Alban Denoyel is the co-founder and former CEO of Sketchfab, the leading platform for publishing, sharing, and discovering 3D content. Launched in 2012, Sketchfab allows creators to upload, view, and share 3D files online. It's often described as a "YouTube for 3D files," providing tools for users to explore and interact with 3D models in real-time without downloading any special software. The platform is widely used in various industries, including gaming, architecture, and education, to host and share 3D visualizations. Alban's work with Sketchfab has been influential in making 3D content more accessible and integrated into mainstream web experiences. If this podcast is helping you, please take 2 minutes to rate our podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, It will help the Podcast reach and help more people! Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/12jUe4lIJgxE4yst7rrfmW?si=ab98994cf57541cf Apple Podcasts (Scroll down to review)- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-decisions-podcast/id1677462934 Find out more about Alban: https://denoyel.com/ http://twitter.com/albn https://www.linkedin.com/in/albandenoyel/ Episode 49 Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:27 Alban's Origin Story 00:10:39 Luck Vs. Hardwork 00:12:27 Raising Money for Sketchfab 00:15:00 Moving to USA for Sketchfab 00:19:02 The Biggest Challenge While Building Sketchfab 00:25:18 What Made Sketchfab the "Apple" of 3D content 00:31:45 First Revenue of Sketchfab 00:35:28 The Best Way to Price a Product or Service 00:37:11 The Moment Sketchfab Became Profitable 00:39:50 Dealing with 85 REJECTIONS from VCs 00:42:18 Epic Games Acquiring Sketchfab 00:48:22 The Right Time to Sell a Company 00:49:16 When to Look for Funding? 00:53:55 What VC Investors Look for in a Founder!! 00:55:07 Alban's Resource Recommendations for New Founders 00:57:07 The Future of the 3D Content Industry... AI? 01:00:59 The Next Adventure for Alban Join our discord server where we connect and share assets: https://discord.gg/zwycgqezfD Bad Decisions Audio Podcast 🎙️: Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/badxstudio If you wanna see us to do cool things follow us here too: Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/badxstudio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/badxstudio TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@badxstudio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/badxstudio Our personal handles: (if you wanna stalk us) https://www.instagram.com/farhad_baddecisions/ https://www.instagram.com/faraz_baddecisions/ https://www.instagram.com/farhad_sh/ https://www.instagram.com/farazshababs/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhadshababi/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/farazshababi/

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