Ep. 358: Chukar Hunting, Riflescope Drop Tests, and Inside Maven

Beau Martonik is joined by Maven Optics founders and team members at the Maven HQ in Lander, Wyoming. Through their business model, Maven makes the highest-quality optics at half the price of their competitors. They discuss how Maven started, why they do things differently, Beau’s first time Chukar hunting, the RS.2 Riflescope, the infamous riflescope drop test, the employees who make it all happen, direct-to-consumer benefits, and the best/worst things about working at Maven.

Topics:

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:09:11 - How Maven started and what the facility is like
• 00:15:05 - Why are Maven specs a little bit different from everything else?
• 00:17:54 - The Maven look
• 00:23:53 - Chukar hunting
• 00:30:56 - Bow hunting or rifle hunting?
• 00:37:56 - Favorite scope: RS2
• 00:40:50 - The infamous riflescope drop test
• 00:44:26 - Craig’s introduction
• 00:46:40 - Sarah's introduction
• 00:48:00 - Jordan’s introduction
• 00:49:34 - Shows and expos
• 00:50:40 - Direct-to-consumer benefits
• 00:56:36 - Best and worst things about working at Maven

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