# Episode 071: Back to Maker Faire

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2016-05-20
- Length: 47m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-05-20-episode-071-back-to-maker-faire
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-071-back-to-maker-faire

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their experiences and preparations for the upcoming Maker Faire, reflecting on how the maker community and their individual businesses have grown over the past year. They share personal anecdotes, including Diresta's car breakdown in Colorado, Clagett's equipment failure at a Filson event, and Picciuto's new book and skull project. The conversation also covers the challenges of scaling content creation, the impact of social media platforms like Snapchat, and the logistics of their upcoming talks and meetups at the fair.

## Chapters

- [0:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-05-20-episode-071-back-to-maker-faire#t=25) Jimmy Diresta's Colorado Trip and Wet Plate Photography
- [5:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-05-20-episode-071-back-to-maker-faire#t=300) David Picciuto's Skull Project and New Book
- [9:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-05-20-episode-071-back-to-maker-faire#t=573) Bob Clagett's Filson Event and Band Saw Issues
- [12:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-05-20-episode-071-back-to-maker-faire#t=769) Growth, Scaling, and Shop Space Challenges
- [20:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-05-20-episode-071-back-to-maker-faire#t=1227) Maker Faire Talk Logistics and Community Growth
- [30:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-05-20-episode-071-back-to-maker-faire#t=1840) Social Media: Snapchat vs. YouTube and Vlogging
- [40:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-05-20-episode-071-back-to-maker-faire#t=2457) Maker Faire Meetups, Shaper, and Music
- [45:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-05-20-episode-071-back-to-maker-faire#t=2704) Shoutouts to Trust in Timber and Patreon

## Topics

- [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)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Maker Faire (other)
- Filson (company)
- Ryobi (other)
- Inventables (company)
- Shaper (product)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- Arduino (product)
- Snapchat (other)
- Dirty Smith (other)
- Rory May (other)
- Trust in Timber (other)
- Uncommon Sense (other)
- Howard (other)
- Rob Scallan (other)
- Hank Green (other)
- Simone Giertz (other)
- Adam Savage (other)
- Will Smith (other)
- Donald Bell (other)

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