I'm No Expert

Two friends who met in college ask "was it worth it?" Is college worth it today? Maybe you should just go to a technical school. Or watch a bunch of YouTube videos. Everything is on YouTube, you know.

Maker Minute: Mike Rowe Works Foundation

In what may be their most controversial episode yet, Jason and Ben don their stars and stripes underwear, wrap themselves in Old Glory, and talk "Made in the USA."

Maker Minute: Jens Anso

Meta alert! After 23 episodes of claiming not to be experts, Jason and Ben question the premise of their show. Jason shares the definition of expert he learned from his father and reveals some of the wizardry at work in his recent experiments with pulse width modulation, while Ben talks sushi, soccer, and what he learned from Good Will Hunting.

Maker Minute: Jiro Ono

Pulse Width Modulation spell casting.

We're still not experts, but Jason HAS run 5 successful* Kickstarter Campaigns for Prometheus products, including the Beta QR AAA Flashlight, the Kappa Keychain Quick Release, and the Lambda Top. He shares his experiences both as a campaign creator AND a backer of projects that failed for one reason or another.

Covered in the podcast:

- The 3 Things Kickstarter is Good For (from an inventor/small business perspective) - Why Hitting Your Funding Goals Does NOT Equal "Success" - How to Make a Killer Kickstarter Video - The NEXT Prometheus Kickstarter Campaign

Maker Minute: BackerKit

*Jason defines a "successful" Kickstarter Campaign, based on his *ahem* expertise on the subject.

Prometheus Lights Kickstarter Page

Jason and Ben are joined by David Chow of Foursevens to talk the recent acquisition, SHOTShow 2018, the state of the flashlight industry, and helicopter assembly.

Read the Official Acquisition Announcement.

In which Jason and Ben riff off a recent CandlePowerForums thread on tactical flashlights and answer two all-important, hotly-debated questions:

1) What makes a flashlight tactical?

2) Is there really such thing as a tactical flashlight?

Also, is there such thing as a tactical plunger?

Link to the forum here.

Maker Minute: CandlePowerForums

You don't need a New Year's Resolution. You need a strategic plan. Something Jason and Ben know more than nothing about.

Maker minute: John Foster.

Forbes Article mentioned: here.

In which Jason and Ben discuss the importance of making your bed, journaling, and hypnobirthing (a topic in which they are both DEFINITELY not experts).

Maker Minute: "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron

"Make Your Bed" speech ---> here

In which Jason and Ben talk plungers, ice scrapers, sleds, toothbrushes, and the completely rational fear of toilets.

Maker Minute: Liam Hoffman

Zipfy sled [listen to episode for context]:

How does a Maker "level up," and how many experience points are gained when making the leap from "hobbyist" to "full-time maker?"

What does it mean when a Maker goes from a solo act to a team operation?

Jason and Ben explore Makervese scale in this highly anticipated follow up to The Makerverse, Part 1.

Maker Minute: Tommy Mac, of "Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac" and "Murder Matters."