# #397.1 - An Interview with Monica Houston and Alessandra Nölting

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2018-06-21
- Length: 31m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-06-21-397-1-an-interview-with-monica-houston-and-alessandra-nolting
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/397-1-an-interview-with-monica-houston-and-alessandra-nolting/

## Summary

Monica Houston and Alessandra Nölting from Hackster.io join Chris Gamble on a sailboat to discuss their company's mission and upcoming initiatives. They detail Hackster.io's growth to 500,000 members, its role in promoting open-source hardware, and a new annual contest focused on ocean conservation. The conversation also covers their plans to take the ham radio license exam at ToorCamp and observations on the hardware startup scenes in Seattle and San Francisco.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-06-21-397-1-an-interview-with-monica-houston-and-alessandra-nolting#t=0) Introduction and Context
- [4:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-06-21-397-1-an-interview-with-monica-houston-and-alessandra-nolting#t=256) Guest Backgrounds and Hackster.io Overview
- [7:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-06-21-397-1-an-interview-with-monica-houston-and-alessandra-nolting#t=462) Hackster.io Community and Ocean Contest
- [16:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-06-21-397-1-an-interview-with-monica-houston-and-alessandra-nolting#t=975) Hardware Startup Scenes in Seattle and SF
- [21:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-06-21-397-1-an-interview-with-monica-houston-and-alessandra-nolting#t=1319) Ham Radio and ToorCamp Plans

## Topics

- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Hackster.io (company)
- Arduino (product)
- STM32 (chip)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- ToorCamp (other)

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