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Bre Pettis is an influential figure in the fields of technology and entrepreneurship. His career spans multiple domains, including 3D printing and startups. Pettis is known for his contributions to the open-source community and entrepreneurial spirit.

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“It makes me sad when I see things that are just the same technology; you aren't passing the technology forward.”

Technology Passing Passings

Author:Bre Pettis

“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.”

World Needs Looks Doe Community Design Criticism Empowering Plastic Crap

Author:Bre Pettis

“Learn how a 3D printer works. Get inspired. Make your own stuff. It is a wonderful time to be innovative. Connect things together. If youre into electronics, get an Arduino.”

Ifs Together Stuff Wonderful Inspired Innovative Electronics Printer Wonderful Times

Author:Bre Pettis

“Customized jewelry is one of my targets with Bold Machines.”

Machines Target Jewelry

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“I like to make things. Its been part of my identity since I was a kid.”

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“Pretending you know what you're doing is almost the same as knowing what you are doing, so just accept that you know what you're doing even if you don't and do it.”

Ifs Knows Accepting Knowing Pretending

Book:Getting Started with MakerBot

Source: Getting Started with MakerBot

“A lot of it is "how do you work with people". How do you get people to work with you and do wonderful things.”

People Wonderful Wonderful Things

Author:Bre Pettis

“There was a tangible sense of potential as we packed them up. 'We're giving people 3-D printers that they can afford. What are they gonna make?”

People Giving Tangible Printer

Author:Bre Pettis

“Done is the engine of more.”

Done Accomplishment Engines

Book:Getting Started with MakerBot

Source: Getting Started with MakerBot

“We already live in the futureit's not like we're waiting for something to happenit's just a matter of doing it.”

Matter Waiting Waiting For Something

Author:Bre Pettis

“You can get really far by putting your ideas out there and letting other people build on them.”

People Ideas Get Real

Author:Bre Pettis

“At MakerBot, we joke that if we were engineers we would still be on our first prototype. There's something about just 'Doing it”iteration is a way of engineering.”

Ifs Way Firsts Stills Jokes Engineering Engineers Prototype

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