Maker That Money

Recorded once again on site at the @WeWork offices at the top of @salesforce tower in San Francisco! We're back with Dennis DeMeyere, CTO of Thangs.com discussing the new eBook and all the ways you can start making real money designing for 3D Printing today! Today's Guest: Dennis DeMeyere, CTO of Thangs.com Twitter: @dennisdemeyere @Thangs3D YouTube: @Thangs3D https://www.thangs.com Link to the Thangs E-Book discussed in this episode: https://thangs.com/api/system/designer-ebook?deviceId=0e8ca277-9d13-44e2-96bf-a2718e43f19e-1713210196584&userId=1268206

BONUS EPISODE: Live from FormNext 2023. We sit down with Scotty Allen from @StrangeParts and hear how he got his start as a creator who now travels the world highlighting incredible manufacturing facilities and technology.

Recorded at Lightburn's LBX 2023! I spoke with Jen Schachter of Tested.com and Bob Claggett from I Like to Make Stuff on a variety of topics including "Making Money as a Public Speaker", properly valuing your time, running your own Etsy store, and other tasty little nuggets for aspiring maker entrepreneurs out there. Today's Guests: Jen Schachter, Contributor Tested.com Instagram/Twitter: @schac_attack Etsy.com Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JenSchachter?ref=l2-about-shopname Bob Clagget, Owner- I Like To Make Stuff Insta: @iliketomakestuff Twitter: @iliketomakestuf https://iliketomakestuff.com Two small business owners who got their start as makers share their experiences and unsolicited opinions a few years into their adventures. Andrew Mayhall, Founder & Owner of 3D Gloop: @3dgloop Alan Puccinelli, Founder & Owner of Repkord: @Repkord ​

Today we join Dennis DeMeyere CTO of Thangs.com to revisit the topic of the new maker economy and all the opportunites for 3D designers now on the Thangs platform as well as others. Today's Guest: Dennis DeMeyere CTO of Thangs.com: https://www.thangs.com/ @dennisdemeyere and @thangs on Twitter Two small business owners who got their start as makers share their experiences and unsolicited opinions a few years into their adventures. Andrew Mayhall, Founder & Owner of 3D Gloop: @3dgloop Alan Puccinelli, Founder & Owner of Repkord: @Repkord ​

We're back with ANOTHER BONUS EPISODE here live at ERRF 2023 with James Bricknell Senior Editor of CNET.com to discuss what it's like as a writer and reviewer of 3D Printers and other tech gadgets for CNET.com Today's Guest: James Bricknell Senior Editor CNET.com @keridel on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok Two small business owners who got their start as makers share their experiences and unsolicited opinions a few years into their adventures. Andrew Mayhall, Founder & Owner of 3D Gloop: @3dgloop Alan Puccinelli, Founder & Owner of Repkord: @Repkord ​

We're back with a BONUS EPISODE here live at ERRF 2023 with Britt Felton aka Creatrix Britt to talk about the experiences of women in the 3D printing community in 2023. Today's Guest: Britt Felton @Creatrix_Britt on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok Two small business owners who got their start as makers share their experiences and unsolicited opinions a few years into their adventures. Andrew Mayhall, Founder & Owner of 3D Gloop: @3dgloop Alan Puccinelli, Founder & Owner of Repkord: @Repkord ​

Today we're recording live from the 2023 East Coast RepRap Festival, a 3D Printing exhibition in Bel Air Maryland. https://eastcoastreprapfest.com/ Two small business owners who got their start as makers share their experiences and unsolicited opinions a few years into their adventures. Andrew Mayhall, Founder & Owner of 3D Gloop: @3dgloop Alan Puccinelli, Founder & Owner of Repkord: @Repkord

Today we're joined by Bill Doran owner of Punished Props to discuss his MANY adventures in Maker Entrepreneurism as a Prop Builder, Author, Educator, 3D Designer, and the adventures still to come with his latest brand GizmoThrill! Today's Guest: Bill Doran, Owner Punished Props: https://www.punishedprops.com/ @punishedprops Twitter / Insta: @chinbeard Two small business owners who got their start as makers share their experiences and unsolicited opinions a few years into their adventures. Andrew Mayhall, Founder & Owner of 3D Gloop: @3dgloop Alan Puccinelli, Founder & Owner of Repkord: @Repkord ​

Today we're joined by Andy Soderberg founder of the Hero Me advanced 3D printhead modular platform. We'll discuss what its like building a modular platform that supports over 35 BILLION different configurations for all the best brands of 3D printers! Today's Guest: Andy Soderberg, Media Man - https://merlinmedia.com/ @MediaMan3D Two small business owners who got their start as makers share their experiences and unsolicited opinions a few years into their adventures. Andrew Mayhall, Founder & Owner of 3D Gloop: @3dgloop Alan Puccinelli, Founder & Owner of Repkord: @Repkord ​

Today we're going to discuss various sites that have popped up in the past years that allow designers to sell their prints or form clubs / subscription models for gaining access to prints. Sites like Cults3D, Thangs, MyMiniFactory, Prusa Clubs, and more have created new opportunities for artists, makers, and creators to make money online. Lets dig in. Two small business owners who got their start as makers share their experiences and unsolicited opinions a few years into their adventures. Andrew Mayhall, Founder & Owner of 3D Gloop: @3dgloop Alan Puccinelli, Founder & Owner of Repkord: @Repkord ​

Andrew and Pooch are back for Season 2 of the podcast where we discuss turning your hobby into your jobby. It's been a wild summer. Lets catch up on the latest with Repkord and 3DGloop and discuss what the future holds. Two small business owners who got their start as makers share their experiences and unsolicited opinions a few years into their adventures. Andrew Mayhall, Founder & Owner of 3D Gloop: @3dgloop Alan Puccinelli, Founder & Owner of Repkord: @Repkord ​

This week we will be talking to Chris, AKA RetroMaker who is going down the MTM journey of making full time! We will be discussing finding that initial foothold to really better sink your teeth into this kind of thing. Some about Chris: Chris Wiegand, aka RetroMaker has a background in architecture and design and began designing for 3D printing in 2013 while working on his N Scale model train layout, sending the files to Shapeways to have them printed. In 2020 he starting printing his own SLA Resin miniatures, last year moving into FDM printing, with designs specializing in retro inspired miniatures of classic pop culture art, media and technology. He is currently releasing 3dmodel files on Thangs and @Printablescom and physical models on Etsy and Ebay. https://lnk.bio/RetroMaker https://twitter.com/Modelli_Models https://www.etsy.com/shop/RetroMaker https://thangs.com/designer/RetroMaker https://www.printables.com/@RetroMaker Two small business owners who got their start as makers share their experiences and unsolicited opinions a few years into their adventures. Andrew Mayhall, Founder & Owner of 3D Gloop: @3dgloop Alan Puccinelli, Founder & Owner of Repkord: @Repkord ​

Today we reveal some secrets to converting leads into loyal customers. Join us as we explore effective strategies for nurturing customer relationships and building a devoted following for your business. Two small business owners who got their start as makers share their experiences and unsolicited opinions a few years into their adventures. Andrew Mayhall, Founder & Owner of 3D Gloop: @3dgloop Alan Puccinelli, Founder & Owner of Repkord: @Repkord ​

Today we're joined by Melissa and Nathan Apter husband and wife co-owners of CookieCAD. We discuss their origin stories, the challenges of mixing personal and business partnerships, and their goals for CookieCAD headed into the future. Today's Guests: Melissa and Nathan Apter YouTube: @Cookiecad Twitter: @cookiecad Instagram: @cookie.cad TikTok: @cookie.cad https://www.cookiecad.com Two small business owners who got their start as makers share their experiences and unsolicited opinions a few years into their adventures. Andrew Mayhall, Founder & Owner of 3D Gloop: @3dgloop Alan Puccinelli, Founder & Owner of Repkord: @Repkord ​

Today we're joined by Josh Manley, CNC Professor, Makerspace Educator, Author, and co-owner of CADClass.org. Josh, former guest, just released his first book (https://www.cadclass.org/pages/book#E...) and given the demand for extended knowledge we thought best to bring Josh back to talk about his experiences getting his ideas on paper and selling it for a profit. Today's Guest: Joshua Manley co-owner CADClass.org YouTube: @cadclassonline Twitter: @cad_class https://www.cadclass.org Two small business owners who got their start as makers share their experiences and unsolicited opinions a few years into their adventures. Andrew Mayhall, Founder & Owner of 3D Gloop: @3dgloop Alan Puccinelli, Founder & Owner of Repkord: @Repkord ​

Today we're joined by Eric Hess of @makernexus. Described as a professional woodworker for last 10 years, focused on historic woodworking techniques. Works as a custom stair builder for Coyne Stairs, prior to that worked for i-Stairs Inc in Sacramento as an installer, as well as doing design, bidding and estimating. Today's Guest: Eric Hess of @makernexus Twitter: @maker_nexus https://www.makernexus.com/ Two small business owners who got their start as makers share their experiences and unsolicited opinions a few years into their adventures. Andrew Mayhall, Founder & Owner of 3D Gloop: @3dgloop Alan Puccinelli, Founder & Owner of Repkord: @Repkord

Today we're joined by Grant of @3DMusketeers to talk all about the business of High End #3dscanning! Working with people like @snoopdogg, teams like the @buccaneers, @uswomenssoccer1735 and more, Grant and his team of Musketeers have digitized many things worldwide! Come learn what it takes to do 3D Scanning professionally and take that hobby and turn it into a jobby! Today's Guest: Grant Posner of @3DMusketeers YouTube:@3DMusketeers Twitter: @3D_Musketeers https://3DMusketeers.com/ Two small business owners who got their start as makers share their experiences and unsolicited opinions a few years into their adventures. Andrew Mayhall, Founder & Owner of 3D Gloop: @3dgloop Alan Puccinelli, Founder & Owner of Repkord: @Repkord​

Today we're joined by Ellie Rose, Owner and Founder of CocoaPress to discuss what it takes to bring not just a Chocolate 3D Printer to market but develop a whole new segment in choco-culinary making! Today's Guest: Ellie Rose of CocoaPress YouTube: @cocoapress308 Twitter: @ElianaRose66 https://cocoapress.com/ @3DPrintingNerd's video on Cocoa Press: • YOU CAN 3D PRINT ... Two small business owners who got their start as makers share their experiences and unsolicited opinions a few years into their adventures. Andrew Mayhall, Founder & Owner of 3D Gloop: @3dgloop Alan Puccinelli, Founder & Owner of Repkord: @Repkord

Special bonus episode LIVE from Trellis Coworking & Events in San Francisco, CA https://www.trellis.social/ Thanks to Jo Prusa for his spontaneity and flexibility in making this happen! Interested in hearing more about the history of Prusa3D? Check out their video on the road to 100,000 printers here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX3pDDi9PeU Today's Guest: Josef Prusa, Founder Prusa3D: @josefprusa prusa3d.com

Today we're joined by Josh Manley, CNC Professor, Makerspace Educator, Author, and co-owner of CADClass.org. As a highly experienced operator and consultant for a number of past maker-spaces Josh brings valuable insight on what it takes to operate and sustain an often times challenging environment for makers. Join us as we dive in on what it takes to build a robust and successful space and analyze the strengths and weaknesses in many maker space business models. Today's Guest: Joshua Manley co-owner CADClass.org YouTube: @cadclassonline Twitter: @cad_class https://www.cadclass.org Two small business owners who got their start as makers share their experiences and unsolicited opinions a few years into their adventures. Andrew Mayhall, Founder & Owner of 3D Gloop: @3dgloop Alan Puccinelli, Founder & Owner of Repkord: @Repkord