#46 – Noel LaFlamme: Hammer and Forge Metallurgist
- Always interested in how things work and making it better.
- Which led to blacksmithing - by way of archery
- Made arrowheads out of rebar.
- Which (of course) led to a sword.
- Rules of thumb for temperature of steel.
- Blacksmithing is a hobby that makes a few bucks.
- Specialty is chef’s knives
- Good knives are tapered from spine to edge and from bast to tip.
- YouTube videos on knife making are a mixed-bag.
- 1st job out of college was at a venture capital firm.
- Left to be more involved in the actual creation.
- Three most important factors for a startup – the team, the team, and the team.
- Good innovation often comes from startup pivots.
- “Getting around” patents
- Really enjoys flyfishing – and makes his equipment
- Did fly fishing make Ted Williams a great hitter or vice versa.
- Craft food for the movie filming of Moonrise Kingdom was in his front yard.
- Apolo Anton Ohno is often confused for … Apolo Anton Ohno.
Reach Noel at www.Laflammeforge.com
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