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An(other) Interview with Jon Oxer

The Amp Hour · 26 Jun 2017 · 1h 37m · Episode 349

What this episode covers

Jon Oxer, founder of Freetronics and Superhouse, discusses his recent sale of a software company and the subsequent need to seek employment or consulting work due to tax liabilities. He details the challenges of job hunting as a non-traditional engineer, the difficulties of remote work for hardware roles, and the specific engineering constraints of low-volume satellite projects versus high-volume toy manufacturing. The conversation also covers his DIY home automation projects, including retrofitting window motors and reverse-engineering 433 MHz protocols, as well as his interest in drones and autonomous robots.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies and companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Freetronics, Espressif, Blackmagic Design, Google, DJI
Products
Superhouse, RGSAT, Arduino, Phantom 4, Raspberry Pi
Chips
ESP8266, ESP32
Tools
OpenHAB

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