Are glowforge worth the money?

We review the 10 Things we wish we knew before we got a Glowforge.

In this video, we talk about one of our favorite tools, the Glowforge/Laser cutters. We love the machine. However, there are still ...

Books on the subject of Are glowforge worth the money

Product Realization

John Wiley & Sons. 2021

Most of the literature on product realization is scattered in blogs, individual chapters of books, and internal company documents. Until now, there has been no single text that covers the whole launch process from end-to-end. The challenge of product realization is the interactions between the various activities and deliverables. Product Realization is based on first-hand experience with many companies comprising different sizes, technologies, and product development timelines. This book brings together fundamental theories and product development tools with the reality of what it takes to work in industry. Includes examples and stories from industry to illustrate and bring the material alive.

Glowforge Silly Birds

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. 2015

GLOWFORGE is the newest offering on the laser engraver/cutting scene and has recently introduced a market-friendly and market-friendly-pricing to match their offering. Under $2,500.00 for the basic laser engraver/cutter is what you'll pay for this amazing desktop machine! Until the introduction of the Glowforge you'd have to pay over ten thousand dollars to get a laser machine that wouldn't do even half of what the new Glowforge will do for you. Because the Glowforge is so new the company has yet to offer an extended source of graphics which you can use without having to resize, redraw or figure out how to use with ease. They do however have a small catalog with a limited number of designs you can print out and use. With that in mind I have created a library of graphic images that are easy to use on the new Glowforge laser engraver/cutter. The designs vary from simple to complex but regardless of which one you chose the Glowforge will easily and quickly laser cut or engrave them with precision and speed. Use of these images are royalty free and you can use them however you chose. Simply scan into your printer the image from the book that you want to use, print it out and you're all set to go. One thing that I am fond of doing with these images is to print them to a clear sticky-backed paper and then simply pull away the design, adhere it to whatever material I've decided to use in the laser cutter/engraver and allow it to do what it is designed to do; engrave and cut beautiful designs with laser quality that you simply, until now, weren't able to do. Use the designs in this book and explore the wonderful world of laser cutting/engraving. If you're anything like me you'll spend hours exploring this new and exciting way to express yourself with this all new crafting, personal or even business related platform.

Better Together

John Wiley & Sons. 2017

It is the year 2017 and gender equality and women thriving in work place without fear of sexual harassment or discrimination is the #1 unsolved social issue of our time. Better Together: 8 Ways Working with Women Leads to Extraordinary Products and Profits offers a rare and startling look at the business world through the lens of an expert looking in and plots out how ALL types of businesses can gain a competitive advantage and excel past competitors by simply nurturing an equal blend of men and women on leadership teams and staff. It focuses on powerful and implementable solutions that any CEO, manager, or team leader can put to use to ensure that women thrive within the organization, leading to the business being more successful, customers happier, and employees more fulfilled. Author Jonathan Sposato knows the challenges facing women in startup tech and venture capital today because he specifically builds his companies with-out those obstacles. He credits the unprecedented success of his businesses on his brand of gender-balanced culture, and in this fully practical guidebook to his celebrated style of team building, he puts his eight secrets to profiting through diversity in your hands. These secrets are not just for tech companies, but for teams and companies in ANY industry. It is the culmination of extensive research on the many issues that affect gender equality (or lack thereof) in the workplace, exhaustive interviews with many powerful female CEO’s and executives who have been brave in sharing stories of their own personal struggles and triumphs, as well as Jonathan's own experiences as a male entrepreneur, CEO, and angel investor in supporting the advancement of women in business. The book also shows us why that’s not only the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do economically. With the same entertaining and informative delivery that makes him a sought-after speaker worldwide, Jonathan walks you through adjusting your own culture to open the FULL potential of your workforce. The data will amaze you and the real-world voices will inspire you, and with Better Together you can achieve more success with more women on your team. If you care about inclusivity and beating the forces that prevent it, you will want to read this book. About the Author; Jonathan Sposato is chairman and co-founder of Geekwire, PicMonkey, and WeCount.org, and in general, a serial startup founder. Since his early days as a high-performing player on the first Xbox and Xbox games business, he’s gone on to add numerous awards for innovation, voted “CEO of the Year” for Picnik.com, receiving the University of Washington’s “Man of Integrity” award, and becoming the only person to sell two companies to Google. He recently promised all his future investments to female-founded companies—another first in the technology industry.