Categories Autodesk

Jenga with the Autodesk CEO

A fun and creative interview was posted today by Youtuber Myrin with our Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost and playing Jenga. “Last week I had the privilege to interview Andrew Anagnost, the CEO of Autodesk. It was a huge honor and one really interesting interview. I had 1 whole…

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Categories Misc.

Consider Helping Others

A couple weeks ago at Autodesk university I ran into a longtime friend and colleague. He was at AU with his wife and two cute young daughters. I found out his home was one of the thousands destroyed in Santa Rosa California last year. It was heartbreaking to hear…

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Categories Autodesk University

Thank You

I am so very thankful for all the attendees, partners, sponsors, employees, and the Autodesk University event staff for making it an amazing Autodesk University 2018. Over 11,000 attended the event last week in Las Vegas. I am now going though over 1000 photos of mine and will…

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Categories Announcements

Forge DevCon Keynote 2018

The Forge DevCon was held on the first day of Autodesk University. The keynote was great and you can now watch it on YouTube. It was apparent from the Forge DevCon they will need to expand the are as it was packed with Forge developers,partners, customers, and employees…

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Categories Announcements

Welcome PlanGrid!

It was just announced that Autodesk is acquiring PlanGrid. ”Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PlanGrid, a leading provider of construction productivity software, for $875 million net of cash. This acquisition will enable Autodesk to offer a more comprehensive, cloud-based construction platform.” Read…

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Categories Announcements

Apply to the Residency Program at Autodesk Toronto

Spotted this from my Toronto Research colleague Hali Larsen @HaliLarsen this morning: Have an innovative project in mind that you are trying to get off the ground? In need of support for hardware, software, or fabrication? Apply to the Residency Program at Autodesk Toronto! https://startupheretoronto.com/type/startup-news/autodesk-technology-centre-in-toronto-accepting-residency-applications/  “The Toronto centre…

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Categories Autodesk University

AU5K Was Another Record Breaker

This morning at Autodesk University there were several hundred Autodesk University attendees which included Autodesk employees, customers, partners, and even our fleet footed Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost. After pre-running the route Monday morning this morning still offered some surprises such as overnight construction forced us to run through…

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Categories Autodesk University

Autodesk University Day 1 General Session

Autodesk University General Session 2018 was this morning, but if you couldn’t attend in person you can watch it now on YouTube. https://youtu.be/c4LMWLkirH8 More info on the general session topics, presenters, and the concept lunar lander later. I have been tweeting and posting to Instagram in real-time when…

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