When people have a MakerBot, they have a different mindset from everybody else who grew up as a consumer. Instead of thinking, 'I need to go buy that,' they first think, 'Do I need to go buy that? I could just MakerBot that.' Bre Pettis buyconsumergrow share on social
That's the beauty of living in New York City is that a good chunk of the media is here and willing to drink with you. Bre Pettis beautychunkcity Change image and share on social
My parents had a software company making children's software for the Apple II+, Commodore 64 and Acorn computers. They hired these teenagers to program the software, and these guys were true hackers, trying to get more colors and sound and animation out of those computers. Bre Pettis acornanimationapple share on social
The people who are getting 3-D printers at home are pioneers, kind of like the people who bought Apple IIs in 1981. Adults are usually the last people to get it. The kids are like, 'Get out of my way, I want at this thing.' They immediately start getting creative. Bre Pettis adultapplebuy share on social
Our intention is that people use MakerBots to have a positive impact on the world. Bre Pettis impactintentionmakerbots Change image and share on social
You can go from creating the design on your iPad to making the object on your MakerBot. Bre Pettis createdesignipad Change image and share on social
What I like on Kickstarter is when I see real innovation and I see people building something new. It makes me sad when I see things that are just the same technology; you aren't passing the technology forward. Bre Pettis buildforwardinnovation share on social
When we looked out at the world and saw what 3D scanners could do, we wanted to make something that could make really high quality models that you could create on your MakerBot. Bre Pettis createhighlook Change image and share on social
We got involved with the RepRap Project, a community focused on making 3-D printers that could make copies of themselves and help create a world without money. We started making prototypes. Bre Pettis communitycopycreate Change image and share on social
We raised $10 million in 2011. Our rule was, we wouldn't accept money from anybody we didn't want to have dinner with. Bre Pettis acceptdinnermillion Change image and share on social
