Sam Lytle Podcast- Adventures in Business, Design and Life

I Spent $8145 Making a Better Alternative to StreetMix

Try it for yourself here:  https://beyondcad.com/streetmix-alternative/

Beyond CAD is Back! (Kind Of)

Learn more here: https://beyondcad.com

Caring About Almost Nothing

Learn more about my business at https://beyondware.com

The #1 Problem We Face as a Company

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How Beyondware Became Profitable After 34 Months of Losing Money

It took a while, but Beyondware finally found a path to profitability by playing the slow game and improving in all areas, specifically licensing, pricing, hires and focusing on just Beyond Typicals. Here the whole story here.

The Flywheel

(Spoiler Version/TinySeed Announcement) First Time Partnering with Investors

I'm excited to announce that Beyondware has been accepted into the startup accelerator TinySeed. Read the full announcement here: https://beyondware.com/tinyseed-announcement/  

First Time Partnering with Investors (Spoiler Free Version)

I've been in conversations with investors for the first time in my journey as a business owner. I can't spill all the details yet, but wanted to give a heads up that big things are coming. Learn more about my business at https://www.beyondware.com

My Worst SaaS Prediction Ever (?)

I thought I would have 50 paid subscriptions within the first day of launch. It took... a lot longer than that.   www.beyondware.com

The Credit Game

Momentum (?)

Learn about Beyondware at www.beyondware.com 

Dall-e and Similar AI Will Change the World

Dall-e-2 Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/dalle2/

I Was Trying to Sell When I Should Have Been Buying

How to Be a Superhero When You Have No Talents

For nearly a decade I've been building teams and outsourcing and have recently appreciated how the skill of outsourcing, managing and communicating with skilled individuals is perhaps the most important skill any entrepreneur can learn.

The 1 Metric to Use to Get Ahead Financially

Spend less than you make? Earn more than you spend? Earn way more than you spend? How about, net worth?

Luck, Money or Patience (How to be Successful with SaaS)

We hear stories of incredible successes but they often have a lot of luck baked in. In this episode I talk about how we have 3 options when going from launch to profitable and which ones I plan on using for Beyond CAD.

Selling Beyond CAD is Hard. This is How I'll Fix It.

Learn more at www.beyondcad.com

I Was Wrong About the Early Access Launch for my SaaS Product

Register for the 'What's New, What's Next for Beyond CAD' livestream next week:   https://www.linkedin.com/events/what-snew-what-snextwithbeyondc6851546241340469248/

I've Got 99 Problems and I don't Even Know What They Are

In this episode I talk about how the space between 1 and 1000 subscribers to Beyond CAD Vision is separated between many problems that I don't even know exist.  It's all good, I'm here (hopefully) to solve them as they come along. Learn more about Vision at www.beyondcadvision.com

10 Thoughts a Week Before My First Software Launch

In this episode I talk about the feelings I'm having about a week before the launch of Beyond CAD Vision which we've been working on for two years. Learn more at  www.beyondcadvision.com

How to Win a Megagrant (or Two)

Connect with me on LinkedIn:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/samlytle/   Check out the Simulator for Active Distracted Driving:   www.saddvr.com   Check out Beyond CAD Vision:   www.beyondcad.com/vision    

Please, Steal My Idea

In this episode I talk about how my experience has led me to believe that the odds of someone stealing your idea from sharing too much are much lower than no one caring about what you are creating. Connect with me at LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/samlytle/

Is NBA Top Shot the Next Bitcoin? Will it Make You Millions?

After dabbling in cryptocurrencies over the years I've become interested in dipping my toes in similar speculation investments. When I found NBA Top Shot recently I started to wonder if it might be on a similar trajectory to Bitcoin and other short term bubbles.

I Have 30,000 Students Enrolled in My Udemy Courses But I Kind of Regret the Whole Thing

This is the story of how I created 3 different courses on Udemy that led to thousands of $$ in revenue and I actually regret the whole thing.

I Went into Area 51 One Time and Don't Want to Go Back

In this episode I talk about the time we were hired to create 3D renderings for a legal case related to the Nevada Testing Range and even went on site to take photos for our project. Listen more at www.samlytle.com 

Nearly 10 Years Ago, My Life Changed

In this episode I talk about how/why my life changed nearly 10 years ago and how that led to doing work I love on a regular basis and living adventures every day. Moving forward this will be the Sam Lytle Podcast | Adventures in Business, Design and Life.

104 | So... I sold Civil FX

In this episode I tell the story of selling a business over Zoom in a pandemic.

103 | CAD and Beyond with Eric DeLeon of CAD Manager Confessions

In this episode of Beyond CAD, Eric DeLeon talks with me about how he got into the world of AEC, his preference between AutoDesk and Bentley and many other topics. Make sure to check out Eric's podcast!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cad-manager-confessions-podcast/id1482553737  

102 | CAD and Beyond with Eric DeLeon of CAD Manager Confessions

In this episode of Beyond CAD, Eric DeLeon talks with me about how he got into the world of AEC, his preference between AutoDesk and Bentley and many other topics. Make sure to check out Eric's podcast!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cad-manager-confessions-podcast/id1482553737  

102 | Civil FX is Looking for a Virtual Assistant (Remote Job Opportunity)

In this episode I make a pitch to work with me as a virtual assistant to help with content creation and production as well as social media management. If you are interested email [email protected]    

101 | How to Develop Industry Changing Software

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101 | How to Make Industry Changing Software

In this episode of Beyond CAD (also available on YouTube https://youtu.be/v77e6U2Lv50 )  I discuss the new podcast (www.lookgoodpodcast.com) and interactive tours on YouTube as well as the development progress of Civil FX Vision. I discuss how learning design tools and being more involved has vastly improved the development progress of Vision. Learn more at www.civilfx.com/vision2020

100 | Announcing New Podcast and Interview with Wayne Sullivan of Civil FX

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100 | Announcing New Podcast and Interview with Wayne Sullivan

In this episode I announce the new podcast from Civil FX called We Make Civil Engineering Look Good and also share an episode from the podcast where I interview Wayne Sullivan, Civil FX Project Manager who joined up with us 3 years ago and runs the office and client services. 

99 | Civil FX Awarded Megagrant!

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99 | Civil FX Awarded a Megagrant!

In this episode I talk about how and why Civil FX was awarded a Megagrant from Epic and how our project - The Simulator for Active Distracted Driving, or SADD - will hopefully save lives. I also discuss a new podcast Civil FX is working on called We Make Civil Engineering Look Good and what it means for Beyond CAD moving forward.

98 | What Could Make Beyond CAD Better?

In this episode I talk about how good Beyond CAD could be if I invested more time and effort into it.

97 | Why We Have a 3D Printer and Other ‘Toys’

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97 | Why We Have a 3D Printer and Other 'Toys'

In this episode I talk about why we have a 3D printer even though it may never lead to revenue for the company.

96 | The State of VR in Late 2019

In this episode I talk about where VR is at this point in December 2019 including all of the latest headsets as well as a discussion about the application of technology. 

95 | What is Twinmotion?

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95 | What is Twinmotion

In this episode I talk about what Twinmotion is and what all of the fuss is about it.

94 | Symposium on Visualization Presentation (with NDOT)

In this episode I share a presentation given by myself and Nick Johnson from NDOT at the TRB Symposium on Visualization in early November 2019. I discuss the future of visualization and Nick discusses NDOT's success with using interactive visualization as part of public outreach.

93 | 5 Thoughts from the TRB Symposium on Transportation Visualization

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93 | 5 Thoughts from the TRB Visualization Symposium

In this episode I discuss thoughts from the Transportation Research Board Symposium on Transportation Visualization I attended last week in Washington D.C. 

92 | I Said We Weren’t Going to Get a Drone… But We Did

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92 | I Said We Weren't Getting a Drone... But We Did

In this episode I talk about how we ended up getting a Mavic Pro 2 even though I've mentioned in the past that it probably wasn't worth it. I discuss 4 reasons why we could use drones as part of our 3D visualization services.

91 | Civil FX Vision Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

In this episode discuss answers to the questions we are receiving about Civil FX Vision, a better visualization tool we are building and launching in 2020.

90 | How We Manage Projects

In this episode I talk about the system we use to manage projects, tasks and hours.

89 | 4k All the Way

In this episode I talk about why whenever possible we use 4k... and you probably should be too.