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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Episodes
80 | A Better Visualization Tool for Civil Engineers 05.09.2019 24:11
In this episode I talk about the potential market opportunity for Civil FX Vision and how this software will work and be different from what is already out there.
79 | The Day I Realized We Should Create a Software Application 03.09.2019 17:13
In this episode I talk about how potential hard times ahead woke me up to the idea of building a visualization tool that will hopefully scratch our itch and potentially change the direction of the company.
78 | The Pros and Cons of Switching from Unity 3D to Unreal Engine (UE4) 15.05.2019 19:48
We've been talking internally about switching from Unity 3D to Unreal Engine (UE4). Here is my breakdown of the pros and cons of switching to UE4. Cons Unity has larger userbase Possibly less optimized for mobile Possibly less optimized for 2D apps Years of development on Unity could take years to replace with Unreal Pros Quality/ visual fidelity Possible performance improvements C++ is our develo...
77| APWA Presentation -The Future of 3D Visualization 30.04.2019 23:56
A presentation given by Sam at the local APWA conference in Laughlin, NV April 2019. Sam talks about the future of 3D visualization and how his team has successfully brought Vissim data into interactive design visualization.
76 | Yes, Your Project (Probably) Can Afford 3D Visualization 11.04.2019 14:00
In this episode (also on YouTube!), Sam talks about the ongoing discussions he has with project teams that question if they can afford 3D visualization.
75 | Vissim and 3D Visualization - Part 1: Why Would You Want to Visualize Simulated Traffic? 03.04.2019 13:29
In this episode I talk about why anyone would want to visualize simulated traffic and why we decided to build a better way.
74 | The Future of 3D Visualization 18.03.2019 37:06
In this episode I share a presentation I gave at a local APWA luncheon where I discuss the future of 3D visualization and how Civil FX has been pushing the boundaries into the future.
73 | 5 NEW Features of Our Interactive Visualization 12.03.2019 19:56
In this episode, Sam talks about 5 new features the Civil FX team has developed as part of interactive visualization over the past few months. Learn more at www.civilfx.com
72 | 2018 in Review 07.03.2019 13:34
In this episode, Sam talks about 2018 and how it ended with quite the bang and how he hopes to continue the momentum into 2019.
70 | Business Metrics 28.08.2018 32:46
A behind the scenes look at how we develop estimates and track profitability.
69 | Rethinking (Almost) Everything 31.07.2018 23:00
We are two months into the new office and new hires and all of these changes has me thinking about a few things...
68 | The NEW Civil FX (Office) 18.06.2018 25:30
In this episode I talk about how, after over a year of preparation, we finally opened our new office in Las Vegas including 4 new hires leading to a new stage for Civil FX.
67 | Team Assets vs Team Infrastructure 11.05.2018 17:10
In this episode I talk about the division within Civil FX between asset artists and infrastructure artists and why it matters.
65 - Making the Case for Flexible Workflows 14.04.2018 19:36
In this episode I talk about why I avoid using proprietary workflows such as Civil View, Lumen RT and InfraWorks.
64 - The Software We Use... and Why We Use It 03.04.2018 16:39
In this episode I talk about the software programs, packages and services we use for visualization, modeling and running a business.
63 - The State of Viz/BIM Hardware 2018 21.03.2018 21:21
In this episode I talk about the hardware we use in the Civil FX office and why now is the best time in history for hardware in our industry.
61 - No, You Probably Shouldn't Get Into Drones 16.02.2017 20:05
We talk about everything to do with drones and reasons why CivilFX will not be adding drones to it's services.
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