# Worktrips and Workspaces - Junket Jactation Jiltedness

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2014-11-27
- Length: 1h 16m
- Episode: 225
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-11-27-worktrips-and-workspaces-junket-jactation-jiltedness
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/225-worktrips-and-workspaces-junket-jactation-jiltedness/

## Summary

Chris Gammell of Contextual Electronics discusses his experience at the Electronica trade show, noting the high costs of exhibitor booths and the industry's reliance on face-to-face deal-making, while Dave Jones of EEVblog details his plans to acquire a low-cost, underground storage space dubbed the 'EEV bunker' for his workshop. The hosts analyze the failure of the Mu Thermal Camera crowdfunding campaign, attributing it to a lack of genuine innovation compared to competitors like Seek Thermal and FLIR, and Chris introduces parts.io, a new component search tool. They also touch on the logistics of large-scale events, the challenges of modular hardware platforms like the Raspberry Pi Com Plus, and the broader business realities of hardware startups.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-11-27-worktrips-and-workspaces-junket-jactation-jiltedness#t=0) Introduction: Chris Gammell and Dave Jones
- [3:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-11-27-worktrips-and-workspaces-junket-jactation-jiltedness#t=187) Chris Gammell's Travel Logistics and SIM Card Issues
- [7:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-11-27-worktrips-and-workspaces-junket-jactation-jiltedness#t=468) Electronica Trade Show: Scale, Costs, and Business Deals
- [26:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-11-27-worktrips-and-workspaces-junket-jactation-jiltedness#t=1617) Dave Jones's 'EEV Bunker' Storage and Workshop Plans
- [38:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-11-27-worktrips-and-workspaces-junket-jactation-jiltedness#t=2284) Raspberry Pi Com Plus and Modular Hardware Challenges
- [46:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-11-27-worktrips-and-workspaces-junket-jactation-jiltedness#t=2795) Mu Thermal Camera Failure and Lack of Innovation
- [1:02:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-11-27-worktrips-and-workspaces-junket-jactation-jiltedness#t=3737) Launch of parts.io and Search Tool Registration
- [1:11:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-11-27-worktrips-and-workspaces-junket-jactation-jiltedness#t=4282) Patreon Support and Next Week's Guest

## Topics

- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)
- [Retail, wholesale & distribution](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/retail-and-distribution)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Logistics & fulfilment](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/logistics-and-fulfillment)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies, founders before launch

## Mentioned

- Electronica (other)
- Contextual Electronics (company)
- EEVblog (company)
- Mu Thermal Camera (product)
- Seek Thermal (product)
- FLIR (company)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- Raspberry Pi Com Plus (product)
- parts.io (other)
- Altium (company)
- Maxim (company)
- TI (company)
- ADI (company)
- Vichay (company)
- Infineon (company)
- ABB (company)
- Keithley (company)
- Hammond Manufacturing (company)
- DigiKey (company)
- Mouser (company)
- Hackaday Prize (other)
- Productronica (other)
- CES (other)
- ESP32 (chip)
- STM32 (chip)
- CPLD (chip)
- RIGOL (company)
- Daily Planet (other)
- Social Blade (other)
- Fisher Price (company)
- Kinder Surprise (product)
- Play-Doh (product)
- Thomas the Tank Engine (other)
- Google Glass (product)
- Popular Electronics (other)
- Punch Through Design (company)
- Blue Bean (product)

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