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Mira Chen: When useful products outlive their launch08:12 / 36:44
Near & Far
S3:E1 — When useful products outlive their launch
Product leader Mira Chen traces the work that happens after a promising launch: listening carefully, reducing the number of moving parts, and making a young service dependable enough to become part of someone’s day.
In this season of Near & Far, meet the people turning close observation into practical work—and the small choices that help good ideas last.
Episode 01
When useful products outlive their launch
Mira Chen on the decisions that turn early interest into everyday usefulness.
Episode 02
The neighborhood factory with a waiting list
Owen Pike rebuilt a small production floor around shorter runs and local demand.
Episode 03
A repair shop designed for the next decade
Rhea Martin makes maintenance easier to understand—and easier to choose.
Episode 04
What changes when every customer can see the process
Studio founder Camille Rios on transparency, pricing, and the trust built between updates.
Episode 05
The ceramics business that stopped chasing volume
Jun Calder traded a packed catalog for a smaller range and a steadier workshop.
Episode 06
A public kitchen, one evening at a time
Nadia Holt’s supper club became a resilient meeting place without becoming a chain.
Episode 07
How a farm store became local infrastructure
For Elias Wynn, reliable opening hours mattered more than ambitious expansion.
Episode 08
The patient craft of making fewer things
Furniture maker Selam Ward on lead times, honest materials, and saying no well.
Trailers & notes
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