Ep 001: Creating a Hardware Company Using 3D Printing w/ Braydon Moreno

Braydon Moreno is a serial entrepreneur who is on a mission to make an impact in the world while having fun doing it! He is a graduate of San Diego State University in Entrepreneurial Management and absolutely loves the startup community. Braydon is the Co-Founder and CEO of http://www.robo3d.com/ (ROBO3D), a revolutionary company that builds affordable desktop 3D printers, whose goal is to show what you can do with 3D printing and how people are changing the world with this technology.

Strategies Used to Fund Business
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1682938109/robo-3d-printer (Kickstarter), a crowdfunding platform, was the main source of funding. Expecting to reach a goal of $49,000, they’ve ended the campaign at a whopping $649,000!

 

Worst Moment
There was a manufacturing bug. One of the machines had an electric component failure and caught on fire!

 

Huge Success
Launching the Kickstarter campaign and almost reaching their goal of $49,000 during the first 24 hours.

 

If You Can Have Any Superpower…
Not being able to sleep. Get people to believe in themselves.

 

Recommended Resource or App
https://glip.com/ (GLIP): Find harmony in productivity. Real-time messaging with integrated task management, video conferencing, shared calendars and more.

 

Recommended Books
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307465357/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0307465357&linkCode=as2&tag=stalifhac-20&linkId=VVDP6FETREGHMQ27 ()

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307465357/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0307465357&linkCode=as2&tag=stalifhac-20&linkId=2FCXHECOSWVND2ID (The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded and Updated))

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0814434789/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0814434789&linkCode=as2&tag=stalifhac-20&linkId=X6PAAUARH3VXH2YR ()

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0814434789/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0814434789&linkCode=as2&tag=stalifhac-20&linkId=C7TLSWC5GM7LKZZS (Fail Fast or Win Big: The Start-Up Plan for Starting Now)

 

Advice to Hacker Nation
Align yourself with people smarter than you.

 

Follow

https://www.linkedin.com/in/braydonmoreno (Linkedin)

http://www.robo3d.com/ (Robo3d)

Braydon Moreno is a serial entrepreneur who is on a mission to make an impact in the world while having fun doing it! He is a graduate of San Diego State University in Entrepreneurial Management and absolutely loves the startup community. Braydon is the Co-Founder and CEO of ROBO3D, a revolutionary company that builds affordable desktop 3D printers, whose goal is to show what you can do with 3D printing and how people are changing the world with this technology.

Strategies Used to Fund Business

Kickstarter, a crowdfunding platform, was the main source of funding. Expecting to reach a goal of $49,000, they’ve ended the campaign at a whopping $649,000!

 

Worst Moment

There was a manufacturing bug. One of the machines had an electric component failure and caught on fire!

 

Huge Success

Launching the Kickstarter campaign and almost reaching their goal of $49,000 during the first 24 hours.

 

If You Can Have Any Superpower…

Not being able to sleep. Get people to believe in themselves.

 

Recommended Resource or App

GLIP: Find harmony in productivity. Real-time messaging with integrated task management, video conferencing, shared calendars and more.

 

Recommended Books

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Expanded and Updated)

Fail Fast or Win Big: The Start-Up Plan for Starting Now

 

Advice to Hacker Nation

Align yourself with people smarter than you.

 

Follow

Linkedin
Robo3d