TBT: Small 3D Printing Site Competes With Etsy
In this week’s “Throwback Thursday / Where are they now?” segment, we hear from Nikko Mendoza, who sells 3D printing templates. After he lost his job last year, he started taking his side gig more seriously—and business took off.
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What It's About
An update from a 3D printing, cosplay costume fabricator.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1685
Welcome to Throwback Thursday / “Where are they now?” where we take an in-depth look at someone who’s story has evolved considerably since we first featured them. Last week, we heard from the co-founder of Dig Dates, a dating app for dog lovers. They’ve recently rolled out a cat companion app as well! Today, in our latest feature, we’ll hear from Nikko Mendoza. We first told his story in Ep. #977: 3D Printing Brings Cosplay Into 21st Century. He’s since expanded his business in lots of ways—in fact, I had a hard time editing his update for his here just because he’s involved in so many things, and I try to focus on these a little. But as someone who also has a lot of projects, I respect the hustle! What’s happened since? Listen to today's episode to hear Nikko's updates...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- I’m really grateful to Nikko for helping us with this segment. Check out his website at NikkoIndustries.com or his popular YouTube channel—just search for Nikko Industries. .
- 3D Printing Brings Cosplay Into 21st Century: With a 3D printer and sense of imagination, a California natural gas industry worker takes superhero DIY cosplay to a whole new level.
- College Lecturer Profits from 3D Design Tutorials: A UK college instructor turns 3D video tutorials into a profitable business, teaching people around the world to design beautiful things.
- TBT: 3D Printing Enables Distance Learning Materials: In this week’s “Throwback Thursday / Where are they now?” segment, we hear from a pediatrician who creates an educational tool to help kids with STEM learning. With so much distance education taking place, she’s had to make a major adjustment to her sales model.
