by Ping Fu
To Stuart Frantz, chairman of the board of Geomagic, and Fred Hutchison, our corporate attorney. They are my inspiration for treating people right while running a business with high integrity.
To all Geomagic employees, partners, customers, shareholders, and stakeholders. Without them, this book could not have been born.
To the four dear friends who pushed me from no to yes on writing this book: Chip Conley, Bo Burlingham, Alan Young, and Simon Sinek.
Numerous friends have had their hands in shaping the book, or have encouraged me directly or indirectly: Kathleen Maher, Jon Peddie, Ben Davis, Ana Fernandez, John Gage, Andrew Hessel, Grace Ueng, Jim Goodnight, Ann Goodnight, Art Padilla, Laura Lunsford, Yingbi Zhang, Martyn Day, Allan Behrens, Sue Barry, Peter Schmid, Ari Weinzweig, Sally Rosenthal, Scott Summit, Jack Stack, Norm Brodsky, Elaine Brodsky, Steven Wilkinson, Doug Tatum, Carol Fox, Kiran Ramchandran, Mike Reilly, Lisa Burlingham, Donald Kurasch, Ken Morse, Jeremy Morrelli, John Koten, Marisa Koten, Bob McNeel, Ruel Joyner, Paul Spiegelman, Herbert Edelsbrunner, Joel Orr, Drew Banks, Brad Holtz, Laurie Becklund, Patty Geiger, John Grinnell, Roy Hefferman, George Gendron, Terry Wohlers, Amy Millman, Betty Kenan, Mir Arif, Peter Fuss, and many more. I am sure I’ve missed some.
Last but not least, to my family: my daughter, Xixi, who is my love and reason and everything in between; my mother, who takes care of our household and endures endless silence when I am busy; my sister Hong and her husband, Anselm, who financed the start-up of Geomagic and provide me with emotional support; my favorite nephew, Tien, with whom I enjoy our annual outings; and Uncle W, my siblings, and the younger generations.
—Ping Fu in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
September 2012