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episode 48Desktop Metal: Ric Fulop, Jonah Myerberg & Andy Roberts
Meet the 3D printing company that might totally change how we manufacture, design, and even develop products.
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MAKE IT IN LA Selects 16 Entrepreneurs as Catalyst Fellows
We’ve selected the founders and CEOs who will receive personalized help from Catalyst to scale their production and who are poised to bring manufacturing back to Los Angeles. Announced August 8th at our Catalyst Kickoff Party.
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episode 47SmartyPants Vitamins: Courtney Nichols Gould [encore]
Amazon is eating the world! A wellness entrepreneur shares her secrets to launching a consumer product in today’s complex retail environment.
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episode 46Tulip Interfaces: Rony Kubat & Erik Mirandette
Digitizing the factory isn’t always easy. A former counter-intelligence officer and former reality TV star, both manufacturing nerds, hope to bring data tools, the Internet of Things, and Lean Manufacturing to every factory floor.
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Employee Ownership: Can it Save American Manufacturing?
One of the most urgent challenges for manufacturing is that half of the CEOs are projected to retire within 10 years and don’t have a succession plan. Organizations like Concerned Capital are helping factory workers buy their employers before it’s too late. Can employee ownership rescue these critical businesses and jobs? It’s not easy; we learn the pitfalls.