Hardware
BBC Horizons: Episode 6: 3D Printing Future manufacture
I had the pleasure of teaching BBC Horizon’s host Adam how to 3D Model on this episode of BBC Horizons.
Community Management
Gasparilla Interactive speaker: Bronies and left shark have lessons in profit
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…
Hardware
HOW TO BE BALLSY AND FEMALE IN SILICON VALLEY
When I finally get a hold of Savannah Peterson, she is on a bus from Galway to Dublin, home of The Guinness Factory. It has been a busy time for the entrepreneur, who is coming off a two-year PR cycle from Hell. The trip was part of a ‘3D printing Read more…
Community Management
Shapeways’ Expansion Continues, New Factory Location & 20,000 Shapeways Shops Announced
If there was one company which could be used as the poster child of 3D printing’s incredible growth, that company would probably be Shapeways. A spin-out of the lifestyle incubator of Royal Philips Electronics, with big name investors like Andreessen Horowitz on board, the company has been a smashing success, Read more…
Hardware
Small Empires: 3D printing from Bacon to Narwhals with Shapeways
“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…
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Get ready for Shapeways’ 3D Printing UK Roadtrip!
Shapeways is taking another road trip and this time it’s the UK’s turn (minus Wales), with England, Northern Ireland and Scotland getting to show off their 3D printing communities. Do you think your local make space has what it takes to be a stop on their road trip? When last Read more…
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Speaker: Cincinnati benefits from ‘kind, creative atmosphere’
If you’re an aspiring designer or entrepreneur in Cincinnati, count yourself lucky, a former Silicon Valley resident and marketing maven for a New York-based company. Savannah Peterson, marketing manager and head of digital engagement for Shapeways, said Cincinnati’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is conducive to the nurture creative people and primed for Read more…
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Anyone Up for a Roadtrip? — Shapeways’ Is!
Jack Kerouac, John Steinbeck, and, now, Savannah Peterson of Shapeways. From MTV’s Road Rules to the forced migration of peoples, road trips have become a defining characteristic of the American experience. If you haven’t traversed the ridiculously sized nation that is the US, you haven’t gotten a true sense of Read more…
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Marketing your 3D Printing Business: Shapeways Shop Owner Panel
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]
Community Management
Cultivating Creative Communities: IDEO produced video for Salesforce
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…