CEO Jonathan Jaglom Discusses His New Position at MakerBot

InformationWeek interviewed new the MakerBot CEO Jonathan Jaglom. Jaglom was previously general manager for Asian operations at Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS), Makerbot’s parent company, experience that will guide him in his capacity as CEO.
According to the article:

Jaglom explains that MakerBot has targeted the education market with a combination of basic system ease-of-use, a curriculum plan developed for teachers, and flexible pricing for educational institutions.
The combination has made a difference in MakerBot’s penetration into the market compared to what he saw when he visited schools as a Stratasys executive.

 
Jaglom states:

I came from Stratasys and the reality of the industry was that those printers [were] more expensive. You can’t deny that. With MakerBot, the cost of ownership is about 1/10 of that of the Stratasys printers. Students can print readily without as much concern for cost. When I went to universities for Stratasys, the printers were seldom in use when I visited because I was told they were for grad students or end of term projects. We have MakerBots in over 5,000 schools and the printers are being used extensively throughout the year.

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