The Road to 100,000 Original Prusa 3D printers

Have you ever wondered where it all began? Why did I buy my first 3D printer? And how many tons of Haribo bears we shipped in total? :)

For the past 6 months, we’ve been working on a short documentary, mapping everything from my first Mendel to the current stage of the company. You’ll see a ton of things we’ve never shown before - from powering the entire building with a diesel generator when our farm blew the building’s fuses, to the complex testing machines we’ve come up with for QC.

[PrusaD]

Funfact #1 this video was in the works for many months and during that time we shipped over 30k more printers so we are at 130k now 🤷‍♂️🥳🎉🥰

[epicab]

did i just watched an almost 30 min long advertisement of a 3d printer company and enjoyed it ? D:

[MadeWithLayers]

Two thumbs up for the fantastic video production!

[SakiDG]

Dude, Josef is an absolute legend. What a story. Building up a company.

[tormodhag]

27:03 it is enough to make a grown man cry... no seriously, i pay respect for your dog and i condolence your loss. You josef seem like a genuinely nice person that everyone should show love to, all you do is give to the community which is very nice

[CNCKitchen]

Great documentary guys! Worth watching from the first to the last second. So awesome to see what you have achieved in the last years and how you help raise a generation of makers!

[SuperSolo]

The Prusa MK3 literally changed my life.

Thank you Josef for never giving

[RyanKhoo]

Rest In Peace Buddy, you are immortalized on thousands of printers (and my laptop), you will not be forgotten <3

[kazimkalkan]

I was gonna buy a different printer from somewhere else... but I love what you guys are doing I’m placing my order tonight 🤝

[Adomas_B]

25:21 Imagine being that guy who typed the message and think that everyone forgot this embarrassing moment, and then you see this

[snazzy]

This was excellent! You’ve done great things and I’m so excited for the future of Prusa!

[AppliedScience]

Great video! Really cool to see the growth. Thanks for putting this together.

[uwwqrjg]

This Youtube recommendation are the best I've ever seen EVER! It's the first time I watched a video explaining with details about how a company grow from zero to success in such a beautiful explanatory. You are true hardworkers Josef!

[grantjohnston]

This video literally brought tears to my eyes! It is such a fantastic story, from the most humble beginnings to the giant that Prusa is today. I can only imagine how much fun it must be to work there! I am eagerly anticipating my first Prusa i3 MK3S+ in the next couple of weeks! Can't wait to get started...Thank you to you and your team for all that you do!

[paulm]

I just spent 30 minutes watching an advert, enjoyed it and felt hugely motivated. Looks like they have had so much fun on their journey, but lots of hard work!

[DPrintingNerd]

Fantastic story and wonderful video on it all!

[WKfpv]

The end broke my heart. Sorry to hear about buddy. Great video Josef. Thank you so much for all the extraordinary work you've done.

[GurlNextDoor]

Josef you are amazing and inspiring. Thanks for creating a behind the scenes and for recognizing what a great team you have. I enjoy supporting your community/company. I am so sorry to hear about Buddy!

[LunaticCharade]

I still have my prusa mendel from 2011, just added a bltouch probe.. Love the story and the fact that your approach is viable in our world is a bright light in a world where most news otherwise speak only about the dark sides of humanity. Cheers!

[sjwegener]

I'm sold. I've been on the fence between a few different companies for my first printer. Prusa gets my vote after watching this. This the kind of company & community I want to support.