u/NotTheLebowski_

Hi all,

I am currently trying to determine what would be the best ssd and hub option for my iPhone 17 Pro. I need it for my work as I do a lot of filming on my phone and need it to easily transfer to my computer for editing. I have looked a numerous options over the past week however I see that the iPhone 17 appears to have difficultly with all of them.

As a result, I am between two options. The Lexar Professional Go w/ hub or Freewell Pro Hub. They both appear to have issues surrounding the iPhone 17 however, it appears everyone of these SSDs have the same issue. Of these two, which would you get.

If I am wrong and their is one that works extremely well with the iPhone 17 Pro, please let me know.

Hi all,

I'll try to keep this as brief as possible. Me and my friend are planning on starting a podcast together. Right now I have some equipment that I can use however, I am trying to figure out what would be best to get moving forward.

Currently, what we have is my phone (iphone 17 pro), two little clip mics that produce fair sound quality, a couple plastic tripods. We plan on filming on one device for now and if we enjoy it, will grow into doing it more and make the necessary upgrades.

However, filming on my phone constantly for work has shown me a potential problem. My phone, at least the camera side, will get very hot. This generally happens in cinematic mode however, filming in 4k 30 fps for some time does cause the phone to get hot as well. We plan on this podcast being around the 2 hour range and I fear the phone may not be able to handle it. Given what we have and what we are currently looking to do, I am curious on what I should get additionally.

Here are some of things I was planning on buying:

- A better tripod (aluminum)

- A cooler (something with magsafe that can go onto the phone and keep it cool)

- Storage (something that can store these large files as I use my phone for work and also know that it processing the whole clip to one device will cause it to overheat. I need something that can store large files)

- Hub (something that can plug into the phone/storage device to allow for charging (unless charging causes overheating), receiver from microphone etc.)

-Lighting (we do need lightning for now as we do have terrible lightning in the space we are filming in...I would rather have better audio though than better lighting)

I have some concerns as my plastic stands can accept different attachments but a cooler that is magsafe or that can clip onto these tripods tend to be plastic and not sturdy for long shooting. So this causes an issue with tripods as you would either have to completely block the magsafe ability or block the screen and attachment options. Additionally, I just want my phone to be ok as I do use it for work. I would appreciate feedback on what to get and where to get started for the first episode. If anything is confusing here, I am happy to clarify. Thank you!

Before I jump into my current venture I want to give you some context on my position:

• 23 years old
• No major responsibilities other than myself
• Live at home
• Cheap rent, cover all my personal bills
• Have two jobs
  • One Job (THIS IS THE JOB I PLAN ON LEAVING) I work a minimum of 40 hours a week (sometimes more) 
    • Weekly pay is less than 600 (no insurance coverage)
  • Second Job I work 14 hours a week 
    • Pay is volatile but I have yet to make less than $600 for the two shifts I work
• Nearly every hour outside of my jobs I have spent on researching and growing this (A little over a month with this venture)
• Working for 3 potential clients (all free work)
• Time spent at full time job takes away from time I can give to current potential clients and obtaining paying clients
• I have also put off going to the gym which I want to add back to my schedule as its a priority to me
• I have started one business in college and did not get desired results (shut down)
• Attempted another venture while having two jobs however, discovered it to be unappealing and not a market I was interested in servicing
• I have savings that can keep me a float if needed.
• Having my own business is something I have strived for for years and honestly, it’s what I want to do
• Rarely spend big (Never live above my means)

Ok, so currently, I am working on starting a marketing agency (focusing on just two aspects of marketing to start). I have marketing experience with my prior businesses and business attempts as well as previous experience in growing social media pages. I am currently working for free with three potential clients (I limited myself to only three as I would rather do great work for them with the limited time I already have compared to taking on more than I can handle). They are both in different industries and currently I am trying to get them results in different areas.

All in all, so this is what's holding me back. 

1. I have parents who would be against my decision to leave tremendously. Despite my ambitions they definitely prefer me to be secure in a role (something we do not see eye to eye on). Safe to say, I have consistently attempted to please my parents by succeeding in everything they wanted from me (and I have). I guess there exist some people I can't say no to.
2. I don't have paid results yet. Based on my experience, and this could be optimistic thinking by me, I truly am confident more than any other venture I decided to pursue in succeeding at this. However, without paid results I have nothing to base it on to replace my current pay. Just the results of my potential clients which have minimal results currently.

Despite these holding me back I truly know this is something I want to do but I want to do it strategically. Given my situation I have created a plan that would hopefully give me the ability to spend most of my working hours on this. It goes as follows:

For the next two weeks I am working with my clients and tracking all my results (financial and what I produced (i.e. posts, website edits, etc.) Following that two week period, despite the outcome the results produce, I plan on putting my two weeks in and using whatever results I have to attempt to get paying clients (including turning my clients into paid clients). I have other things that will come later but the goal is to maximize my time to get the most for my clients and getting new clients. 

I believe it is safe to say I want to do this. Given where I am in my life, I am curious if this is a decision an entrepreneur, like yourself, would make. Thank you for your time.