# Episode 046: Going all Howard Hughes

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2015-11-20
- Length: 58m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-11-20-episode-046-going-all-howard-hughes
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-046-going-all-howard-hughes

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-11-20-episode-046-going-all-howard-hughes#t=0) Introduction and Project Updates
- [12:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-11-20-episode-046-going-all-howard-hughes#t=728) Staying Focused and Avoiding Burnout
- [25:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-11-20-episode-046-going-all-howard-hughes#t=1538) Business Structure, LLCs, and Insurance
- [40:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-11-20-episode-046-going-all-howard-hughes#t=2413) The Lottery Hypothetical and Creative Freedom
- [50:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-11-20-episode-046-going-all-howard-hughes#t=3051) Creator Recommendations and Maker Fair

## Topics

- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Legal Zoom (company)
- QuickBooks (tool)
- FedEx (company)
- Home Depot (company)
- Maker Fair (other)
- Patreon (company)
- Core 77 (other)
- Scrap for Art (company)
- Mike and Lauren (other)
- Reclaimed Audio (other)
- Tim Sway (other)
- Engineer Burns (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [7: Work/Life Balance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2016-01-08-7-work-life-balance) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [HIBT Lab! Colin and Samir: Colin Rosenblum and Samir Chaudry](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2022-04-14-hibt-lab-colin-and-samir-colin-rosenblum-and-samir-chaudry) (How I Built This)
- [33: Year-End Q&A](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2017-12-21-33-year-end-q-a) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [Afterschool Podcast, Episode 1 - Rich Brilliant Willing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/core77-podcast/2013-08-19-afterschool-podcast-episode-1-rich-brilliant-willing) (Core77 Podcast)
- [Ep. 36 - Keeping Up With Orders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast/2025-01-24-ep-36-keeping-up-with-orders) (Open Hardware Manufacturing Podcast)

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