10 years is a long time, a long time for anything really. When you run a business, what few people will tell you is that even after 10 years, every single week is going to be challenging. I can’t say I’ve had many easy weeks without pressure. Running a business is always going to be tough. And you can't do it alone.
During these 10 years, we have had the fortune to have an ever-growing team on our side to tackle these challenges. For every person we hire, we probably pass on a hundred others. We have A+ people who hire A+ people, and this is why we now have a fantastic team of 70 absolute superstars.
It is my responsibility to look after this team. Of course I’m very lucky as I’ve had a great business partner since day one. Tyler is amazing, he puts up with me at my worst, and together we always find a way to get past any obstacles. Add to this, we have a tight management team and have hire seasoned professionals who are equally determined.
Tyler and I first of all have to ensure that we have enough work and of course that people get paid. But we also want to enable these talented individuals to have paths to grow in their careers and feel inspired. There are a million things going on at any point, each of importance. Our challenge is not to lose sight of any aspects of the business - the team, the work, the financials, or of course our customers.
We’ve been so lucky with our awesome customers. Many are long term, multi-year customers that we’ve gotten to know well. They come to us with big, hairy, ambitious goals because they know we will deliver above and beyond expectations. It’s been wonderful to see the success that our projects bring to them and in turn watch their businesses grow.
To me, running our business has gotten easier in terms of now having the faith and trust from experience in myself, my business partner, and my incredible team. We continue to find ways to improve our services and our products. Running a business is not for everyone but at the same time I could not do anything else. This is my dream job.
This is what has grown our business in the last 10 years and what will ensure the future health of our business. Partners who commit fully, a great team that rises to the challenges, and as a result, happy customers all the way!
So for our 10th birthday, I want to acknowledge how incredibly fortunate I feel to be part of this, how lucky I feel every day despite all the hard work involved. It's a privilege and an honor to work with so many talented people and I look forward to many more years tackling challenging projects and delivering amazing results!
125+ clients, 400+ projects, and 10 big years! Happy Birthday 4D Pipeline!!
HUGE THANK YOU’s to:
- ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS - adidas, Adobe, AMD, Allegorithmic, AUDI AG, ABI, Avatar Partners, Bentley Systems, BIM Object, Catalog Data Solutions, Cavrnus, Inc., Chesapeake Technology, Cl3ver, CLO Virtual Fashion, Dassault Systèmes, Earlybird Venture Capital, Edddison technologies, Enscape | Part of Chaos, Epic Games, Esri, Ethan Allen, Finity Technologies, GeoCV, Geomagical Labs, Gini, H&M Hennes & Mauritz, Havenly, HeartFlow, Herman Miller, HillertNEXT, Honeywell, Honda, i2o3D, IKEA, Ingka Group, InstaLOD, Intel Corporation, Kisensum, Lenovo, Leverton, Lightmap, Lightwork Design, Looking Glass, Lucid Motors, Metamoto, Inc., Microsoft, Mooney International, Nemetschek, Nextspace Ltd, NVIDIA, Onuma, P3D, PARC, Phassion Corp, Prezi, Puma, Qualcomm, realworld one, RhodeCode, Saddington Baynes, Simplygon, SimScale, Software Diagnostics Technology, Supermicro, Swoonery, Target , Teleflora, The Realizers, Toon Boom Animation, Shutterstock/TurboSquid, Solidworks, Ultra Experience, Unity Technologies, Vdrop, Vectary, Ventuz Technology, VF Corporation, Vans, a VF Company, Vision Engineering, Vizrt, Voicify, Volkswagen Group, WeTherapy, WheelPros, Xsens, YouSpace, YSI, Zspace, and others.
- MY AMAZING BUSINESS PARTNER - Tyler Worden!
- EVERYONE at 4D Pipeline. The entire team and all those who have worked for us in the past.
- And of course MY WIFE AND FAMILY who support me through everything.
Thank you for these incredible 10 years!!
Thank you!