# An Interview with Jon Oxer - Innoxious Implant Innovator

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2012-11-27
- Length: 1h 21m
- Episode: 123
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-11-27-an-interview-with-jon-oxer-innoxious-implant-innovator
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-123-innoxious-implant-innovator/

## Summary

Jon Oxer, co-founder of Freetronics and CEO of Internet Vision Technologies (IVT), discusses the evolution of his hardware kit business from a garage operation to a global reseller network, highlighting the challenges of scaling and international shipping. He details his personal experience implanting an RFID chip in his arm to understand privacy and home automation, and shares insights on his work with the ArduSat CubeSat project. The conversation also covers his views on open-source hardware licensing, the ethics of cloning designs, and the importance of community engagement for engineers.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-11-27-an-interview-with-jon-oxer-innoxious-implant-innovator#t=0) Introduction and Background
- [7:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-11-27-an-interview-with-jon-oxer-innoxious-implant-innovator#t=445) Freetronics: From Kits to Global Resellers
- [14:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-11-27-an-interview-with-jon-oxer-innoxious-implant-innovator#t=845) Scaling Hardware Business and Margins
- [15:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-11-27-an-interview-with-jon-oxer-innoxious-implant-innovator#t=940) Managing IVT and Lean Startup Philosophy
- [20:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-11-27-an-interview-with-jon-oxer-innoxious-implant-innovator#t=1221) Product Design: The EtherMega and Home Automation
- [24:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-11-27-an-interview-with-jon-oxer-innoxious-implant-innovator#t=1485) Implanting an RFID Chip and Body Hacking
- [48:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-11-27-an-interview-with-jon-oxer-innoxious-implant-innovator#t=2914) Hacking a Car: Remote Control and Safety
- [53:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-11-27-an-interview-with-jon-oxer-innoxious-implant-innovator#t=3236) ArduSat: Open Source Hardware in Space
- [59:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-11-27-an-interview-with-jon-oxer-innoxious-implant-innovator#t=3573) Open Source Hardware Licensing and Ethics
- [1:10:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2012-11-27-an-interview-with-jon-oxer-innoxious-implant-innovator#t=4217) Community, Conferences, and Advice

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Freetronics (company)
- Arduino (product)
- EtherMega (product)
- Practical Arduino (product)
- Internet Vision Technologies (company)
- ArduSat (product)
- LinuxConf (other)
- Tapa Open Hardware License (other)
- CERN Open Hardware License (other)
- MakerBot (product)
- Formlabs (company)
- 3D Systems (company)
- Kickstarter (other)

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