Hardware Podcasts

59: I’ve Always Wanted to Do a Bleep

Thoroughly Considered · 20 May 2020 · 42m · Episode 59

What this episode covers

Dan Provost and Tom Gerhardt of Studio Neat discuss the challenges of running a small physical product business during the early pandemic, including their upcoming Kickstarter launch and the importance of diversifying revenue streams beyond advertising. Myke Hurley of Relay FM shares how his podcast network is adapting to economic uncertainty by expanding membership models and creating new content like 'Dithering'. The hosts also engage in a detailed debate about the industrial design compromises of Apple's Magic Mouse and the original Apple Pencil, analyzing how resource allocation and form factor constraints lead to controversial design choices.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies and companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Studio Neat, Relay FM, Squarespace, Shopify, Stripe
Products
Magic Mouse, Apple Pencil, iPad Pro, Logitech MX Master, Dithering
Also
Ben Thompson, John Gruber, Max

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