Feb 8, 20213D scanning with the iPhone lidarAs you may know, the latest generation of iPhones (12 Pro and 12 Pro Max) comes equipped with a back facing lidar camera. 3D capture is for me the natural evolution of capture, and I have been waiting for this day to happen for almost 10 years. A number…3d Scanning4 min read3d Scanning4 min read
Dec 31, 2020Success and struggleIt’s probably fair to say that Sketchfab right now checks various boxes of what we call success. We just became profitable, we have millions of users, a rockstar team of 37 people, we’ve partnered with most of the tech giants, our product is strong and unique, used by some of…Entrepreneurship4 min readEntrepreneurship4 min read
Nov 13, 2020Getting to breakeven, and how we made it through the “VR winter”A few months ago, I shared May was our first month of positive cash flow in 8 years at Sketchfab. I’m happy to share an even more significant milestone: September was our first profitable month! …Profitability9 min readProfitability9 min read
Oct 11, 2020Sketchfab’s business as an animal matrixI love visual frameworks, helping you easily grasp a concept in a single glance. One of my favorite ones is the animal matrix by Christoph Janz from Point Nine Capital. …Framework3 min readFramework3 min read
Apr 21, 2019RunningI never expected I would start running, let alone enjoy it. My last experience with running was about 10 years ago, when I ran the 20km of Paris (the equivalent of a half marathon). I hadn’t run for 10 years (since high school essentially), and did it with absolutely…Running2 min readRunning2 min read
Mar 26, 2019Launching SketchfabIn my previous blog post, I covered how Sketchfab got started. Today, we are celebrating the 7th anniversary of our launch, so I wanted to share a quick story about how Sketchfab got launched. The domain name sketchfab.com was registered on March 12th 2012, and we publicly announced it to…Virtual Reality3 min readVirtual Reality3 min read
Jan 12, 2019How Sketchfab got startedI often get asked how Sketchfab got started, and how we came up with this “great idea”. Sketchfab started as an encounter, which happened on this day 7 years ago, here is the story. First, a bit of background. Back in 2011, I was working at Polka, a magazine and…Webgl4 min readWebgl4 min read
Dec 5, 20183D is the backbone of any immersive strategyAs we grow Sketchfab into the leading 3D content and visualisation platform on the internet, we talk with a lot of companies. We pitch them on how they can use Sketchfab and use our player to showcase products and experiences in 3D, anywhere online. Quite often the answer we get…Virtual Reality4 min readVirtual Reality4 min read
Nov 29, 2018My first drone 3D captureAs some of you know, I’m a big advocate of 3D capture. I believe it’s the next big capture medium. I 3D scan a lot of things, you can see some of my favorites here. When I first heard about drone 3D capture, with examples showing up on Sketchfab in…Drones4 min readDrones4 min read
Nov 16, 20183 tips for raising your series AYesterday, I hosted a group of French entrepreneurs, to share tips about fundraising in the US (and in general). It reminded me of a blog post I wrote right after raising our series A three years ago, everything there still applies, so just republishing it here on Medium. September 6th…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
