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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Most college students don’t stay in the field in which they received their degree. In fact, only 27 percent of college graduates have a job related to their major. This is no surprise, as many people move around once they
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Ever had a good product idea? Of course you have. Whenever you identify a need or a problem and a new way to solve or fulfill it, there is always a potential product in the making. As it has been said: “Necessity
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Cesar Gutierrez is a teacher who is literally changing the futures of his students lives every day. Cesar is changing the mindset in his community by showing underprivileged students a future they could not have imagined is possible. It’s almost unbelievable what Cesar has done in his community in just seven years. Listen to this episode of the Born to Design Podcast to hear the full story…
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We’re twelve podcasts in, and I have many more inspiring stories from creators like you. In this podcast, we talk with Marc DeVidts, the CFO and co-founder of Double Robotics. As a young man Marc had an interest in creating,
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If you are a science & technology fan, Dean Kamen could be your modern-day Thomas Edison, but maybe… his name doesn’t ring a bell for you… Dean is a celebrity to countless teenagers and twenty-somethings, but he doesn’t have a
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Millennials. This term can bring many things to mind. On the positive side, Millennials are often known to think outside the box and be more forward thinking. On the negative side some may say Millennials are lazy, narcissistic and prone
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What do you picture when I say “starting a movement?” Do you picture angry mobs of people walking down a city street or outside of a City Hall? Or perhaps you think of a large basement full of people speaking
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As a young boy, Easton LaChapelle had an interest in making things…anything…with no barriers. Then he thought he should build something that would help others, and decided he would design a better robotic prosthetic. With the use of the
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“Form follows function” is a statement that I’m sure many of you are familiar with. It states that a product’s shape it dictated by its function. In my latest podcast interview with Grant Delgatty, who is the inventor of
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There are individuals in this world who have the capability to get people excited and engaged. I’m sure you know a couple. These people are truly living what they were born to do. There are also some individuals who are
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Trick AND Treat! If you haven’t been listening to the Born to Design Podcasts, you are missing out on some inspirational stories from designers and inventors like yourself. Listen to them out here… If you have been listening, then I
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SPOILER ALERT! If you didn’t watch the BattleBots Championship finals this past Friday, you may want to before reading this blog… This past Friday night, I watched the BattleBots final four battle it out for the 2018 BattleBots Championship at
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Welcome to the Born to Design – SOLIDWORKS Podcast. Born to Design takes you inside the most fascinating stories coming out of the design and manufacturing world. You will hear the surprising backstories of amazing creators; harrowing near-failures that became
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I have been in crisis situations before. In my basement during a tornado and without power in a blizzard, but these were over in a day, and not really the “crisis” situations that some people in our world encounter. Many
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The most passionate SOLIDWORKS users are the user group leaders. These individuals are a very tight community of SOLIDWORKS users. And, even though I have been working for DS SolidWorks for almost 10 years now, I didn’t realize just how
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