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An encore episode, exploring the unconventional leadership journey of Carl Bass, a self-described renegade and reluctant executive who took the reins at Autodesk during turbulent times. Facing the global economic crisis of 2008, Bass led with conviction, balancing bold decision-making with the uncertainty of an evolving market. At one point, convinced the company might fail, he risked his own money to introduce a groundbreaking new business model. How Bass's steady hand and innovative thinking not only helped Autodesk survive but transformed it into a 21st-century success story. This conversation took place in 2019.
Today's episode is packed! We talk about the latest configurator update, the future of automated CAM, and how to streamline job shop quoting. Plus, a shoutout to the “Manufacturing Spaces” podcast with Carl Bass and AMA on customer journeys, soft jaws, and the rise of 3D printed homewares. Got insights for IMTS? Share them with us!Watch on YoutubeDISCUSSED:✍️ Send Comments on this EpisodeJam Packed todayGetting my ass kickedConfigurator update?Ask: if going to IMTS, what are you seeing?New Podcast: Mfg Spaces - Carl BassFusion godfather, CEO of ADDFM tool
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Autodesk is a 1980s software company that continues to reinvent itself. CEO Andrew Anagnost attributes this to the company's ability to be the first to “kill our own businesses.” Anagnost goes into detail about how he sees AI impacting architecture, specifically when it comes to sustainable construction. He and cohosts Alan and Michal also discuss AI regulation; his “problematic” teenage years; what he learned from former Autodesk CEOs Carol Bartz and Carl Bass; and industrial fungus. Leadership Next is powered by Deloitte.
Carl Bass, a renegade and reluctant executive, took the helm at Autodesk and steered the company out of the global economic crisis. At one point, he was so sure it would fail that he was desperate to find a buyer. Instead, he put his own money at risk to try a whole new business model.
It was a pleasure to welcome Fredy (L.Guitars/Vocals), Neil (R.Guitars), Carl (Bass) & Brett (Drums) of Nomadus on to the Podcast. When Nomadus unleashed their crushing thrash infused debut album 'Axis Primordial' on November 25, 2022, it was the album I always hoped they would make! With stellar performances from all the band members it quickly jumped up to number one on my album of the year playlist. But things were a lot different when I first met Fredy and Neil many moons ago on their first appearance at The Siege of Limerick. They seemed to have never ending problems with trying to get a settled line-up, until the addition of Carl on bass and later Brett on drums. All the pieces of the Nomadus puzzle finally fitted together with Josh over seeing the recording, mixing and mastering; 'Axis Primordial' is a nine-track pilgrimage through blistering riffs and ferocious vocals. On this episode we get a track by track run through of the album from Nomadus and a lookback over a hectic 2022 including an appearance at Bloodstock! Hope you enjoy the episode and please 'SUBSCRIBE' to the Metal Cell YouTube channel. Thanks Richie. Band link: https://nomadus.bandcamp.com/album/axis-primordial-2 All tracks played © 2022 Nømadus under exclusive licence to The Distortion Project.
Carl Bass, former President and CEO of Autodesk, joins Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) to discuss the role of CAD in the metaverse. Mr. Bass shares his thoughts on generative design tools, 3D printing, and digital twins for the metaverse.
Carl Bass, a renegade and reluctant executive, took the helm at Autodesk, and steered the company out of the global economic crisis. At one point, he was so sure it would fail that he was desperate to find a buyer. Instead, he put his own money at risk to try a whole new business model.
Carl shares what led to his maker passion within industrial settings and re-launching Flying Moose, how the current Russia and Ukraine war (as well as Covid fallout) will impact global supply chains, how he is advising his h/w-oriented startups to harden their own supply chain and manufacturing capabilities, his strategy for capitalizing business models with sizeable 'bits meet atoms' h/w components (tips: take the cash if available, building truly differentiated h/w products create clear moats), why the ‘blitzscaling' model often doesn't fit within industrial innovation and in some ways can be slightly destructive, and finally, tech trends on "What's Hype and What's Hot" including a shout out to fusion energy potential.
Nomadus are a three piece metal band based in Belfast, formed in 2016 mixing Thrash, Groove and Melody. Consisting of Fredy (Guitars & Vocals), Neil (Guitars) and Carl (Bass) they are one of the most exciting metal bands to come out of the Northern Ireland Metal Scene in a long time. Having just released these two killer songs: Dawn of Darkness and Silent Dusk, it showcases the bands strengths, in both composition and heaviness. Check out their links here: https://www.facebook.com/nomadusni https://nomadus.bandcamp.com/
L-R Susan Bass, Howard Baskin, Carole Baskin and Carl Bass. This was our annual gala called the Fur Ball. We met Susan when she was at The Dutcher Group. Later Howie ran into her husband Carl at the airport and arranged for us to reconnect, around 2011. Susan had left Dutcher and was working for Lazy Days RV Center, but left them and became our PR person. Ares, Artemis and Orion Ares, Artemis and Orion were only 3 weeks old when they arrived from Idaho, their mother having been shot by a hunter. They had to be fed every four hours and Scott and Liz and Jamie had many sleepless nights caring for them. Scott arranged for them to be flown in on Southwest Airlines in the cabin. It was wonderful publicity for Big Cat Rescue and its cause, as the captain even played "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" over the loudspeakers so that everyone could hear. Luckily, Scott drew a lot of attention with Ares and Artemis and drew attention away from Jamie who had Orion, because Orion at the time was having diarrhea which got all over Jamie. Artemis was Scott's favorite and Ares was Dr. Wynn's favorite and Orion was Jamie's favorite. They had a very difficult time weaning the cubs from the bottle and would often get completely covered in the milk/meat mixture they were trying to administer to get them weaned. This went on for weeks and reflects their dedication in giving these animals the best life possible. Scott even set up a 1/2 door so that the volunteers could come and safely see the cubs being raised. Because of their dedication, Big Cat Rescue can continue to educate the public about how cougars are still being persecuted in the wild. Please check your e-mail and the .me site regularly for information on what you can do to help with your voice through letters, e-mail, and other communications with the media and our lawmakers. I've been writing my story since I was able to write, but when the media goes to share it, they only choose the parts that fit their idea of what will generate views. If I'm going to share my story, it should be the whole story. The titles are the dates things happened. If you have any interest in who I really am please start at the beginning of this playlist: http://savethecats.org/ I know there will be people who take things out of context and try to use them to validate their own misconception, but you have access to the whole story. My hope is that others will recognize themselves in my words and have the strength to do what is right for themselves and our shared planet. You can help feed the cats at no cost to you using Amazon Smile! Visit BigCatRescue.org/Amazon-smile You can see photos, videos and more, updated daily at BigCatRescue.org Check out our main channel at YouTube.com/BigCatRescue Music (if any) from Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) This video is for entertainment purposes only and is my opinion.
Our guest this week is Carl Bass. Carl has been designing and making buildings, boats, sculpture, and machinery for the last 40 years. He is the former CEO of Autodesk and now spends his time researching the boundaries of digital fabrication in his shops in Berkeley and with a number of companies he’s working with. For show notes visit: https://kk.org/cooltools/carl-bass-former-autodesk-ceo
Carl Bass is the former CEO of Autodesk - a 3D design company located in San Francisco. As of the time of this interview, Bass was a special adviser to Larry Page and his team at Alphabet (including Google X), as well as adviser to a number of startups working to improve the physical world. Carl Bass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Bass Autodesk: https://www.autodesk.com/ Amar Hanspal: https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/17/autodesks-amar-hanspal-talks-about-the-future-of-manufacturing/ Chris Anderson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Anderson_(writer) 3D Robotics: https://3dr.com/ Joe Decuir: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_C._Decuir
In this podcast the noob and jess discuss many things semi related to CAD, AutoCAD, Autodesk and genitalia… Eventually we talk about Euclid the Grandfather of Geometry. Enjoy! Beer http://www.ayinger.de/cms/index.php/269.html https://www.yuengling.com/ https://abita.com/brews/strawberry-lager# Lego https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p480x480/16386955_10154953055449476_2431152867256704071_n.jpg?oh=49c7ec3274f54ff8ed1fee107c698d40&oe=59496FC9 Customization to bring back classic workspace script http://www.cad-notes.com/autocad-script-to-create-classic-workspace-automatically/ Autodesk plant 3d http://www.autodesk.com/products/autocad-plant-3d/overview March CADness http://blogs.autodesk.com/autocad/bracket-march-cadness-2017/ Retiring programs http://blog.123dapp.com/2016/12/important-news-about-the-next-chapter Scott Shepard http://labs.blogs.com/ https://forge.autodesk.com/ Smithsonian Models https://3d.si.edu/ Podcasts http://www.civilfx.com/category/podcast/ http://www.podcading.com/the-show https://soundcloud.com/unprofessionalengineering 35 years of CAD http://autodesk.blogs.com/between_the_lines/2017/01/35-years-of-autodesk-and-autocad-memories.html Steven Johnson 33 years of CAD https://www.blog.cadnauseam.com/2017/01/16/33-years-of-autocad-upgrades-rated-part-1/ Carl Bass http://blogs.autodesk.com/inthefold/letter-carl-bass/ Euclid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_solid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_School_of_Athens http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Extras/Proclus_history_geometry.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxAqvBZrbMY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqzK3UAXaHs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=440gbGszjk8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPET_HhN0VM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8uAH6xCcOk https://www.amazon.com/Smoke-Black-RPG-Dice-Set/dp/B015GEATLO/ref=sr_1_11?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1485524925&sr=1-11&keywords=rpg+dice http://blogs.autodesk.com/inthefold/letter-carl-bass/?utm_content=buffer1e2c0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Euclid - Raymond Flood graph http://cadnoob.com/CADnoobJoom/images/podcast/5-Euclid/CADnoob.Euclid.raymond.flood.jpg Tips and Tricks “Sub commands”… they appear to be part of the select subset as seen here: https://autocadtips1.com/2011/01/12/the-select-command-selection-options/ Proper foot wear http://ccsd.net/resources/risk-and-insurance-services/feet.pdf
The O’Reilly Hardware Podcast: Autodesk’s CEO talks about the future of design.In this episode of the Hardware podcast, we talk with Carl Bass, president and CEO of Autodesk. He’s an articulate thinker on algorithmic design, collaborative tools, and the nature of craft, and we talked for nearly two hours when we visited him to record this episode.Discussion points: Bass tells us how Autodesk’s Fusion 360 used GitHub as a model for file management and online collaboration. Fusion 360 lives partially in the cloud and will be accessible through a browser in the near future. “The big thing we tried to do was get rid of this idea that you need 12 pieces of software and 12 plug-ins,” he says. Autodesk’s Project Dreamcatcher illustrates the role that artificial intelligence will play in design. “In the places in which design can be easily quantified, I think you’ll see a lot of machine learning being applied,” Bass says. “When it gets to more aesthetic considerations, that’s still the domain of us.” “The best way to introduce new tools in the workforce is through college students,” Bass says. “The next generation entering the workforce is totally fluent in tools, almost as fluent and expressive with design tools as someone with a paper and pencil.” This week’s click spirals: From listener Samuel Harrold: polymagnets, which have customizable magnetic domains. Here’s a video that demonstrates their unusual properties. Jon Bruner: Before “telegraph” referred to the electronic telegraph, it referred to a system of semaphores that relayed messages visually. Inventors developed a variety of visual telegraph systems in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and they were used widely in Europe for transmitting military and government orders until the 1840s. David Cranor: A video of Claude Paillard making vacuum tubes by hand. Specialized glassware was commonly custom fabricated; MIT, like other institutions, had a glass workshop that made laboratory equipment (it now offers classes on glassblowing and related subjects to MIT community members). Another fun specialty manufacturing video: this one showing CNC wireforming at Scandic Spring in San Leandro, Calif. Carl Bass: The arcana of MIG welding, which he’s pursuing in an effort to develop a large-scale metal 3D printer. The Dutch artist Joris Laarman has illustrated a similar technique using an industrial robot. Here's Bass' talk from Solid 2014:
The O’Reilly Hardware Podcast: Autodesk’s CEO talks about the future of design.In this episode of the Hardware podcast, we talk with Carl Bass, president and CEO of Autodesk. He’s an articulate thinker on algorithmic design, collaborative tools, and the nature of craft, and we talked for nearly two hours when we visited him to record this episode.Discussion points: Bass tells us how Autodesk’s Fusion 360 used GitHub as a model for file management and online collaboration. Fusion 360 lives partially in the cloud and will be accessible through a browser in the near future. “The big thing we tried to do was get rid of this idea that you need 12 pieces of software and 12 plug-ins,” he says. Autodesk’s Project Dreamcatcher illustrates the role that artificial intelligence will play in design. “In the places in which design can be easily quantified, I think you’ll see a lot of machine learning being applied,” Bass says. “When it gets to more aesthetic considerations, that’s still the domain of us.” “The best way to introduce new tools in the workforce is through college students,” Bass says. “The next generation entering the workforce is totally fluent in tools, almost as fluent and expressive with design tools as someone with a paper and pencil.” This week’s click spirals: From listener Samuel Harrold: polymagnets, which have customizable magnetic domains. Here’s a video that demonstrates their unusual properties. Jon Bruner: Before “telegraph” referred to the electronic telegraph, it referred to a system of semaphores that relayed messages visually. Inventors developed a variety of visual telegraph systems in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and they were used widely in Europe for transmitting military and government orders until the 1840s. David Cranor: A video of Claude Paillard making vacuum tubes by hand. Specialized glassware was commonly custom fabricated; MIT, like other institutions, had a glass workshop that made laboratory equipment (it now offers classes on glassblowing and related subjects to MIT community members). Another fun specialty manufacturing video: this one showing CNC wireforming at Scandic Spring in San Leandro, Calif. Carl Bass: The arcana of MIG welding, which he’s pursuing in an effort to develop a large-scale metal 3D printer. The Dutch artist Joris Laarman has illustrated a similar technique using an industrial robot. Here's Bass' talk from Solid 2014:
Carl Bass, CEO of Autodesk, reflects on the power of information and challenges the I School's 2015 graduates to use that power for good.
Social enterprise is scaling up through innovative digital design of everything from robots to LEDs. The result has been a positive impact on clean water, sanitation, climate change and energy consumption. In this audio lecture, Carl Bass, President and CEO of Autodesk, discusses at Social Innovation Summit 2013 the application of design to solve social problems. Bass describes how the availability of infinite computing capacity combined with people’s willingness to share their knowledge of how to make things advances social entrepreneurship for everyone’s betterment. Inexpensive access to information and tools empowers more people to innovate through the principles of design that Bass explains. In this Social Innovation Conversations, Stanford University podcast, Bass shares examples of creative small businesses that advance social enterprise through innovation. Carl Bass is president, chief executive officer and interim chief financial officer of Autodesk, a leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software. Bass co-founded Ithaca Software, which was acquired by Autodesk in 1993. Since joining the company, he has held several executive positions including chief technology officer and chief operations officer. Bass serves on the boards of directors of Autodesk, Quirky and E2open; on the board of trustees of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum; and on the advisory boards of Cornell Computing and Information Science, UC Berkeley School of Information and UC Berkeley College of Engineering. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Cornell University. Bass is a maker and spends his spare time building things—from chairs and tables to boats, and most recently, an electric go-kart. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/social_enterprise_through_digital_design