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124: Tariff Talk

Thoroughly Considered · 8 May 2025 · 1h 11m · Episode 124

What this episode covers

Myke Hurley joins hosts Tom Gerhardt and Dan Provost of Studio Neat to discuss the impact of tariffs on their business, explaining how they mitigate costs by performing final assembly and value-added machining in the US while sourcing raw metal parts from Asia. The group also covers the discontinuation of the Material Dock due to its complex, multi-supplier supply chain and low sales volume, and reviews past predictions, including a debate on whether DSLR camera sales are recovering. Finally, they discuss Studio Neat's new Pocket Notebook, highlighting its use of Colorplan paper and GeoSmyth's Abstract recycled paper, and touch on the strategic shift toward automated, AI-driven marketing.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Studio Neat, Cortex Brand, Peak Design, GeoSmyth
Products
Panel Book, Mark One, Material Dock, Tote Book, Cosmonaut
Materials
Colorplan, Abstract
Also
Smarter Every Day, Kickstarter

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