# 390: It’s Like a Headline Waiting to Happen

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2023-03-03
- Length: 1h 11m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-03-03-390-its-like-a-headline-waiting-to-happen
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/390-its-like-a-headline-waiting-to-happen

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their current projects, including Diresta's Instagram alphabet series and Picciuto's custom sliding crosscut table, while debating the ethics of cultural appropriation in design and the balance between audience feedback and creative integrity. The hosts share insights on business models, with Clagett highlighting his ice pick product line and Diresta launching an Arduino course, before exploring how inspiration from other cultures can be integrated respectfully into physical product design.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-03-03-390-its-like-a-headline-waiting-to-happen#t=1) Introduction: Workbench Con and Instagram Experiments
- [9:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-03-03-390-its-like-a-headline-waiting-to-happen#t=543) David Picciuto's Sliding Crosscut Table Design
- [17:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-03-03-390-its-like-a-headline-waiting-to-happen#t=1071) Shop Logistics and Bob Clagett's Workshop Setup
- [25:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-03-03-390-its-like-a-headline-waiting-to-happen#t=1515) Audience Feedback and Content Strategy
- [36:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-03-03-390-its-like-a-headline-waiting-to-happen#t=2203) Business Models: Ice Picks and Arduino Courses
- [46:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-03-03-390-its-like-a-headline-waiting-to-happen#t=2813) Cultural Appropriation in Design and Inspiration
- [1:05:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-03-03-390-its-like-a-headline-waiting-to-happen#t=3942) Community Updates and Video Recommendations

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Workbench Con (other)
- Instagram (other)
- SawStop (product)
- Harvey Woodworking (company)
- DeWalt (product)
- Arduino (product)
- Fusion 360 (tool)
- Max Maker (other)
- Corridor Crew (other)

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- [18: No Cool Cheap Screwdrivers](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2016-09-17-18-no-cool-cheap-screwdrivers) (Thoroughly Considered)
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