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Excellence is not Hard | Bambu Wins Lawsuit | Slant 3D Podcast Ep. 175

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What does it take to build an excellent business? In Slant 3D Podcast Episode 175, Gabe discusses why consistent execution, accountability, and doing the basics right can create a competitive advantage in manufacturing and business.

This episode covers major 3D printing industry developments, including Bambu Lab’s latest patent rulings against Stratasys, Nike’s growing use of 3D printed footwear through Zellerfeld, and Meshy’s position among top consumer AI apps by revenue. Gabe also shares updates on the Slant 3D API, Teleport, Portals, and production expansion before explaining what it really takes to build an exceptional company.

Sources:
Bambu Lab Wins Four Patent Office Rulings After $27.6 Million Verdict
https://all3dp.com/4/bambu-lab-wins-f...

How Nike's 3D Printing Approach Fits Into Its Restructuring Plan
https://3dprint.com/334122/how-does-n...

Meshy Is the Only AI 3D Company in a16z's Top 50 Consumer AI Apps by Revenue
https://www.voxelmatters.com/meshy-st...

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00:00 Introduction
01:08 Bambu Lab vs. Stratasys
03:13 Nike and Zellerfeld 3D Printed Shoes
06:00 Meshy and Consumer AI Revenue
09:59 Slant 3D API Sponsor
11:06 API Growth and Teleport Updates
12:19 What's Coming to Portals
14:26 Oil Stick Production Updates
17:06 What It Takes to Be Excellent
19:32 The Cost of Poor Business Execution
22:04 Pricing, Shipping, and Accountability
25:21 Taking Responsibility for Mistakes
28:16 Why Simple Execution Wins
30:21 Consistency Beats Complexity
32:04 Staying in Business and Finding Your Edge
32:49 Taking Complete Responsibility
34:06 Building a Business That Does the Basics Right
35:36 Excellence Means Taking Responsibility
36:21 Closing Remarks

About Slant 3D

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Produced by Geometry Media
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20 Comments

@RpMcMurphy_ 1 day ago

0:01 - 0:25 stop that.

@mostlymessingabout 8 hours ago (edited)

the quote is valid for X days.
customer paid within X days.
if something goes wrong, it's your fault - that is business practice

@patrickkenny2077 1 day ago

Have to disagree on the shipping cost thing, unless you had a specific disclaimer in your invoice on shipping cost being price to market there is a reasonable expectation that it is a fixed quote.

@mikepeterson8663 1 day ago

If a customer tries to beat me down in price they don’t get to buy my product.

@BeeWhere 5 hours ago

I work in finance and training. You are 100% correct and it is so refreshing to listen to this poscast.

We changed fee refunds and empowered people to waive fees. The amount of time it used to take waiting for a was measure able especially in our call center where we had the metrics. I laid it out to our new VP when the manager was on vacation, and to his credit it was able to navigate the BS and got it changed.

Now they make a note so we can track refunds. But if the member is polite and asks, we can give back 3 fees per year.

@EngineeringRanch 1 day ago

🙂Thanks for the update!

@jonwoodworker 2 hours ago

Since you like to bring up Bambu and their "troubles," would you also speak on Prusa's debacle only offering print profiles for Prusament with INDX and that Prusa is the only 3D print manufacturer to charge a subscription to use their services.

@Maleko48 13 hours ago

in your T&C's on shipping you should note a variable fuel charge range or a float percentage that can vary. Alternatively, I would have earnestly tried negotiating a 50/50 split on the difference in shipping cost and if they really dug in and said no still, then I would have just eaten the $500 to preserve the deal in good faith.

@seanmalloy7249 21 hours ago

Remember the surge of patents that were essentially "Doing X ...with a computer", where X was some process that was already patented? The entire potential ecosystem of "Doing X ...with a 3D printer" needs to have a stake driven through its heart, chopped up into little tiny bits, salted, and buried deep in some reactor-waste repository where it will never see the light of day.

@teeveeoh 1 day ago

Re: the shipping inquiries you got, I’m not one of the people who contacted you re the shipping, but remember, a lot of people may not have the experience in business that you do at this point. I get your frustration having to deal with that, but you come off as really condescending and it really makes me not want to do business with you. I’m absolutely sure when you were starting out you made a lot of mistakes and frustrated others who were more experienced, so it may benefit you to show a little more understanding and patience.

@RobM8945 2 hours ago

Yeah, you made a mistake quoting a fixed delivery price without anticipating a cost increase. As much as you say your customer was a dick not anticipating a cost increase, you did the same. In the current transport environment, either exclude shipping fixed cost, or shorten time for which the quote is valid, or add 5% to your shipping cost.
Good that you ultimately ate the difference, that is the correct response.

@mainakingston787 1 day ago

The intro is so terrible 😢

@MakerMikeAlt 1 day ago

How long until we can pay for ads? Cuz I have uploaded about 4 models over the last 2 months or so and gotten no more than 20 views on a single model, and zero sales. I have good descriptions and photos, but that “1 week for a sale” is definitely not working for me…

@printsthatscale 20 hours ago

I love my 3D printed Adidas Climacool shoes more than any other shoes I had. I opened the Nike - Zellerfeld website - and all the stuff there is sold out. Like what is the point of having a website if all the stuff you have is sold out

@shaolinmanny 18 hours ago

You are not completely wrong, but you are not completely right also (about that filament stock sale). That being said if both parties are insulted about the deal it is probably bad business.

@testboga5991 1 day ago

My man is pulling all strings 😂

@mikepeterson8663 1 day ago

You always know that when you are having a fuel war you are going to have to pay the difference. That’s just how business works you have to be proactive about things like that.