102: Keen

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102: Keen

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Aug 17, 2023

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Myke chats with Tom and Dan about their new Kickstarter project: Keen, a high quality retractable utility knife. They discuss the design decisions, the pricing, how the campaign is going… all manner of things. The show closes with a bit of follow up about Dan’s saga with a 32” 6k Dell monitor.

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Aug 17, 2023

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A show about entrepreneurship, product design, and the ups and downs of running a small indie business. Hosted by Dan Provost, Tom Gerhardt, and Myke Hurley.

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7: Work/Life Balance: This time Dan, Tom, and Myke share their thoughts about how they balance their work and their personal lives, as well as seeing how their businesses differ when it comes to office hours. by Thoroughly Considered
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10: The Press: What is it like to get good press, and how do you go about getting on the radar of journalists? by Thoroughly Considered
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3: Onward: Tom and Dan talk a little about the failure of the Obi campaign, and what they learned from it. Then, they discuss their latest project, and their plans moving forward. by Thoroughly Considered
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13: Anything But “What’s In a Name?”: This time Myke, Dan, and Tom discuss how they come up with names for their projects, what they do to build a brand around them, and how they try to protect them. by Thoroughly Considered
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1: Introductions: For our first episode we introduce you to Studio Neat and Obi, taking a look at where the idea for a 'Smart Laser Toy for Pets' came from. by Thoroughly Considered
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17: Three Honda Civics: How do you make injection molded products, and how do Apple product announcements affect businesses? by Thoroughly Considered
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9: Asking for Money: This time the guys talk about a Kickstarter Myke is currently running for The Pen Addict podcast. They discuss what makes this Kickstarter different, and how Myke views this in regards to the rest of his business. by Thoroughly Considered
49 min listen
24: Everybody Was on Probation: Dealing with big disruptions, and hiring people. by Thoroughly Considered
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21: The Way it Goes: This week Tom and Dan tell Myke the story of the _Canopy_, before giving an update on _Glif_ production. by Thoroughly Considered
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6: Apps: This time, Dan and Tom talk about the apps they make, and why they have a rather unique strategy for building them. by Thoroughly Considered
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11: The Time In-Between: This time, the guys talk about dealing with the time in-between an idea feeling ready, and when you launch it to the public. by Thoroughly Considered
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5: The Holiday Season: This time Dan and Tom talk about the effect that the Holiday Season has on their business, and the decisions they make as a company to be ready for it. by Thoroughly Considered
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48: Assembly: Myke chats with Tom and Dan about what it means to handle the assembly for a growing number of their products. by Thoroughly Considered
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29: Huddled Around a Lamp Post: The Panobook campaign is over. What's next? by Thoroughly Considered
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8: Packaging: A trip to the Apple Store sparks a discussion on Packaging. The guys discuss the importance of good packaging, and why it’s important to delight your customers. Make sure to stick around for the aftershow, so you can hear why the iPhone box upsets Dan. by Thoroughly Considered
50 min listen
4: How The Money Comes In: Tom and Dan talk with Myke about the routes they choose for people to buy their products, and how this can effect design decisions. They also give an update on the manufacturing process of the Apple TV Stand. by Thoroughly Considered
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2: Launching: What does it sound like to launch a Kickstarter project? How does it feel to deal with something unexpected? That's what we explore this week. by Thoroughly Considered
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19: Smushed by the Gears of Industry: Some would say this episode features a smorgasbord of updates. by Thoroughly Considered
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12: The Conference Racket: This week, the terrific trio discuss the benefit of attending conferences, and how they decide which to attend. by Thoroughly Considered
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14: Top Tools: Tom asks Myke and Dan to join him in picking three things that they love to use to get work done. by Thoroughly Considered
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16: 3,841: Myke quizzes Dan and Tom on what has become Studio Neat's most successful Kickstarter campaign to date. by Thoroughly Considered
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18: No Cool Cheap Screwdrivers: Let's talk about Studio Neat's new product – The Material Dock. by Thoroughly Considered
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15: The New Glif: Here we go again! Listen as Tom and Dan show Myke the new Glif just before they get ready to launch the Kickstarter campaign, then hear how it’s going 5 hours in. by Thoroughly Considered
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51: Puppet Notebook: Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about the new Studio Neat product, Totebook! by Thoroughly Considered
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23: Scratching and Clawing: Studio Neat are trying a new way to advertise, and Dan has done some maths. by Thoroughly Considered
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30: A Visit to the Printer and the iPhone X: Dan and Tom visit the Panobook printer, and they just can't help but talk about the design of the iPhone X. by Thoroughly Considered
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26: Putting a Bow on the Glif: The Glif is Shipping! by Thoroughly Considered
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46: The Only Way Out Is Through: Mark One updates, Material Dock updates, and — of course — a _Dan’s Tech Corner_. by Thoroughly Considered
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41: Rejected Ideas: Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about some product ideas from the past that were rejected for various reasons. by Thoroughly Considered
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28: Panobook Progress Report: Tom and Dan give an update on how the Panobook Kickstarter campaign is progressing. by Thoroughly Considered
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111: With Great Power: Myke, Tom and Dan give a brief Keen production update, and then chat extensively about the ethics of product reviews. by Thoroughly Considered
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110: Mid-life Crisis Hobby: Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about Mark Two, Mark Two (nobody calls it that) and then discuss Dan’s new hobby. by Thoroughly Considered
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109: The Last Detail with CW&T: Today’s guests are Che-Wei Wang and Taylor Levy, the duo behind CW&T, makers of beautifully designed and artful objects. Their objects are the Manfrotto Super Clamp, and the Casio F-91W wristwatch. by Thoroughly Considered
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107: Keepbook: Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about how the holidays went for their respective businesses, email marketing, their plans for 2024, and Studio Neat’s newest notebook, Keepbook. by Thoroughly Considered
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106: The Biannual Gift Giving Guide: Myke, Tom, and Dan each share three items they think would make excellent gifts. by Thoroughly Considered
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104: Pearlescent?: Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about the new Limited Edition release, the final days of the Keen campaign, and then have a lengthy discussion about Jony Ive’s reported collaboration with OpenAI. by Thoroughly Considered
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103: BxCttr: Myke asks Tom and Dan about how the Keen campaign is going so far, and about the feedback they have received. They also discuss how they came up with the name “Keen.” Then the three lads chat about the St. Jude fundraiser by Thoroughly Considered
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101: The Last Detail with Stephen Hackett: Today’s guest is Stephen Hackett, and founder of 512pixels.net and cofounder of Relay FM, the home of this very podcast. His object is the iMac G4. by Thoroughly Considered
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95: The Last Detail with Christina Warren: Today’s guest is Christina Warren, a journalist turned developer who currently works as the senior dev advocate at GitHub, while also hosting the podcasts Overtired and Rocket. Her object is the Sharp MD-MT15 MiniDisc player. by Thoroughly Considered
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94: I Love the Mind Virus: Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about Jony Ive’s design for the new Comic Relief Red Nose, give an update on Mark Three shipping, and discuss some changes happening at Studio Neat. by Thoroughly Considered
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93: The Last Detail with Stephan Ango: Today’s guest is Stephan Ango, the cofounder of Lumi, and now at Obsidian, software for note taking and thought processing. His object is the Hario V60. by Thoroughly Considered
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87: We Should Probably Cut This: Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about the reception of the new Material Docks, doing custom Mark Ones for other businesses, Mark Three progress, and then close the show with a Dan’s Tech Corner about the staying power of the Dynamic Island. by Thoroughly Considered
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86: Merciless Fundraising: Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about merciless fundraising and a special edition Mark One for St. Jude, and the new Material Docks from Studio Neat. Then the lads look back on an XOXO talk they gave 10 years ago to see if they would change anything about it. by Thoroughly Considered
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85: The Last Detail with Betty Chen: Today’s guest is Betty Chen, an architecture project manager, who on the side runs the YouTube channel ARTiculations and cohosts the podcast Pictorial here on the Relay FM network. Her object is the Herman Miller Aeron Chair. by Thoroughly Considered
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84: Empathy Machine: Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about The Last Detail, Mark Two Limited Edition 005, and how it feels to hire people. Then the lads discuss empathy machines and briefly touch on the book After Steve. by Thoroughly Considered
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83: The Last Detail with Adam Lisagor: New side quest! On The Last Detail, Tom and Dan invite a guest on to chat about an object that is meaningful to them. They dive deep into that object, discussing the design, the manufacturing process, the good, and bad, and everything in-between. by Thoroughly Considered
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82: Design is Compromise: Myke chats with Tom and Dan about their thoughts on the Mark Three campaign and their new pen tray. Then, Myke discusses some struggles with manufacturing a new paper product, and the show is closed with a Dan’s Tech Corner. by Thoroughly Considered
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81: Mark Three: Myke, Tom, and Dan chat about the launch of the latest Studio Neat product: the Mark Three. by Thoroughly Considered
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