Sam Lytle

Sam Lytle Podcast- Adventures in Business, Design and Life

In June of 2011 I realized I'd chosen the wrong career path of civil engineering and that my calling in life was to build businesses. That was the moment my life changed. Now, 10 or so years and many failures later, I've just sold my business (over Zoom, mind you) and am building my next company with all of the lessons I've learned over the years. Join me as I share how I failed (twice) on Kickstarter before it was cool, lived in a mobile trailer with my wife and 3 kids for $157/month until my company could support itself, received two six figure Megagrants, made great and poor hiring decision...

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Autor

Sam Lytle

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Business

Strona podcastu

www.samlytle.com

Ostatni odcinek

15 maj 2025

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I Have 30,000 Students Enrolled in My Udemy Courses But I Kind of Regret the Whole Thing 02.02.2021

This is the story of how I created 3 different courses on Udemy that led to thousands of $$ in revenue and I actually regret the whole thing.

Nearly 10 Years Ago, My Life Changed 04.01.2021

In this episode I talk about how/why my life changed nearly 10 years ago and how that led to doing work I love on a regular basis and living adventures every day. Moving forward this will be the Sam Lytle Podcast | Adventures in Business, Design and Life.

104 | So... I sold Civil FX 09.12.2020

In this episode I tell the story of selling a business over Zoom in a pandemic.

103 | CAD and Beyond with Eric DeLeon of CAD Manager Confessions 04.06.2020

In this episode of Beyond CAD, Eric DeLeon talks with me about how he got into the world of AEC, his preference between AutoDesk and Bentley and many other topics. Make sure to check out Eric's podcast!  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-cad-manager-confessions-podcast/id1482553737  

101 | How to Make Industry Changing Software 17.04.2020

In this episode of Beyond CAD (also available on YouTube https://youtu.be/v77e6U2Lv50 )  I discuss the new podcast (www.lookgoodpodcast.com) and interactive tours on YouTube as well as the development progress of Civil FX Vision. I discuss how learning design tools and being more involved has vastly improved the development progress of Vision. Learn more at www.civilfx.com/vision2020

100 | Announcing New Podcast and Interview with Wayne Sullivan 06.03.2020

In this episode I announce the new podcast from Civil FX called We Make Civil Engineering Look Good and also share an episode from the podcast where I interview Wayne Sullivan, Civil FX Project Manager who joined up with us 3 years ago and runs the office and client services. 

99 | Civil FX Awarded a Megagrant! 09.01.2020

In this episode I talk about how and why Civil FX was awarded a Megagrant from Epic and how our project - The Simulator for Active Distracted Driving, or SADD - will hopefully save lives. I also discuss a new podcast Civil FX is working on called We Make Civil Engineering Look Good and what it means for Beyond CAD moving forward.

98 | What Could Make Beyond CAD Better? 17.12.2019

In this episode I talk about how good Beyond CAD could be if I invested more time and effort into it.

97 | Why We Have a 3D Printer and Other 'Toys' 10.12.2019

In this episode I talk about why we have a 3D printer even though it may never lead to revenue for the company.

96 | The State of VR in Late 2019 03.12.2019

In this episode I talk about where VR is at this point in December 2019 including all of the latest headsets as well as a discussion about the application of technology. 

95 | What is Twinmotion 26.11.2019

In this episode I talk about what Twinmotion is and what all of the fuss is about it.

94 | Symposium on Visualization Presentation (with NDOT) 18.11.2019

In this episode I share a presentation given by myself and Nick Johnson from NDOT at the TRB Symposium on Visualization in early November 2019. I discuss the future of visualization and Nick discusses NDOT's success with using interactive visualization as part of public outreach.

93 | 5 Thoughts from the TRB Visualization Symposium 15.11.2019

In this episode I discuss thoughts from the Transportation Research Board Symposium on Transportation Visualization I attended last week in Washington D.C. 

92 | I Said We Weren't Getting a Drone... But We Did 29.10.2019

In this episode I talk about how we ended up getting a Mavic Pro 2 even though I've mentioned in the past that it probably wasn't worth it. I discuss 4 reasons why we could use drones as part of our 3D visualization services.

91 | Civil FX Vision Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 21.10.2019

In this episode discuss answers to the questions we are receiving about Civil FX Vision, a better visualization tool we are building and launching in 2020.

90 | How We Manage Projects 14.10.2019

In this episode I talk about the system we use to manage projects, tasks and hours.

89 | 4k All the Way 10.10.2019

In this episode I talk about why whenever possible we use 4k... and you probably should be too.

88 | Losing Battles to Win the War 08.10.2019

In this episode I talk about how sometimes we need to make sacrifices in the short term for the better good of our long term goals.

87 | Developers Needed! (and 4 Other Ways we Could Use Your Help) 30.09.2019

In this episode of Beyond CAD I talk about how Beyond CAD and building Civil FX Vision will be a team effort.

86 | How to Advance Your Career by Moving Beyond CAD 26.09.2019

In this episode I talk about how moving Beyond CAD helped me in my career and could help you as well.

85 | Why Architectural Visualization is So Far Ahead of Civil Visualization 23.09.2019

In this episode I talk about why architectural visualization has been approaching realism for decades while civil visualization is still competing with Playstation 2 graphics.

84 | Garbage in Garbage Out? 19.09.2019

In this episode of Beyond CAD I talk about one of my greatest fears of Civil FX Vision- users trying to use sub-par data and ending up with poor results. 

83 | What About BIM, VDC or CIM (Civil Information Modeling)? 16.09.2019

In this episode I talk about what BIM is, how it might work for civil engineering and how we might incorporate BIM features into Civil FX Vision.

82 | So What is Beyond CAD Anyway? 12.09.2019

In this episode I talk about how I originally got into civil engineering and how that path ultimately led me to 3D visualization, starting a business and the Beyond CAD podcast.

81 | Vision 2020 09.09.2019

In this episode I talk about why Civil FX is the team to build Vision and the timeline to roll out this new visualization tool for civil engineering.

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