# Episode 099: Out of your control.

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2016-12-02
- Length: 44m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-12-02-episode-099-out-of-your-control
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-099-out-of-your-control

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss coping with lack of control, sharing personal stories of plumbing failures, CNC software glitches, and YouTube content theft. They explore the importance of reacting positively, prioritizing tasks, and leveraging community support when facing unexpected setbacks in their maker businesses.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-12-02-episode-099-out-of-your-control#t=0) Introduction and Thanksgiving Updates
- [4:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-12-02-episode-099-out-of-your-control#t=294) Jimmy's Plumbing Crisis and Tormac Frustrations
- [10:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-12-02-episode-099-out-of-your-control#t=602) Coping Strategies: Lists and Community Support
- [17:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-12-02-episode-099-out-of-your-control#t=1072) The Thumb Drive Glitch and Letting Go
- [27:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-12-02-episode-099-out-of-your-control#t=1643) YouTube Content ID and Monetization Issues
- [34:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-12-02-episode-099-out-of-your-control#t=2080) Reactions, Attitude, and Final Thoughts

## Topics

- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Tormac (tool)
- Fusion (tool)
- YouTube (other)
- Content ID (other)
- Rockler (company)
- Matterhackers (company)
- Microjig (company)
- Cactus Workshop (other)
- Active Self Protection (other)

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- [How to Build an Industrial Automation YouTube Channel with Tim Wilborne](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-01-17-how-to-build-an-industrial-automation-youtube-channel-with-tim-wilborne) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [333: Project Purgatory](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-06-04-333-project-purgatory) (Embedded.fm)
- [439: Ditches and Psychology](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2023-01-06-439-ditches-and-psychology) (Embedded.fm)
- [Ep. 39 - Starting a Hardware Company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast/2025-05-15-ep-39-starting-a-hardware-company) (Open Hardware Manufacturing Podcast)
- [343: Getting Brains to Work](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-09-04-343-getting-brains-to-work) (Embedded.fm)

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