Hardware Podcasts

Episode 046: Going all Howard Hughes

Making It · 20 Nov 2015 · 58m

What this episode covers

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the realities of running maker businesses, focusing on maintaining focus, avoiding burnout, and handling the administrative side of entrepreneurship. They share specific anecdotes about taking on urgent client work, the legal and financial structures like LLCs and QuickBooks, and the tension between creative freedom and sponsor obligations. The conversation concludes with a hypothetical scenario about winning the lottery, revealing their desires for more artistic freedom and eccentric lifestyles, while also recommending other creators and media.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Legal Zoom, FedEx, Home Depot, Patreon, Scrap for Art
Tools
QuickBooks
Also
Maker Fair, Core 77, Mike and Lauren, Reclaimed Audio, Tim Sway, Engineer Burns

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