Brian Jaffe, Co-Founder and CEO Mission St. Manufacturing, Navy Veteran
Brian Jaffe is the Co-Founder and CEO of Mission Street Manufacturing. He is from Portland, Oregon and graduated from Princeton in 2006. After graduation, Brian went to Officer Candidate School and was commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy. He served for 5 years with his last 2 years on the USS Eisenhower in the Nuclear Propulsion Program.
After leaving the Navy, Brian knew he wanted to start a tech company, but first decided to attend MIT to get his MBA. He left after one year to start Mission Street Manufacturing.
Mission Street Manufacturing has a unique take on the 3D printing market:
Our sincere belief is that children are the most creative people in the world. Because they haven’t yet been taught what isn’t possible, they still believe anything is possible – and we agree! 3D printing is tailor made for this mindset. Our products are built around the notion that with intuitive, accessible, and fun tools at their disposal, kids really can create anything they can imagine. A creative spirit lives within every child – Mission St. aims to set that creativity free.”
Brian has great advice for any Veteran who want’s to start a business:
Get the buy in from the people who matter to you most… and then those people will absolutely be there for you when it gets tough”
Mission Street just launched their first product, the Printeer on Kickstarter. Please go visit and consider supporting.
You can connect with Brian via email at Brian at missionst.com
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