotation of their unique beers, featured beer from other NM breweries, unique food, super service, and live music within a rapidly evolving Santa Fe area formerly considered an industrial zone.

As always, arrive on time to grab a drink and a seat and order a yummy appetizer, sandwich, soup, or salad to enjoy during story time. And don’t plan to rush off afterwards, as you’ll want to take some time to schmooze and get to know like-minded Santa Feans just as enthused about supporting our entrepreneur community as you are.