Quality Control
topic on 2 shows · 2 statements across 2 episodes
We Live to Build 
How I Built This
2 statements about Quality Control, every show
Traditional multi-layer shoe manufacturing hides quality control defects with glue
“In a regular shoe there's a lot of layers, and they all get glued together. And it really doesn't matter how accurate you are with quality control and quality assurance. So you can hide a lot of mistakes with glue.”
Weisbrot: Outsourcing removes quality control when founders lack domain expertise
“The problem is when you outsource, you're putting yourself in a position where you really don't have control over the quality because oftentimes you don't have the understanding and the expertise to know if the quality of the work or the cost for the work is c…”