This is Beyond CAD, a show discussing the future of engineering and construction including 3D visualization, building information modeling, UAVs and Drones, virtual reality, real-time game engines and more. This is also the story of how I moved beyond CAD and started Civil FX, a company that provide…
In this episode, I share the journey of developing Civil Engine—a groundbreaking software set to launch in Spring 2025 with a bold mission: to democratize 3D visualization for transportation and other civil projects. Join me as I pull back the curtain on how we're working to make high-quality visualization accessible to every civil engineer, designer, and planner—empowering professionals to bring their visions to life without relying on specialists. I'll dive into the challenges we've faced, the milestones we've achieved, and why I believe this could be the most important work of my life. If you're passionate about the future of infrastructure design or curious about how technology is reshaping industries, this is an episode you don't want to miss.
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Learn more about my business at https://beyondware.com
It took a while, but Beyondware finally found a path to profitability by playing the slow game and improving in all areas, specifically licensing, pricing, hires and focusing on just Beyond Typicals. Here the whole story here.
I'm excited to announce that Beyondware has been accepted into the startup accelerator TinySeed. Read the full announcement here: https://beyondware.com/tinyseed-announcement/
I've been in conversations with investors for the first time in my journey as a business owner. I can't spill all the details yet, but wanted to give a heads up that big things are coming. Learn more about my business at https://www.beyondware.com
I thought I would have 50 paid subscriptions within the first day of launch. It took... a lot longer than that. www.beyondware.com
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For nearly a decade I've been building teams and outsourcing and have recently appreciated how the skill of outsourcing, managing and communicating with skilled individuals is perhaps the most important skill any entrepreneur can learn.
Spend less than you make? Earn more than you spend? Earn way more than you spend? How about, net worth?
We hear stories of incredible successes but they often have a lot of luck baked in. In this episode I talk about how we have 3 options when going from launch to profitable and which ones I plan on using for Beyond CAD.
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In this episode I talk about how the space between 1 and 1000 subscribers to Beyond CAD Vision is separated between many problems that I don't even know exist. It's all good, I'm here (hopefully) to solve them as they come along. Learn more about Vision at www.beyondcadvision.com
In this episode I talk about the feelings I'm having about a week before the launch of Beyond CAD Vision which we've been working on for two years. Learn more at www.beyondcadvision.com
Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samlytle/ Check out the Simulator for Active Distracted Driving: www.saddvr.com Check out Beyond CAD Vision: www.beyondcad.com/vision
In this episode I talk about how my experience has led me to believe that the odds of someone stealing your idea from sharing too much are much lower than no one caring about what you are creating. Connect with me at LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/samlytle/
After dabbling in cryptocurrencies over the years I've become interested in dipping my toes in similar speculation investments. When I found NBA Top Shot recently I started to wonder if it might be on a similar trajectory to Bitcoin and other short term bubbles.
This is the story of how I created 3 different courses on Udemy that led to thousands of $$ in revenue and I actually regret the whole thing.
In this episode I talk about the time we were hired to create 3D renderings for a legal case related to the Nevada Testing Range and even went on site to take photos for our project. Listen more at www.samlytle.com
In this episode I talk about how/why my life changed nearly 10 years ago and how that led to doing work I love on a regular basis and living adventures every day. Moving forward this will be the Sam Lytle Podcast | Adventures in Business, Design and Life.
In this episode I tell the story of selling a business over Zoom in a pandemic.
In this episode of Beyond CAD, Eric DeLeon talks with me about how he got into the world of AEC, his preference between AutoDesk and Bentley and many other topics. Make sure to check out Eric's podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cad-manager-confessions-podcast/id1482553737
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In this episode of Beyond CAD (also available on YouTube https://youtu.be/v77e6U2Lv50 ) I discuss the new podcast (www.lookgoodpodcast.com) and interactive tours on YouTube as well as the development progress of Civil FX Vision. I discuss how learning design tools and being more involved has vastly improved the development progress of Vision. Learn more at www.civilfx.com/vision2020
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In this episode I announce the new podcast from Civil FX called We Make Civil Engineering Look Good and also share an episode from the podcast where I interview Wayne Sullivan, Civil FX Project Manager who joined up with us 3 years ago and runs the office and client services.
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In this episode I talk about how and why Civil FX was awarded a Megagrant from Epic and how our project - The Simulator for Active Distracted Driving, or SADD - will hopefully save lives. I also discuss a new podcast Civil FX is working on called We Make Civil Engineering Look Good and what it means for Beyond CAD moving forward.
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In this episode I talk about how good Beyond CAD could be if I invested more time and effort into it.
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In this episode I talk about why we have a 3D printer even though it may never lead to revenue for the company.
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In this episode I talk about where VR is at this point in December 2019 including all of the latest headsets as well as a discussion about the application of technology.
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