# Ep. 35 - 2024 Year-End Review

- Show: [Open Hardware Manufacturing Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast)
- Published: 2024-12-27
- Length: 1h 09m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast/2024-12-27-ep-35-2024-year-end-review
- Listen: https://www.opulo.io

## Summary

Stephen Hawes and Lucian Chepa of Opulo review 2024, highlighting the release of FreeCAD 1.0, Prusa's licensing controversy, and Opulo's shift to the OHL Weekly Reciprocal license. They discuss the successful launch of the LumenPnP V4, the development of the Leash API and Autobomb tool, and the closure of Ansla. The hosts also detail operational struggles, including failed ad campaigns, production bottlenecks, and the decision to hire more staff to manage scaling.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast/2024-12-27-ep-35-2024-year-end-review#t=0) Introduction: 2024 Year-in-Review Overview
- [3:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast/2024-12-27-ep-35-2024-year-end-review#t=217) FreeCAD 1.0 Release and Community Impact
- [6:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast/2024-12-27-ep-35-2024-year-end-review#t=405) Open Hardware Hardware: Maslow 4.1, Alt Mill, and Compass
- [11:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast/2024-12-27-ep-35-2024-year-end-review#t=687) Opulo Tools: Autobomb and Leash API
- [15:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast/2024-12-27-ep-35-2024-year-end-review#t=908) USPTO Prior Art and Prusa Licensing Controversy
- [25:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast/2024-12-27-ep-35-2024-year-end-review#t=1532) Ansla Closure and Opulo's License Change
- [28:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast/2024-12-27-ep-35-2024-year-end-review#t=1705) LumenPnP V4 Launch and Marketing Shift
- [40:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast/2024-12-27-ep-35-2024-year-end-review#t=2413) Community Management: Discord vs. Forums
- [46:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast/2024-12-27-ep-35-2024-year-end-review#t=2799) Failed Ad Campaigns and YouTube Strategy
- [55:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/open-hardware-manufacturing-podcast/2024-12-27-ep-35-2024-year-end-review#t=3336) Production Scaling and Hiring Challenges

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Opulo (company)
- FreeCAD (tool)
- Prusa (company)
- Maslow 4.1 (product)
- Alt Mill (product)
- Compass (product)
- V4 LumenPnP (product)
- Ansla (company)
- Leash (tool)
- Autobomb (tool)
- Mattermost (tool)
- InkFinger (tool)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Ep 297: Prusa Eschews Open Source Hardware, The Lemontron Prints Upside-Down, and the vecdec Cyberdeck Does Minority Report](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-11-22-ep-297-prusa-eschews-open-source-hardware-the-lemontron-prints-upside-down-and-t) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [A Benchtop Pick and Place with Stephen Hawes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2025-01-21-a-benchtop-pick-and-place-with-stephen-hawes) (The Amp Hour)
- [Alternate Info Sources](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2017-12-04-alternate-info-sources) (The Amp Hour)
- [Data Provenance in the Home, Server, and Fab](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-12-23-data-provenance-in-the-home-server-and-fab) (The Amp Hour)
- [Can't We All Just Get Arduino? - Tardiloquent Trademark Tirade](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-03-26-cant-we-all-just-get-arduino-tardiloquent-trademark-tirade) (The Amp Hour)

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