Jordan sits down with Kuba Graczyk, founder & CEO of Koobz, to explore how AI, 3D printing, and automation are transforming footwear manufacturing.

Kuba has invented a one-step production process where they 3D-print an entire shoe in a single pass. Koobz is building printer farms around this invention to bring shoe production back to the U.S. Koobz is already working with some of the world’s biggest footwear brands as a Tier-1 supplier. Jordan and Kuba discuss:

• Why footwear hasn’t meaningfully innovated in decades
• How low-cost printers + AI unlocked Koobz’s breakthrough
• Why domestic shoe manufacturing is suddenly viable
• How re-industrializing America can boost everyday happiness
• The shift from “build a brand” to becoming a Tier-1 supplier

Enjoy!

#3dprinting #manufacturing #robots #ai #decentralization

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

03:30 Why Footwear Production Hasn’t Changed Much

11:54 Is 3D Printing About To Have It’s Chat-GPT Moment

18:08 Using AI As A Solo-Founde

21:58 Koobz’ Mission: Bring Manufacturing Back To America

23:30 Kuba's Entrepreneurial Journey

29:32 Koobz’ Tech Stack

34:42 Printing An Entire Shoe In One Step

37:41 Koobz Biggest Challenge

39:15 Why Local Manufacturing Matters For Our Happiness

44:02 Growing Up In Poland & Journey To America

51:20 Becoming A Tier-One Supplier To The World’s Biggest Shoe Brands

57:20 Rapid Fire

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Links to Kuba’s Work:

• Koobz– https://www.koo.bz/
• LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/kuba-graczyk/
• Buy your Koobz shoes at KitoWare Store – https://kitowares.online/collections/all

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