TED Community » Bre Pettis
About Me
I make things that make things. At MakerBot Industries, my company, we make machines that give creative people the superpower to make anything.
I also started Thingiverse so that people could share digital designs in such a way that others can build on them.
I started NYCResistor, a hackerspace in NYC, with the smartest people in the city and we share a clubhouse filled with tools like lasercutters.
I was a teacher for a long time teaching small and medium sized students. I failed at being a working artist.
- Location:
- United States, Brooklyn, NY
- Current organization:
- MakerBot Industries
- Past organizations:
- Thingiverse, NYCResistor
- Current role:
- CEO
- Gender:
- Male
- I am:
- Brainstormer, Change Agent, Designer, Educator/Teacher, Filmmaker, Idea generator, Inventor, Investor, Marketer, World traveler
- My website links:
- MakerBot Industries
- TED conferences attended:
- TED2012
More About Me
I'm passionate about
Manufacturing, Innovation, Open Source Hardware, and Sharing.
An idea worth spreading
I want my daughter to grow up in a world where it's normal for people to share their inventions so that others can modify and collaborate to improve on them.
Talk to me about
The bright future.
People don't know that I'm good at
Playing the banjo, clawhammer style.
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