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#32 Kuba Graczyk: 3D Printer Factories, AI & U.S. Shoe Production
Jordan sits down with Kuba Graczyk, founder & CEO of Koobz, to explore how AI, 3D printing, and automation are transforming footwear manufacturing.
Kuba has invented a one-step production process where they 3D-print an entire shoe in a single pass. Koobz is building printer farms around this invention to bring shoe production back to the U.S. Koobz is already working with some of the world’s biggest footwear brands as a Tier-1 supplier. Jordan and Kuba discuss:
Why footwear hasn’t meaningfully innovated in decades
How low-cost printers + AI unlocked Koobz’s breakthrough
Why domestic shoe…
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