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
One of my psychoses is that I feel like I can do anything. Actually, I believe anybody can do and make anything, even things that don't exist. The making isn't the hard part; it's having faith. If you do only reasonable things, you'll never start your own business. Bre Pettis businessexistfaith share on social
We wanted people to 3-D-print anything, not just more 3-D printers. Bre Pettis peopleprintprinter Change image and share on social
Most people don't feel empowered to make CAD models. The MakerBot Digitizer solves that problem. Bre Pettis caddigitizerempower Change image and share on social
I like to make things. It's been part of my identity since I was a kid. Bre Pettis identitykidmake Change image and share on social
One of the criticisms we get is, 'Does the world need more plastic crap?' But you have to look beyond the plastic crap, to the design, to the experience, to the empowering nature of the MakerBot and the community. Bre Pettis communitycrapcriticism share on social
My father was a ham radio geek, and I remember the glow of the vacuum tubes from a Hammarlund receiver that became a hand-me-down to me. Bre Pettis fathergeekglow 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
You learn so much by having customers and figuring out what they want and keeping them satisfied. Bre Pettis customerfigurekeep Change image and share on social
My personal mission has always been to empower people to be creative. But the Holy Grail of a tinkerer is to make something that makes something. Bre Pettis creativeempowergrail Change image and share on social
