I am sure most of us on this page anticipate the future wide spread

I am sure most of us on this page anticipate the future wide spread use of 3d printers and 3d printing related hardware, software and commerce. How can you leverage this knowledge and hindsight to create a 3d printing related business that will succeed and grow with the industry?

The only 3D printing related businesses that exist, and will be the ones that exist for some time, are rapid prototyping, and actual machine creation. 3D printing is not some mass-product manufacturing method. It’s good for one-offs, and testing things which you later plan on having mass produced.

Sell quality consumables.

@ThantiK how hardy are the actual objects that you can print with current desk printers?