3D4U Printing
I started 3D4U Printing in high school to service FIRST Robotics teams and local businesses across the Bay Area. We scaled to $24K in annual revenue within two years, acquired manufacturing equipment and commercial real estate to expand capacity, and built end-to-end logistics and fulfillment. When COVID hit, I pivoted production to manufacture and donate 119 PPE face shields to Kaiser Permanente and Rose Meadows Elder Care at no cost. The Harker Aquila wrote it up.
Role
Founder & Owner — sales, ops, fulfillment, advertising.
Stack
$24K
Annual revenue (Year 2)
119
PPE face shields donated during COVID
100%
Bootstrapped
/ 01
The business
Started by printing FIRST Robotics parts after school. Grew to a small commercial unit with multiple printers running 24/7 and a customer list across robotics teams, local makers, and small Bay Area businesses. Multi-channel ads, local relationships, and a habit of saying yes to weird jobs.
/ 02
COVID pivot
When the pandemic hit, demand for PPE outstripped supply. We retooled the floor and printed face shields for Kaiser Permanente and Rose Meadows Elder Care — 119 units, donated. The Harker Aquila ran a feature on it.
Website I built for 3D4U — drop /public/projects/3d4u/site.png
/projects/3d4u/site.pngDonated PPE production
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