Connor and Mahesh are joined by John Dogru, Founder of 3DOS, the world’s largest decentralized peer-to-peer manufacturing network. John walks us through the current state of the 3D printing industry, how 3DOS’ brings a new meaning to just-in-time manufacturing, dramatically improves rates of materials waste, and empowers a new generation of creators.

00:00 Intro

1:10 Are we aliens?

3:10 3DOS founding story

4:30 Where’s the 3D printing industry at today?

8:20 Not drop-shipping, but drop-manufacturing?

13:05 End-to-end use case 

17:35 How starting with higher ed strengthened 3DOS from the ground up

20:00 How 3DOS fulfils the last mile

23:00 How 3DOS helps load balance capacity across devices

26:20 Impact of democratizing manufacturing

29:40 The long-term vision for 3DOS

32:30 How 3DOS is using crypto principles to drive network activity and empower creators

27:05 How 3DOS is optimizing its incentive structure for quality

Disclaimer: The hosts and the firms they represent may hold stakes in the companies mentioned in this podcast. None of this is financial advice.