Autodesk 31st Corporate Birthday

Autodesk has two birthdays one for the company founding and the other for when it was legally incorporated. These are in addition to the big product anniversary dates like AutoCAD, 3ds Max, Inventor etc.

Autodesk was founded on January 30th, 1982. Today April 26, 2013 marks the 31st birthday of Autodesk becoming a legal U.S. corporation.

Autodesk 31st BIrthday Cake in 3ds MaxAutodesk has two birthdays one for the company founding and the other for when it was legally incorporated. These are in addition to the big product anniversary dates like AutoCAD, 3ds Max, Maya, Autodesk Inventor etc. So many significant Autodesk historical dates to keep track of.

Autodesk was founded on January 30th, 1982. Today April 26, 2013 marks the 31st birthday of Autodesk becoming a legal U.S. corporation.

Autodesk Flying Founders

Autodesk Flying founders

From left to right:
Rudolf Künzli, Mike Ford, Dan Drake, Mauri Laitinen, Greg Lutz, David Kalish, Lars Moureau, Richard Handyside,Kern Sibbald, Hal Royaltey, Duff Kurland, John Walker, Keith Marcelius

I last met with Autodesk founder John Walker in 2007 at his home in Switzerland. What an amazing experience and discussion on the past and future of Autodesk and technology.

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    Cheers,
    Shaan

    Shaan Hurley
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