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What I'm Doing First to Start My Maker Business
I spent this one basically talking myself through the real first steps of turning a maker idea into a business. Not the shiny version, just the part where you sit down...
Talking Money With Your Spouse Before You Start
The conversation covers the setup for podcast recording and the transition back to a regular podcast schedule after a hiatus. It also delves into the thought processes...
The Experience of Three Weeks of Riverside
Josh spends three weeks putting Riverside's mobile app through its paces for recording and live streaming, and shares the good, the bad, and the frustrating. He digs i...
Launched the Community. Here's What Almost Broke Me.
Josh walks through the real, behind-the-scenes process of launching community.themakerdad.com, the platform he considered and rejected, and why he settled on Invision ...
How Has AI Slop Affected Makers and Creators
AI slop is flooding woodworking searches, Etsy listings, and maker content feeds, and it's making life harder for real creators trying to get found. In this episode, J...
Can We Even Afford to Be Makers Right Now?
Can We Even Afford to Be Makers Right Now? | MDP005 The cost of everything has gone up, and if you are trying to get into making or woodworking right now, those price ...
Imposter Syndrome – Why It Happens and How to Push Through It
Have you ever felt like a fraud in your creative journey? Like you're not good enough, not skilled enough, or just plain faking it compared to everyone else? You're no...
The Maker's Mindset
In this episode, I discuss how the pursuit of perfection and constant optimization in hobbies like biking, 3D printing, and maker projects can drain the joy out of cre...
Workflow, Burnout, and Finding the Line
In this episode, Josh gets real about what it actually takes to turn a creative hobby into a business. Using his own woodworking journey as the backdrop, he talks thro...
Let's Break Into the Created by Humans Era of Creativity
Welcome to the very first episode of The MakerDad Podcast! I'm Josh, and tonight I'm getting into something that's been on my mind for a while: how do we as makers and...
