170: Simone Giertz – State of the Workflow
Myke talks to Simone Giertz about her workflow for turning ideas into products, from early sketches and CAD prototypes to manufacturing, launching, and running a product studio alongside her YouTube channel.
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Simone Giertz - YouTube
Yetch Studio
The Coat Hinger – Yetch Studio
A chair built for your half-dirty clothes - Simone Giertz - YouTube
Why I spent 3 years working on a coat hanger - Simone Giertz - YouTube
Fusion 360
Patch Cap – Yetch Studio
Screwdriver Ring – Yetch Studio
Coat Hingers – Foldable Coat Hangers – Kickstarter
The Every Day Calendar – Kickstarter
The Every Day Goal Calendar – Yetch Studio
Spool Table – Yetch Studio
What I’ve learned from 10 years on YouTube - Simone Giertz - YouTube
Yetch Studio – Instagram
Edge Piece Puzzle – Yetch Studio
Why sales is the worst part of my job - Simone Giertz - YouTube
Simone's Home Screen
Brick
Microsoft To Do
Microsoft To Do
Paper Apps™ TO•DO Notebook – Gladden Design
Pencil Dice™ – Gladden Design
Simone Giertz: EVs, Viral Robots, and Becoming a Product Designer
This week, Simone Giertz dropped by to talk about everything from Truckla to feeling like she's retired from YouTube. She also talks about how she's been able to turn her love for inventing into a successful product business. Of course, we wrap it all up with the typing test and some trivia as well. It's a fun one!
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Simone Giertz: https://bit.ly/wvfrmsimonegiertz
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Yetch store: https://yetch.store/
Technology Connections: https://bit.ly/wvfrmtechnologyconnections
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#372 – Simone Giertz: Queen of Sh*tty Robots, Innovative Engineering, and Design
Simone Giertz is an inventor, designer, engineer, and roboticist famous for a combination of humor and brilliant creative design in the systems and products she creates. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(06:49) – Early creations
(23:42) – Sh*tty Robots
(38:40) – Robots and human connection
(40:55) – Dating AI
(44:14) – Proud parent machine
(46:05) – Creative process
(47:31) – Bubble wrap music box
(52:53) – Education
(58:27) – Difficult projects
(59:56) – TED talk
(1:06:13) – Brain tumor
(1:14:51) – Fear of death
(1:19:15) – Mass production
(1:34:40) – Truckla
(1:39:29) – Weapons
(1:43:29) – Consciousness
(1:45:33) – MMA
(1:49:36) – China, Kenya, and USA
(1:54:29) – Advice for young people
(1:58:21) – Meaning of life
