6 Engineering Design Software Success Stories [2024]

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Start An Engineering Design Software

Here are some real life success stories of starting a engineering design software:

1. PVM IT ($7.2M/year)

Pat Mack, founder and CEO of PVM, Inc., came up with the idea for his business after years of frustration with the bureaucratic work culture he encountered in the US Navy. He wanted to create a company that focused on solving impactful, data-driven problems that mattered to end-users. With no outside funding, he bootstrapped the company himself and prioritized delighting customers and meeting their needs.

How much they make: $7.2M/year
How much did it cost to start: $0
Current team size: 50

This Former US Navy Officer Started A $6M/Year Big Data Company

PVM, Inc offers software engineering services related to big data storage and analytics to customers in both the private and public sectors, ranging from local police departments to federal agencies, with partnerships with Palantir, Amazon, and MicroFocus.

About

Pat started PVM IT over 13 years ago

Revenue

Pat grew the business to $600K/month

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2. Autodesk

Autodesk builds software that helps people imagine, design, and make a better world.

Where they're located: Rochester, New York, USA
Website traffic: 25.3M/month

Learn more about starting an engineering design software:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start an engineering design software?
-> Pros and cons of an engineering design software

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established engineering design software
-> Marketing ideas for an engineering design software

Other resources

4. GRAPHISOFT

Building Together Read more Archicad keeps getting better All News Training and Events All Training and Events Alta Roosevelt All Customer Stories User Success Latest News Events Built with Archicad Our Solutions Joseph Vance Architects, USA Design Design and deliver projects of any size with Archicad’s powerful suite of built-in tools and user-friendly interface that […]

Website traffic: 1.39M/month

5. Eng-Tips Engineering Forums

Website traffic: 1.43M/month

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