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Bundling 3D Printer Hardware With Materials Artificially Inflates Costs
“These materials are currently sold as part and parcel of the package that you get from a manufacturer. And I think if you look in real manufacturing, there is nothing like it where a machine is sold by the same company that sells also the raw material. Typical…”
HP Decoupling 3D Printers From Materials Will Benefit the Entire Market
“Luckily, I'm seeing from HP that they're wanting to step away from that model and really say, okay, we provide the machines. Other people could provide the materials. You get competition in the material arena, just like you have competition in the machine aren…”
Jewelry and Toy Industries Are Not Embracing 3D Printing
“I don't see the jewelry industry embracing three D printing at all. I don't see the toy industry three embracing three D printing at all.”
Consumers Will Dictate Product Manufacturing Instead of Corporations
“The way we think about how products go to market will completely change. Instead of big corporates being in charge of what products will be made and will be sold, it will be the end user.”
Corporate Incubators Fail for Founders Seeking Quick Flips
“If you are a type of founder that is setting up a business for a quick flip, just going after the money and not purely only the passion of the company, then that model definitely wouldn't work because you would be way too worried that the corporate would run a…”
European VCs Are More Conservative Than US Investors
“European VCs, per definition, are a little bit more conservative than American VCs, who are known to, in some cases, just roll the dice because they, A, have so much money, and B, oftentimes have big, big successes in their funds already, so they're maybe a li…”
Shapeways Began With 100% Philips IP Ownership
“So when I started, I was actually very straightforward, an employee of Philips, and everything I created was owned by Philips”
Creating a New Market Is Harder Than Disrupting Existing Ones
“Raising money and tell investors, potential investors, that there is really no market for your product, but that you're creating one. That's the hard way to start a company and raise money on. I mean, it's not impossible. I've proven that, but it's probably a …”
HP, Canon, and Toshiba Are Entering the 3D Printing Market
“Only quite recently, especially with the announcement of HP and their new three D printer, and as a result, the reaction of other companies like Toshiba, Canon is now involved in the print, in three D printing, and also new startups are popping up like desktop…”