Heck, we started out writing software for ourselves so we could get something that really worked well and did things the others couldn’t.
We answer to our customers, not some outside investors. Our customers are our only investors, and we pay back that investment in every way we can. Only great customers can help us create really great software, and we depend on you for everything. Not CNCCookbook–that’s our special niche.ĬNCCookbook was created to help everyone become a better CNC’er, no matter what skill level you’ve reached. So much software is so focused on giving you more options that they forget to help you choose the best options. Mastering all the skills is never easy and is something you’re never done with. Whether you’re a Pro or Hobbyist, CNC is complicated. Margins are thin and competition is intense. The first thing I noticed looking at software for machinists was that it didn’t follow the best practices of the broader software markets, and it didn’t seem to recognize the needs of the machinist in many fundamental ways.īeing a machinist is a tough business. It’s the first company I had to do that centered on my life-long passion for machining. It is by far my favorite and I plan for it to be my last and longest-running business venture–I don’t ever plan to retire from it.
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I’m a serial entrepreneur in Silicon Valley and CNCCookbook is my 8th startup. I’ve been involved with CADCAM and machining applications ever since. I put myself through school by consulting for the CAD software companies of the day, including Computervision and Intergraph.
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I had my first machining experience in the 1960’s, when a machinist named Charlie Brown showed me how to machine a shaft for a telescope I was building on his Southbend lathe. Along the way, I learned a thing or two about Calculators, Programming Tools, and how to make powerful software easier to use. My name is on a number of patents, including the one for the notebook tabs that are so prevalent in spreadsheets like Excel today. I’ve been in the software business since 1984 when I built a product called Quattro Pro and ran all the Engineering for Borland.