# Episode 078: Sometime the cookie floats

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2016-07-08
- Length: 45m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-08-episode-078-sometime-the-cookie-floats
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-078-sometime-the-cookie-floats

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss how to handle unexpected crises and changes in maker projects and careers. Bob Clagett shares a story about a failed epoxy cookie project where the cookie floated, and his subsequent success with a printing press despite using the wrong paper. Jimmy Diresta details his experience with a printing press, a new assistant from Korea, and a He-Man shield build, while David Picciuto talks about his bench build and dealing with the 'cookie floating' metaphor for life's curveballs. The hosts emphasize that creativity often emerges from solving these unplanned problems, whether it's a flat tire, a job loss, or a material failure.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-08-episode-078-sometime-the-cookie-floats#t=0) Introduction: Bob Clagett, Jimmy Diresta, and David Picciuto
- [0:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-08-episode-078-sometime-the-cookie-floats#t=43) Bob Clagett's Failed Epoxy Cookie Project
- [3:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-08-episode-078-sometime-the-cookie-floats#t=203) Bob Clagett's Printing Press and Paper Issues
- [7:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-08-episode-078-sometime-the-cookie-floats#t=447) Jimmy Diresta's Bench Build and New Assistant
- [13:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-08-episode-078-sometime-the-cookie-floats#t=787) Jimmy Diresta's He-Man Shield and Foam Fabrication
- [18:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-08-episode-078-sometime-the-cookie-floats#t=1086) The 'Cookie Floats' Metaphor for Crisis Management
- [22:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-08-episode-078-sometime-the-cookie-floats#t=1372) Dealing with Unplanned Changes and Plan B
- [30:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-08-episode-078-sometime-the-cookie-floats#t=1804) Career Changes and Forced Pivots
- [38:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-08-episode-078-sometime-the-cookie-floats#t=2321) Personal Stories: Breakups and Silver Linings
- [41:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-07-08-episode-078-sometime-the-cookie-floats#t=2470) Recommendations: DIY Creators, XO Tools, and Patreon

## Topics

- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- DIY Creators (other)
- XO Tools (company)
- PewDiePie (other)
- How to Dad (other)
- Scam School (other)
- Arduino (chip)
- OnStar (other)
- Chevy (company)

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