Bre Pettis


Things - Counting in Binary on your Fingers

Uploaded on Feb 16, 2009

Be the alpha-geek at the next nerdfest! Show you can count on your fingers in binary! With a little practice youll be able to impress everyone! Eric Skiff breaks it on down and Kellbot has a cameo providing a public service announcement.

This is a new season of my show, Things!

Make sure to leave a comment on this post with your response to the Things Challenge at the end of the video!
 

Bre Pettis on Singularity 1 on 1: Take your passion and apply a MakerBot to it!

Published on Feb 19, 2014

singularityweblog.com/bre-pettis-makerbot

Bre Pettis is the charismatic founder and CEO of MakerBot -- one of the most disruptive companies ushering in a revolution in personal manufacturing. If you ever heard of or want to know more about the latest in 3D printing then you have to know about Bre and MakerBot. And so I knew that I simply had to find a way to get Pettis on my Singularity 1 on 1 podcast.

During our 1 hour conversation with Bre we cover a variety of interesting topics such as: his personal journey from being a teacher, puppeteer and popular podcaster to starting the most disruptive 3D printing company; founding the NYC Resistor hacker space and writing The Cult of Done Manifesto; MakerBot and the commitment to firmware and software updates that make your 3D printer better; why specs such as printing resolution are less important than ease of use; his desire to empower people and democratize manufacturing; the pros and cons of open source vs a startup for-profit company; copyright and the thingiverse; the limits of 3D printing and recycling the world into filament...

My favorite quotes that I will take away from this interview with Bre Pettis is: "If you want it badly enough -- go out and make it!" and "Take your passion and apply a MakerBot to it!"
 

Meet the Makers: Bre Pettis of MakerBot

Published on Jul 7, 2014

"The opportunity for creative explorers has never been better," Bre Pettis likes to say. He is no doubt speaking from personal experience. The former Seattle art teacher emerged from a subculture of makers who began painstakingly building their own 3D printers in the early 2000s. He has since made the technology more accessible by creating a ready-to-use printer for everyone. The CEO unveiled the first MakerBot at the South by Southwest festival in 2009, using it to print plastic shot glasses for attendees. Today his printers are sophisticated enough to help NASA engineers build early-stage models, and simple enough to find a home in elementary schools.
 
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