Austin Lyons is a senior analyst and founder with 13 years of technical and product leadership experience at the intersection of semiconductors, software, and agriculture. He authors Chipstrat and consults on semiconductor strategy, bringing first-principles thinking from an MS in Nanoelectronics and hands-on SoC verification experience at Intel. Previously a full-stack engineer and product manager who helped commercialize autonomous farming solutions and co-founded a startup acquired by Scotts Miracle-Gro, he blends engineering rigor with customer-focused product judgment. Based in Des Moines, he pairs deep technical pedigree (graphene research publications and hardware control software) with practical startup grit, uniquely situating him to translate chip-level trends into business implications.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BS Electrical Engineering, BS Electrical Engineering at Iowa State University
MS Electrical Engineering (Nanoelectronics), MS Electrical Engineering (Nanoelectronics) at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at University of Iowa
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