# 446: Nixon Riding A Unicorn

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2024-06-14
- Length: 1h 12m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-06-14-446-nixon-riding-a-unicorn
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/446-nixon-riding-a-unicorn

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the creative process, emphasizing the importance of 'aha moments' and intentional life rhythms for problem-solving. They detail specific projects, including David's flexible TPU camera mount printed on a Prusa XL, Bob's nesting bench redesign, and Jimmy's Ghia bodywork. The conversation also explores the ethical implications of AI in creative industries, the value of high-end tools like Meditorial calipers, and the use of the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 for filming.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-06-14-446-nixon-riding-a-unicorn#t=0) Introduction: Life Rhythms and Scheduling Chaos
- [3:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-06-14-446-nixon-riding-a-unicorn#t=183) David's Nesting Bench and Creative Aha Moments
- [6:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-06-14-446-nixon-riding-a-unicorn#t=398) Subconscious Problem Solving and Sleep Routines
- [12:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-06-14-446-nixon-riding-a-unicorn#t=747) Jimmy's Sawmill Track and Business Productivity
- [18:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-06-14-446-nixon-riding-a-unicorn#t=1105) Family Camping and Escaping the Grind
- [22:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-06-14-446-nixon-riding-a-unicorn#t=1333) Entrepreneurial Anxiety and Planting Seeds
- [30:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-06-14-446-nixon-riding-a-unicorn#t=1843) Bob's Flexible TPU Camera Mount and 3D Printing
- [34:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-06-14-446-nixon-riding-a-unicorn#t=2053) DJI Osmo Pocket 3 and Meditorial Calipers
- [43:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-06-14-446-nixon-riding-a-unicorn#t=2601) 3D Scanning, AI, and Creator Ethics
- [55:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-06-14-446-nixon-riding-a-unicorn#t=3315) Advice for Designers and Career Paths
- [1:05:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-06-14-446-nixon-riding-a-unicorn#t=3912) Artistic Recommendations: Adam Smith and Jake Frew

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Riverside (tool)
- Prusa XL (tool)
- TPU (material)
- DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (product)
- Meditorial (tool)
- Midjourney (tool)
- Adam Smith (other)
- Gum Fetus (other)
- Jake Frew (other)
- Jack Conte (other)

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