# 429: The Fabric of Your Lungs

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2024-02-09
- Length: 1h 20m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-02-09-429-the-fabric-of-your-lungs
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/429-the-fabric-of-your-lungs

## Summary

Jaco, Jimmy Diresta's daughter and founder of the brand Giaco, discusses the development of her Kickstarter product, the Darkfade flashlight, explaining how trusting an external electronics engineer initially caused significant delays and stress due to a mismatch in design philosophy. She details the solution: partnering with a specialized LED expert to refine the device's unique 45-degree head and gesture-controlled brightness interface. Meanwhile, Bob Clagett shares a lesson on laser maintenance involving a melted lens, and David Picciuto discusses his strategy of slowing down production on a record player stand to prioritize detail over speed.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-02-09-429-the-fabric-of-your-lungs#t=1) Introduction: Jaco and the Giaco Brand
- [5:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-02-09-429-the-fabric-of-your-lungs#t=312) The Darkfade Kickstarter and Electronics Challenges
- [9:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-02-09-429-the-fabric-of-your-lungs#t=542) Darkfade Features: 45-Degree Head and Gesture Control
- [17:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-02-09-429-the-fabric-of-your-lungs#t=1024) Knockoffs and Intellectual Property Risks
- [20:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-02-09-429-the-fabric-of-your-lungs#t=1256) Bob Clagett's Laser Lens Disaster
- [27:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-02-09-429-the-fabric-of-your-lungs#t=1675) David Picciuto's Record Player Stand and Slowing Down
- [39:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-02-09-429-the-fabric-of-your-lungs#t=2377) Jaco's Maker Knife 2 and Product Philosophy
- [50:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-02-09-429-the-fabric-of-your-lungs#t=3030) Premium Positioning and Feature Creep

## Topics

- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Darkfade (product)
- Giaco (company)
- Maker Knife (product)
- Kinetic Driver (product)
- Sharpie (product)
- Kickstarter (other)
- ChatGPT (other)
- Consensus (other)
- We Create Vision (other)
- Rockler (company)
- Comelon (company)
- Pur Big Tape Measure (company)
- YCImaging (other)
- Shop Tips From My Dad (other)

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