So on the mid-term i mentioned that i wanted to explore how the 3d printing industry will grow in the coming years. i decided to do the area of making a 3d venture capital to fund innovation in the industry. the five steps to get from where i am know to founding a 3d venture capital fund are 1. work in a big 3d printing company  2. work at a 3d startup 3. found my own 3d company 4. sell company and found 3d venture capital fund. 5. invest in early and late stage 3d printing companies that are shaping the future.

Step1:

to accomplish step one i would need to woe at a big 3d printing company. i want to start out working at a big company because i think i can learn the most about the industry buy working here. so working at either 3d systems or stratus, the two biggest 3d printing companies,  would be great. 3D Systems has a market cap of 3.5 billion and Stratasys with a market cap of 4.0 billion. showing an increase of 100% in the past 12 months and 1800% in 4 years for engineers with additive manufacturing experience. The job market for ed printing jobs is on the up swing, which is good for my plans.

http://www.inside3dp.com/3d-printing-industry-rising-demand-highly-skilled-labor/