Hardware Podcasts

80: Jony Ive’s Favorite Things

Thoroughly Considered · 18 May 2022 · 38m · Episode 80

What this episode covers

Tom Gerhardt and Dan Provost of Studio Neat provide an update on the Mark 2 product launch and discuss their Instagram advertising strategy for their physical goods. The hosts then analyze Jony Ive’s Financial Times article listing his favorite objects, debating the engineering, cost, and personal significance of items like a $5,600 tone arm, a Snap-on torque wrench, and a leather-wrapped Stanley tape measure.

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companies scaling up

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Mentioned

Companies
Studio Neat, Relay FM
Products
Mark 2, Mark One
Also
Jony Ive, Financial Times, Snap-on, Stanley, Montegrappa, PB Swiss Tools, Wera, Mitsutoyo

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