The Trials of MakerBot

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The Trials of MakerBot

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Oct 30, 2018

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What happens when a company abandons its core philosophy? MakerBot went from embracing open source to incorporating proprietary technology, alienating makers and shedding co-founders as a result. Here's what happened. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Oct 30, 2018

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The Trials of MakerBot

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