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Chris Becomes Self Employed - Quixotic Quitting Quaere

The Amp Hour · 12 Feb 2014 · 1h 16m · Episode 184

What this episode covers

Chris Gammell of Contextual Electronics announces he is becoming self-employed after his employer rejected his request to work part-time, a decision driven by the growth of his own business and consulting pipeline. Dave Jones of EEV Blog discusses the operational details of his successful Kickstarter, including a $40,000 capital outlay for genuine parts, pilot run hiccups with Maxim components, and his transition to a drop-shipping model with his local assembler. The hosts also analyze the strategic implications of Tektronix's new MDO 3000 mixed-domain oscilloscope and the broader economic impact of manufacturing industry closures in Australia and the US.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Contextual Electronics, EEV Blog, Tektronix, DigiKey, Maxim, Analog Devices, Dangerous Prototypes, Kiva Systems, Boston Dynamics, Google, Keysight, Agilent, Holden, Ford, Toyota, GM, IBM, Texas Instruments, Intel, National Semiconductor, Keithley, Libsyn
Products
MDO 3000, BenchBuddy

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