Born to Design takes you inside the most fascinating stories coming out of the design and manufacturing world. The surprising backstories of amazing creators. Harrowing near-failures that became overnight successes. Uplifting examples of the many ways our community is changing the world for the better. Presented by SOLIDWORKS, Born to Design is a podcast for dreamers, designers, and creators of all kinds.
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“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000ways that don’t work.” ― Thomas Edison Bob Johnson is an analyst with over 40 years of experience with design analysis and is an expert on all things related to simulation. In my
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Interview with Kirby Downey, a designer, Maker, builder, community leader, 3D Printing expert, AND a key member of the SOLIDWORKS community. Kirby shares his advice and knowledge on getting started in 3D printing, along with many tips and insights for Makers, DIY’ers, and hobbyists.
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“The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.” — John Lasseter Kate Reed is a designer, inventor, maker, mentor, and a key member of the SOLIDWORKS community. Kate is a leader in the study of and innovation
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“The future of every community lies in capturing the passion, imagination, and resources of its people” ― Ernesto Sirolli In this podcast, I interview Lauritz Berg, a design engineer for Leisure Vans, who shares some great insights into tips and
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Interview with 91 year old Johnnie Floyd, who still today uses SOLIDWORKS, and is STILL inventing. Johnnie has been inventing long before the advent of modern computers or CAD software, and holds several patents, and is still working on new ones. Johnnie has an enormous amount of wisdom to share with other designers and engineers of any age, which I believe you will enjoy.
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“History is never dead. It crawls its way into our present and shapes our future.” ― J.U. Scribe We often hear about the negative aspects of the internet, and that the world was better before it existed. But that’s not
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“If you define the problem correctly, you almost have the solution” -Steve Jobs New product ideas can come from everywhere, but in order for an idea to become a product or solution, there needs to be an understanding of how
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In this month’s Born to Design podcast we talk with Ben Nuebel, high school teacher and Fab Lab instructor on the importance of hands-on learning.
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Ever since the success of Uber, entrepreneurs are focusing on how to “disrupt” existing large corporate businesses, and some large companies are now even looking to disrupt their own businesses before the competition does. The way to disrupt a business
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“The path to the CEO’s office should not be through the CFO’s office, and it should not be through the marketing department. It needs to be through engineering and design.” –Elon Musk I had the opportunity to have an open
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“Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.” –J.K. Rowling How would you feel about having to design a new product every two weeks, all while having a full television production crew watching you work? THEN, having the video sent to
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Latest Born to Design Podcast: “Young Entrepreneurs making a difference”, interview with Lucas Crupi, who became the youngest Certified SOLIDWORKS Expert, when he passed his exam at only 15 years old. Lucas a mentor and ambassador for STEM, with a lot of wisdom for a 16 year old.
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Interview with Eric Haddad, a designer, and part-time hobbyist, who started his own venture, 3DAeroventures, along with his own design business, Dimensional Fidelity. Listen as Eric shares some advice about chasing your dreams and doing what you love, and how to turn this dream into your job, or your own business.
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“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love
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