# Are you CRAZY to DIY a 3D Printing Business?!- Making Awesome 253

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-awesome-3d-printing-inventing-making-small-business-2177168/are-you-crazy-to-diy-a-3d-printing-business-making-awesome-253
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-awesome-3d-printing-inventing-making-small-business-2177168/are-you-crazy-to-diy-a-3d-printing-business-making-awesome-253.md
Podcast: [Making Awesome - 3D Printing, Inventing, Making, Small Business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-awesome-3d-printing-inventing-making-small-business-2177168)
Published: 2026-02-16T11:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/3dmusketeers/episodes/Are-you-CRAZY-to-DIY-a-3D-Printing-Business----Making-Awesome-253-e3f3emf
Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/318bb100/podcast/play/115505295/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-14%2F418106271-44100-2-7ad24409ab97e.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/making-awesome-3d-printing-inventing-making-small-business-2177168/episodes/are-you-crazy-to-diy-a-3d-printing-business-making-awesome-253
Duration seconds: 7596

## Resource

Starting your own business making money with 3D Printing SOUNDS easy, but it is far from it. In this episode Grant and Jacob will dig into the most common startup mistakes in the 3D printing industry and how YOU can avoid them! This info does not just apply to 3D Printing though, it can be useful for anyone looking to start any type of business! Topics to cover: How to start a business How to know your strengths and weaknesses How to identify opportunities in business How to know when to get help in your business How to identify money makers for 3d printing It is also fundraiser time for the @SanjayMortimerFoundation and Steve along with the @voron_design team are raffling off the Serial number 0 (yes the FIRST MACHINE) of the Voron 2, you can bid on it here: https://go.dojiggy.io/72a73e Want to check out the newest Prusa?? Use our affiliate link: https://b.link/CoreOneL-3DM Want edited versions of these shows? Check out @makingawesome for edited down shows and clips as well! A HUGE Thank you to the Filament Sponsor of these streams, @printedsolid ! Check them out: https://printedsolid.com Want to get some of the UK's fastest, and the first REAL Bamboo printer out there? Check out @construct3d https://b.link/Construct3D Need HIGH END 3D Scanning ANYWHERE in the world?? Check out @3DMusketeers !! Utilizing over $250k in scanners, projects both big and small they can easily handle! Fully portable, able to bring the gear to you, 3D Musketeers is your one stop shop for all things Physical to Digital and even Digital to Physical. Full Service Art To Part rapid prototyping, product development, and of course, 3D Printing with 3D Musketeers! https://b.link/3DM __________________________________ Do you have an idea you want to get off the ground? Reach out to the Making Awesom…

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/making-awesome-3d-printing-inventing-making-small-business-2177168/episodes/are-you-crazy-to-diy-a-3d-printing-business-making-awesome-253/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-awesome-3d-printing-inventing-making-small-business-2177168/are-you-crazy-to-diy-a-3d-printing-business-making-awesome-253.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.