

Thoroughly Considered
Relay
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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Dec 12, 2024 • 59min
119: Anti Alton Brown Corollary
Myke chats with Tom & Dan about how their Black Friday promotions went, using VR as a design tool, and then some product recommendations for Myke’s upcoming baby. (!)
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay FM Membership The best tech and streaming gifts for 2024 - The Verge Gravity Sketch Apple, Sony Talk PlayStation VR Hand Controller Support for Vision Pro - Bloomberg Tripp Trapp highchair | Stokke

Nov 15, 2024 • 1h 20min
118: Sales and Discounts
Myke, Tom, and Dan give a Keen production update, before diving into a discussion about sales and discounts during the upcoming holidays. They close the show with a Dan’s Tech Corner.
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay FM Membership Black Friday (shopping) - Wikipedia Cyber Monday - Wikipedia Early Bird Sale – Studio Neat Testing the Vision Pro With New Ultrawide Display Option in visionOS 2.2 - MacRumors Dithering

Oct 18, 2024 • 1h 8min
117: Patch Club
Myke, Tom, and Dan discuss the newly launched Studio Neat Patch Club, Keen assembly and shipping progress, and close the show with a Dan’s Tech Corner.
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay FM Membership Studio Neat Patch Club Jony Ive's LoveFrom reinvents the button with Moncler - Fast Company Inside Jony Ive’s Life After Apple and His LoveFrom Design Business - The New York Times LoveFrom, And now… shipping! – Keen – Studio Neat

Sep 12, 2024 • 1h
116: The Last Detail with Jason Shellen
Jason Shellen, an entrepreneur and founding product manager of Google Reader, shares his fascinating journey through the world of product development. He delves into his emotional ties with the Patagonia Refugio 28L backpack, reflecting on its practical design and the nostalgia tied to travel. The conversation touches on the importance of sustainability, the emotional connections we have with everyday objects, and the shift from commoditized products to meaningful, well-crafted items. Listeners are encouraged to appreciate timeless designs in our fast-fashion era.

Aug 22, 2024 • 52min
115: New Website
Myke, Tom and Dan chat about Studio Neat’s new website, and how Keen production is coming along.
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay FM Membership Studio Neat Website teenage engineering store - teenage engineering Keyshot blender Fusion Screw Presenters | Mountz

Jul 11, 2024 • 1h 11min
114: Nothing but Corners
Myke, Tom, and Dan spend an episode clearing out the Dan’s Tech Corner backlog.
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay FM Membership Crush! | iPad Pro | Apple - YouTube Apple apologizes for iPad ‘Crush’ ad that ‘missed the mark’ - The Verge MacPad: How I Created the Hybrid Mac-iPad Laptop and Tablet That Apple Won't Make - MacStories Apple Watch Series 7 reportedly has flat sides and bigger screens - The Verge

Jun 27, 2024 • 50min
113: I Wasn’t Expecting Therapy Today
Tom and Dan give Myke some updates on Keen production, and reveal how the color selection breakdown is going. Then, a long discussion about hiring some design and engineering help at Studio Neat.
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay FM Membership Keen on Kickstarter

May 24, 2024 • 51min
112: The Last Detail with Matthew Panzarino
Today’s guest is Matthew Panzarino, the former editor of TechCrunch, and current proprietor of TheObessor.com. His object is the Acronym J1-A.
Guest Starring: Matthew Panzarino
Links and Show Notes: 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.
Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay FM Membership J1A-GTKR-BKS | ACRONYM® Acronym J1A History | Grailed Errolson Hugh: The Final Boss of Fashion — sabukaru An Introduction to Techwear | Grailed Dieter Rams - Wikipedia The Obsessor

May 1, 2024 • 49min
111: With Great Power
Myke, Tom and Dan give a brief Keen production update, and then chat extensively about the ethics of product reviews.
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay FM Membership Keen – Kickstarter The Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed... For Now - MKBHD - YouTube Do Bad Reviews Kill Companies? - MKBHD - YouTube Rabbit R1: Barely Reviewable - MKBHD - YouTube What Are These Companies Hiding? - Rabbit R1 / Humane AI Pin - Dave 2D - YouTube MKBHDs For Everything – Stratechery by Ben Thompson This is the Humane Ai Pin - Humane - YouTube What is Ai Pin? - Humane - YouTube Wavelength - A mind-reading party game Hanabi (card game) - Wikipedia Hanabi | Board Game | BoardGameGeek

Mar 21, 2024 • 39min
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.
Links and Show Notes: Support Thoroughly Considered with a Relay FM Membership Mark Two – Studio Neat Details on the Mark Two Changes Mark Three – Studio Neat Dan's Guitar – Threads


