# Episode 024: What makes you happy?

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2015-06-11
- Length: 46m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-06-11-episode-024-what-makes-you-happy
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-024-what-makes-you-happy

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the sources of their happiness in making and life. They cover specific projects like Diresta's Nashville Skyline aluminum sign, Clagett's truck bed display, and Picciuto's CNC guitar body, while reflecting on the creative process, corporate commissions, and the joy of problem-solving. The conversation also touches on Diresta's resin action figure pre-sales, the use of OSFO rust converter, and recommendations for other maker channels like ClickSpring and Izzy Swan.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-06-11-episode-024-what-makes-you-happy#t=2) Introduction and Current Projects
- [7:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-06-11-episode-024-what-makes-you-happy#t=447) What Makes Us Happy: Creation and Freedom
- [12:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-06-11-episode-024-what-makes-you-happy#t=757) Corporate Work vs. Personal Projects
- [16:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-06-11-episode-024-what-makes-you-happy#t=990) The Breakthrough Moment and Design Process
- [26:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-06-11-episode-024-what-makes-you-happy#t=1612) Diresta's Action Figure and Kickstarter Plans
- [31:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-06-11-episode-024-what-makes-you-happy#t=1906) Happiness Outside of Making
- [37:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-06-11-episode-024-what-makes-you-happy#t=2261) Rust, OSFO, and Community
- [42:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-06-11-episode-024-what-makes-you-happy#t=2546) Recommendations and Outro

## Topics

- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Inventibles (company)
- Epiphone (product)
- George Dickle (product)
- Don Julio (product)
- OSFO (material)
- ClickSpring (other)
- Izzy Swan (other)
- Jack's Films (other)

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