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After sifting through the mentorship contest entries, we have chosen 3 as finalists to go to the next level - a Skype pitch and Q/A session. Finalists: Eduardo Martini - Brazil - Personalized 3D Printed Gifts Michael Williams - USA - 3D Print Makerspace & Storefront Kelechi Ojinnaka - Africa - 3D Printing Service Bureau & Marketplace Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry. Keep listening for mentorship topics that come up in the near future to help you further refine your 3D Print business plan. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

We have found the perfect client matchmaking service for 3D Print Designers and it's being built Down Under. Bobby Lin has taken his experience as a 3D visual effects designer and translated it into a service business that fosters project relationships between 3D Print Designers and businesses/inventors who have ideas but need the 3D Print skills. With milestone-based payments and secure transfer of design files, MyLocal3DPrinting.com is the Matchmaker for 3D Print Designers. IN THIS EPISODE: Hear why the 3D Print Australian market is still fairly green How good 3D Print Designers are going to be in demand Why 3D Print Designers need to show their skills off, not "sell" 3D Print designs Why overcoming performance concerns for both the client (project creator) and 3D Print Designers is the key to encouraging more 3D Print projects LINKS MENTIONED:MyLocal3D Printing.com Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

Mixed into making this decision is your "what," the speed or complexity of printing and the marketability of downloads versus printing. Hear our criteria for selection and where we expect the market to be in the near future. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

Short Answer: Yes - you want it to actually sell. Hear why we think it is essential to 3D print your design or have it 3D printed before selling or offering your designs for download. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

Speed of processors increase exponentially year over year and we expect the same to be the case for 3D Printing speed. However, today it is not yet good enough to make money 3D printing on demand for certain products. Hear about how we decide whether to sell our design as a download instead of a print because of speed issues. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

We always say that hope is not a plan, so putting your designs up on a 3D Print Content site and hoping it gets downloaded is definitely not a viable plan. Hear our tips for upping your odds and implement a plan to get your designs downloaded. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

When 3D Print Content is paramount to the faster evolution of the 3D Printing market. We talk with Lucas Matheson about how Pinshape is working to grow 3D Print Content and the content creator community through digital rights management and other more advanced concepts like streaming 3D Print Content. The future of 3D Printing is in content growth, so 3D Print Content is King and you should always protect the King! IN THIS EPISODE: How Creative Commons & Digital Rights Management applies to 3D Print Content Both the market and designers need more clarification on intellectual property (IP) issues like modifications, derivatives and fan art How issues and concerns raised by designers over the security of their 3D Print Content is changing the landscape of 3D Print file download sites LINKS MENTIONED: Pinshape Creative Commons and DMCA Pinshape vs. Thingiverse The Future of Licensing & IP in 3D Printing 3D PrinterOS Elle Time Jewelry Contest Shining 3D Printing Contest Winners 3D Twist Tie Spotlight – “Silver Age” 2015 3D Printing Maker & Creativity Contest winner featured at the World 3D Printing Technology & Industry Conference & Expo in Chengdu, China Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

The saying goes, "If it were easy, everyone would be doing it." Designing for 3D Printing is like learning to design all over again. Because there isn't enough money in 3D Print design yet, it is hard to take time away from paying jobs to scale that high 3D Print learning curve. But...you should absolutely do it! Just don't under price your skills and time or you will be out of the 3D Print design business fast. LINKS: Article on Pricing 3D Print Design to Stay in Business Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

We were just recently invited to add some of our 3D Printed designs into the Amazon 3D Printed Product Store and had to deal with this issue ourselves. Anytime you market or sell a product there is an inherent liability. In the case of 3D Printing, if you are the one printing and then selling the product, you are the manufacturer and ultimately liable. There has not been a simple and straightforward insurance protection solution for us. It seems that insurance products have not kept up with the technology changes as well. LINKS: Amazon 3D Printed Product Store Article on Liability Dangers of Amazon FBA IMPORTANT POST NOTE: As we went to explore Commercial General Liability Insurance for our own purposes, we have been faced with some surprising barriers. First no common carriers will cover 3D Printing. Second if we want to operate lean via a home office, direct importing and sending to Amazon for FBA, we will also uninsurable because we don't have a manufacturing facility, but are technically a manufacturer. Third, because we have a blog and a podcast many insurers list us as "ineligible for coverage." Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

Having your designs get used for unauthorized purposes just sucks! It has happened to us too many times to count. It is also what might be holding you back from uploading your 3D Print designs to 3D Design libraries and share/sell sites. The good news is that technology is changing in your favor. LINKS: Read how we combat IP theft - Design Plagiarism - How We Crack Down & our 3-Part series on Digital Design Protection Tips 3D Printer OS Pinshape Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

What do you do when you want 3D Printing taught in your school? Sometimes it takes pressure from all over. Sometimes some parents need to be willing to volunteer or students need to organize a club. It will definitely "take a village" to make it happen. But that is no reason to stop trying! LINKS: UPS Store 3D Printing Locations for field trip WTFFF?! 3D Printing Resource Page Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

Brian Federal is a documentary filmmaker on a mission for the 3D Print Education Revolution. Initially he started out just want to document the emergence of 3D Print economy but quickly realized that lack of education is what is holding the revolution at bay. His passion for the technology and spreading the word should get you into your local schools or looking for alternative means to 3D Print Education reform. IN THIS EPISODE: Lack of 3D Print education is the #1 problem and the solutions might need to be outside the educational system Ease of use and 3D Print language does not serve the learning process How teaching 3D Print experimentation can help us all (young and old) eliminate the paralysis of making mistakes and taking risks LINKS MENTIONED: 3D Printing Revolution Brian Federal's YouTube - Assa Ashuach Terry Wohlers Biomimicry, Fractals & Bionomics articles John Bokla's i3D Program Chris Anderson's Long Tail Please subscribe, review and comment on our Podcast. If you have any questions, you can always record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

We have degrees in Art so of course we are partial to adding the "A" to STEAM. Listen to why you should be too and how you might get it started at your school. LINKS: RISD Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page. 00:0000:00

This email questions comes from Steven Muhammad who is an experienced On-Demand Production Printer facing an industry and job market that is in steep decline. He is wisely looking into 3D Printing and Rapid Prototyping fields as his biggest growth opportunity. Skill building right now is the exactly the right idea. So where to go for training.. LINKS: Lynda.com - 1100+ 3D Printing courses & videos Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.

There are so many events going on in 3D Printing all the time whether you live in Kansas, California or New York. Besides tracking a list of Monthly Conferences and Trade Show Events on our web site resource page, we use many resources to keep up with local events as well. LINKS: Hazz Design Events List Meet-Up Check the FabLab Foundation for a makerspace near you. Do you have a question about 3D Printing? Record an Ask Us Anything at http://hazzdesign.com/ or Send Voicemail on our hazzdesign Facebook Page.