This week, Air New Zealand in collaboration with the Kiwi Landing Pad launched a new inspiring voices series to celebrate entrepreneurship and innovation in New Zealand. Jeremiah Owyang, Aric Lapera and I contributed our thoughts on the future of transportation, community and the sharing economy. Check out their website to Read more…
I had the pleasure of teaching BBC Horizon’s host Adam how to 3D Model on this episode of BBC Horizons.
This afternoon in Texas, Savannah Peterson will debate a sensitive topic at the South by Southwest global film, music and technology conference. Why the technology industry sorely lacks women. Continue Reading… and watch the video: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0zy806Sqww]
Five days before Christmas, a nightmare became a virtual reality for Shapeways Inc.. The New York 3D printing company’s website went down for 19 hours, the second longest run in company history, next to when Hurricane Sandy hit. “I was having an anxiety attack,” Savannah Peterson told a crowd of Read more…
“A company within a company.” That’s the story of Shapeways, a startup that began in an incubator within Dutch conglomerate, Philips. And Shapeways itself is something of an incubator — a 3D-printing marketplace that allows for others to make a business out of their work. Continue Reading and Watch…
Everyone needs to have a little throwback gem on their site and here’s mine. This video was originally shot as a commercial that aired on the Seattle Channel for PugetSoundOff.org, a youth civic engagement website I helped build while working at the Center for Communication and Civic Engagement at the Read more…
Shapeways hosted the first ever 3D Printing Business Bootcamp in New York City. There, I hosted a panel featuring top Shapeways Shop Owners. If you’re an entrepreneur looking to take advantage of additive manufacturing, check it out! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-G-Q45tw8o]
After doing a bit of user research with the IDEO team, they followed me around for a day in the life of the community manager of the world’s largest 3D printing service and marketplace. Take a look inside Shapeways and meet one of my favorite designers, the modeling 3D modeler, Read more…
Gizmodo came to the Shapeways factory for a tour and lesson in selective laser sintering. Learn more about how everything from working mechanical parts to clothing are 3D printed in this video. [vimeo 97758890 w=500 h=281]
Alexis Ohanian and The Verge stopped by Shapeways headquarters to learn more about the 3D Printing factory and businesses it powers. If you’ve only seen desktop 3D Printers in action, this is a must watch. I had the pleasure of showing the Small Empires crew around, though cannot claim responsibility Read more…