# 27: Panobook

- Show: [Thoroughly Considered](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered)
- Published: 2017-06-26
- Length: 47m
- Episode: 27
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2017-06-26-27-panobook
- Listen: http://relay.fm/tc/27

## Summary

Dan Provost and Tom Gerhardt of Studio Neat discuss their new Kickstarter campaign for the Panobook, a panoramic notebook designed to sit on a desk. They detail the product's specific dimensions, the choice of Finch paper, and the subtle dot-grid guide markers intended for designers. The founders explain their decision to use local Texas manufacturing to mitigate supply chain risks and validate demand through a lower-funding-goal campaign compared to their previous hardware products.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2017-06-26-27-panobook#t=4) Introduction and Panobook Concept
- [1:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2017-06-26-27-panobook#t=72) Design Evolution and Materials
- [7:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2017-06-26-27-panobook#t=430) Paper Selection and Prototype Testing
- [13:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2017-06-26-27-panobook#t=793) Grid Guides and Layout Features
- [20:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2017-06-26-27-panobook#t=1227) Kickstarter Strategy and Validation
- [23:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2017-06-26-27-panobook#t=1410) Slipcase and Archival Use
- [29:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2017-06-26-27-panobook#t=1745) Manufacturing Risks and Local Production
- [36:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2017-06-26-27-panobook#t=2205) Press Outreach and Delivery Timeline

## Topics

- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Studio Neat (company)
- Panobook (product)
- Field Notes (product)
- Notco (company)
- Finch (company)
- Glyph (product)
- Obi-LaserCat (product)
- Neat Ice Kit (product)

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