What actually goes into launching a hardware product? What can be worked on in advance, and what has to be perfectly timed with the launch date? We'll explore how to structure the necessary planning and share some of the things we have learned through multiple launches we have done ourselves.

There is so much to unpack here that we had to break up this episode into two parts!

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Intro song:

• Complicate Ya - Otis McDonald (Creative Commons Attribution License)

Ad song:

• Forever Young - Otis McDonald (Creative Commons Attribution License)

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What does it mean to license something in a way that works for you and your project? Does this fall under copyright or a patent? (The answer may surprise you!)

The president of the Open Source Hardware Association, Thea Flowers, stopped by to school us on open hardware licensing, and it was much needed. We start by going over the scope of permissivity regarding licenses, beginning with the most open type of license available and progressing from there. There is a lot to unpack here, so get ready to get educated!

Links for things mentioned in this episode

• choosealicense.com
• TLDRLegal
• CC Friendly Lawyers

Do you have any questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Email us at podcast@opulo.io. We'd love to hear from you!

To find out more about what we do, check out Opulo.io

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Intro song:

• Complicate Ya - Otis McDonald (Creative Commons Attribution License)

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It is challenging to succeed with open hardware while keeping it sustainable and still making enough money to pay the bills. But there are ways to do it!

In this episode, we dive into how you can succeed in doing open hardware. Plus, we talk about how vastly different open hardware is compared to open software.

Do you have any questions, comments, or topic suggestions? Email us at podcast@opulo.io. We'd love to hear from you!

To find out more about what we do, check out Opulo.io

To see everything else we do, including social media, check out Opulo.start.page

O.H.M. Podcast Merch is now here!

Intro song:

• Complicate Ya - Otis McDonald (Creative Commons Attribution License)

Ad song:

• Forever Young - Otis McDonald (Creative Commons Attribution License)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.