What happened to Jeri Ellsworth? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Srbel
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 12, 2016, 06:12:38 pm
content: She haven't uploaded a single video on her youtube channels for over 2 years.

author: rx8pilot
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 12, 2016, 06:16:31 pm
content: Making YT videos is no small commitment. It could be as simple as not having enough time or having higher priorities.I have been trying to launch a channel for over a year - I have cameras, audio, lights, editing etc - just cannot sort out the time needed to do it.

author: MK14
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 12, 2016, 06:21:20 pm
content: Quote from: Srbel on October 12, 2016, 06:12:38 pmMaybe she is too busy ?https://twitter.com/jeriellsworth?lang=en-gbShe says...QuoteEDIT:Specifically:QuoteSource:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeri_Ellsworth

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 12, 2016, 06:54:36 pm
content: She's busy running a startup. I met up with her when I was in SF for Maker Faire.She's still managing to squeeze in a little hands-on electronics but mostly doing management etc.

author: rx8pilot
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 12, 2016, 07:01:58 pm
content: I can relate - new and small businesses are all consuming. Wish her the best!

author: w2aew
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 12, 2016, 08:37:17 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on October 12, 2016, 06:54:36 pmRunning and growing CastAR is certainly occupying her time. A lot of people don't realize that producing quality videos is very time consuming. For me, each minute of video represents 10 to 30 minutes (or more) of behind the scenes work (research, materials preparation, document/collateral preparation, design and refinements of on-screen demonstrations, actual shooting of video clips with multiple angles, etc., video editing and rendering, etc.). A 10 minute video typically represents a few hours work (minimum).

author: Srbel
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 13, 2016, 07:10:00 am
content: OK, thanks.

author: Moshly
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 13, 2016, 08:17:17 am
content: You can listen to her talk about how much of a bitch it is to be a CEO/CTO here ->(from a few months back)http://embedded.fm/episodes/156

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 13, 2016, 08:26:41 am
content: Quote from: w2aew on October 12, 2016, 08:37:17 pmYup!The likes of Afrotech mods videos take 30+ hours work for a 5 minute video.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 13, 2016, 08:30:53 am
content: Quote from: Moshly on October 13, 2016, 08:17:17 amThey have a CEO now and she is just CTO now?When you have a startup and you've taken millions of other people's money, you are expected to live and breath the company. Zero time for anything else.CastAR is also her passion, I'd be surprised if she doesn't sleep under her desk.

author: @rt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 15, 2016, 12:11:38 am
content: I miss her quirky videos very much!It does seem to fall in line with bigger business ventures when the videos stopped.There was the Valve thing before CastAR.We never did get to see the outcome of the home made ICs

author: Rupunzell
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2016, 06:21:33 pm
content: Images of Jeri and others here:http://www.analogaficionados.orgBernice

author: hendorog
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2016, 06:55:50 pm
content: Quote from: Rupunzell on October 16, 2016, 06:21:33 pmThanks - shame about the website though. Can't even read the bio's.

author: janoc
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2016, 07:21:54 pm
content: Quote from: Srbel on October 12, 2016, 06:12:38 pmFollow her on Twitter, you will see what she is up toShe posts there fairly regularly.But yeah, I think she is up to her neck in the management/startup/business thing.

author: Rupunzell
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 16, 2016, 07:53:04 pm
content: More pictures from previous years. Including Jim Williams, Bob Pease, Bob Dobkin, Bo, Tom, Ron and a host of many others.http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/Analog_Aficionados/library/?sort=2&page=0BerniceQuote from: hendorog on October 16, 2016, 06:55:50 pm

author: DrTune
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 28, 2017, 08:06:27 am
content: Apparently news just in that Jeri's startup CastAR has just shut down. My commiserations, looked really cool.https://www.polygon.com/2017/6/26/15877804/castar-shut-down

author: rx8pilot
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 03, 2017, 08:13:13 pm
content: Tech startups are brutal.

author: alexcvl
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 11, 2017, 01:29:04 pm
content: Is she trying to start a new business again?

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 11, 2017, 01:45:26 pm
content: From Twitter seems like she's playing with Ham radio stuff & holograms at the moment - hopefully taking some time out from all the business stuff from the last few years..

author: tggzzz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 11, 2017, 01:59:42 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on October 13, 2016, 08:26:41 amJohn Simpson (the BBC reporter) had a rule of thumb that after shooting was completed, it took him 1 hour for him to prepare each 1 minute broadcast video.

author: kalel
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 11, 2017, 04:09:33 pm
content: Quote from: tggzzz on September 11, 2017, 01:59:42 pmIt would be interesting to ask BigClive (unless he answered already) about his preparation time. Of course, many YouTubers do more polishing and preparation (that's why it would be interesting). Entertainment-wise, his videos are high quality.One could create an "educational/explanatory" electronics channels with purely 3D animations (I'm sure those exist already). That would definitely take so much more time to prepare than the actual video length. Not just the modeling and animating part, but if you do high resolution and high quality physical material rendering (on not the highest end computers), it could take a day just to get a few frames rendered (or if you super optimize, you might get a frame in up to a few minutes). This would be really interesting to tackle, but requires far more knowledge than I posses. To explain something, you must first understand it really really well. EE students would probably be able to have a good enough level of understanding.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 18, 2017, 11:22:04 am
content: Interview with Ham radio Now - dropped a hint that something interesting may come out of CastARhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcYWnOfAzTA&feature=youtu.be