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#32 Kuba Graczyk: 3D Printer Factories, AI & U.S. Shoe Production
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
03:23 Why Footwear Production Hasn’t Changed Much
12:28 Is 3D Printing About To Have It’s Chat-GPT Moment?
18:40 Using AI As A Solo-Founder
22:03 Koobz’ Mission: Bring Manufacturing Back To America
24:03 Kuba's Entrepreneurial Journey
30:04 Koobz’ Tech Stack
35:28 Printing An Entire Shoe In One Step
38:13 Koobz Biggest Challenge
40:01 Why Local Manufacturing Matters For Our Happiness
44:35 Growing Up In Poland & Journey To America
51:53 Becoming A Tier-One Supplier To The World’s Biggest Shoe Brands
57:29 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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By Jordan WolfeJordan 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
03:23 Why Footwear Production Hasn’t Changed Much
12:28 Is 3D Printing About To Have It’s Chat-GPT Moment?
18:40 Using AI As A Solo-Founder
22:03 Koobz’ Mission: Bring Manufacturing Back To America
24:03 Kuba's Entrepreneurial Journey
30:04 Koobz’ Tech Stack
35:28 Printing An Entire Shoe In One Step
38:13 Koobz Biggest Challenge
40:01 Why Local Manufacturing Matters For Our Happiness
44:35 Growing Up In Poland & Journey To America
51:53 Becoming A Tier-One Supplier To The World’s Biggest Shoe Brands
57:29 Rapid Fire
Follow Jordan on X: https://x.com/jrwolfe
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
Subscribe & Follow:
- Join the Substack – https://goingdirect.substack.com/subscribe
- Listen on Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/going-direct-conversations/id1800505663
- Subscribe to YouTube for more deep dives on decentralization, robots, and the real economy – https://www.youtube.com/@goingdirect_/videos
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goingdirect.substack.com