Ping Fu, author of Bend, Not Break, founder and CEO of Geomagic, and incoming chief strategy officer at 3D Systems (DDD -2.59%), tells the incredible story of her struggles as a child.
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The following transcript is lightly edited.
Brendan: So you built Geomagic into a successful company and recently decided to sell it to 3D Systems. Why did you decide to sell?
Ping: I didn't. I wish I could run it forever, but we do have investors in the company and 3D Systems and Geomagic have a long history. I've known them since I started my business, and I've known Avi [Reichental], their current CEO, for 10 years now. I think right now is a taking-off period for the 3-D printing's market and also for advanced manufacturing. It's not just for 3-D printing; it is for any type of on-demand manufacturing I'm really interested in helping. I think 3D Systems provides a great platform for me to push the envelope, and Geomagic standing alone doesn't quite give me that platform to do it.
