# 407: Mutant Cough

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2023-08-11
- Length: 1h 04m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-08-11-407-mutant-cough
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/407-mutant-cough

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their current projects, including Diresta's completed pool table, Clagett's Ghia engine rebuild, and Picciuto's conversion of end tables into a desk. The hosts engage in a deep dive into product design philosophy, debating whether form should follow function or if design should lead, using Diresta's struggle with a new furniture mechanism as a case study. They also touch on pricing strategies, the YouTube algorithm, and upcoming community events.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-08-11-407-mutant-cough#t=0) Introduction and Project Updates
- [1:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-08-11-407-mutant-cough#t=67) Jimmy Diresta's Pool Table Completion
- [14:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-08-11-407-mutant-cough#t=882) David Picciuto's End Table to Desk Conversion
- [27:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-08-11-407-mutant-cough#t=1668) Design Philosophy: Form vs. Function
- [8:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-08-11-407-mutant-cough#t=482) Pricing, Scams, and YouTube Algorithms
- [50:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2023-08-11-407-mutant-cough#t=3012) Bob Clagett's Log Treasure Chest and Event

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Blatt Billiards (company)
- Timu (company)
- Ryobi Corner Sander (tool)
- 3M flapper discs (tool)
- Diary of a CEO (other)
- 4 Rivers Studio (other)
- 3x3 Customs (other)

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