The Autodesk vision is to help people IMAGINE, DESIGN, and CREATE a better world. Though not CAD-related, to me this sounds like its right in line with Autodesk vision, and anyway, it’s Friday, so let’s talk about something besides Autodesk Forge.
Our daughter, Stephanie, and her friend, Lisa Curtis, have been friends for a long time. Actually as grade schoolers they cowrote an award winning essay for an Alameda Waste Management contest entitled “Bobby and His Composting.” Now they’re all grown up and are off pursuing their dreams.
map source: Gearing Up For Africa
After a summer as an intern at the White House, Lisa joined the Peace Corps and was stationed in Niger. When her time there ended, Lisa and another one of my daughter’s childhood friends, Valerie Popelka, started their own company. Now they’re helping Lisa’s former country-mates by creating a product that is based on Moringa, a tree leaf that is plentiful in Niger. Their Kuli Kuli bars have really caught on and…