Andrew Anagnost 🇺🇦
@andrew_anagnost
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Husband, Math Tutor, Frustrated Writer and CEO @autodesk (tweets are my own and are not intended to represent the views of my wife, children or employer)
Joined November 2011
Autodesk will be contributing money to the restoration fund and our expertise and software to the restoration efforts. May the beauty and majesty of Notre Dame grace the skyline of Paris for many generations to come. @EmmanuelMacron @autodesk #Notre_dame_de_Paris.
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I don’t wear a mask because of my political views. I don’t wear a mask because someone leered at me when I didn’t. I don’t wear a mask because the government told me to. I do it because it helps slow the spread of the virus. And that’s good for many human and economic reasons.
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@amcafee Nuclear Energy is the most misunderstood and missed opportunity in fighting climate change. A clear triumph of ignorance and fear over science and progress. I’m also sure I will get tons of ire and “what about Chernobyl and Fukushima’s. ” for saying so. Which will be ironic.
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We’re doubling down on digitizing construction. I’m excited to share that Autodesk has signed an agreement to acquire @PlanGrid to improve information exchange for every stakeholder in the construction process. Learn more:
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A few days ago I spoke to several thousand people at Autodesk University and was reasonable nervous before hand. Today I have to play game show host to 12 teenage girls at my daughter’s birthday party and I’m absolutely terrified.
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Convention hall looks great. Food is pretty good too.
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I lost my mom 9 years ago to complications from open heart surgery. Barely a week goes by that I'm not reminded of something she said or did. All that is good in me I got from her. I miss her more this year than most. Happy Mother's Day Mom. We miss you.❤️💔
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Valued customers, friends, and colleagues - Welcome to Autodesk University!
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That’s Lupe Fiasco to my right - he’s a cool hip hop star who does awesome philanthropic work. He came to the Autodesk gallery to learn what we do. I just happened to walk by and Look epically uncool. @LupeFiasco
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Had to do my #AU5k on the elliptical this year. No one to chase in front of me, no one chasing from behind, and no cheering crowd at the end. I was there in spirit though.
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It’s been a great AU this week! Thanks to all the amazing customers I met with so far. You are the makers of everything.
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With so many horrible things going on in the world, it’s great to watch something wonderful.
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To all our customers, partners, and employees that made the trek to Las Vegas last week, thank you for making it a great AU. It was a pleasure meeting many of you. #AU2019 #autodeskuniversity.
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I'm so honored and excited to lead Autodesk into our next chapter.
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How it’s done.
Watch John McCain’s notable concession speech from the 2008 election
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Got to chest bump Irving (Magic) Johnson today. Got a lot of air, but it kinda hurt!
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Great spending time with the Singapore team! Thank you for all the great questions.
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Today is my first multi-day business trip since the beginning of the pandemic. My heart is breaking a bit. 💔
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With #coronavirus affecting communities, families, and people around the world, this is a difficult time for us all. To do our part, we’re making some changes @Autodesk to better support our employees and customers: #COVID19 Please read my blog post.
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Looking forward to seeing all of you at AU this week! #AU2018 Special thank you to all the veterans in attendance. #VeteransDay2018.
Connect with our leadership to discuss your @Autodesk customer.experience and to understand how we can better support your business needs #AU2018
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Our response to concerns from the Architect community expressed in an open letter to me.
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These amazing 12 year old ladies just kicked the rears of three “mature” white males in a 90 second robot competition using robots they built and programmed.
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When your Marvel Universe loving daughter makes you a birthday card.
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In Dublin announcing opening of our new European HQ.
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@JackFIetch Alan Turing was, in fact, gay. He was also prosecuted for that fact in the latter part of his life - choosing chemical castration over prison for his “crime”. The world is divided enough without people making up stuff.
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Officially opening new Dublin office!.
Minister @PatBreen1 at @Autodesk_UKI who have today announced the opening of their new offices which will serve as the company’s EMEA headquarters.
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A warm welcome to the entire Spacemaker team. Let’s work together to enable the New Possible!
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Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth day. A good day to remind each other that if we take care of the earth, it will take care of us.
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I wanted to share some additional thoughts on Autodesk Revit, and on future plans with the architecture industry.
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Visited SpaceX today to hear what they need from the future of design and manufacturing software. Design/Make convergence in action. I can die now. @elonmusk @SpaceX #totallyawesome
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Statements are important but actions speak louder. We are donating to causes recommended by our Autodesk Black Network. Employees are mobilizing to donate, volunteer, and support colleagues. But there’s more we can do. Some initial actions we're taking:
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I thought today a good day to retweet this. Every precaution matters at this point and helps all of us get back to normal as soon as we can.
I don’t wear a mask because of my political views. I don’t wear a mask because someone leered at me when I didn’t. I don’t wear a mask because the government told me to. I do it because it helps slow the spread of the virus. And that’s good for many human and economic reasons.
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Brilliantly written and powerfully delivered. A great way to start the next 4 years.
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I’m also proud of the work we’ve done. While there is always still much to do, we can also celebrate the progress that is being made. Thanks to everyone at Autodesk for being part of the solution.
We're proud to release our annual Autodesk Sustainability Report. It’s more important than ever to examine and reaffirm our commitment to helping create a #sustainable, #equitable, and resilient future for all. CEO @andrew_anagnost shares his thoughts:
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We’ve signed an agreement to acquire @BldgConnected, a leading provider of preconstruction software with bid management. Another step towards our goal of connecting the entire construction workflow across design, build and operate. Find out more at
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Enjoyed visiting our Montreal office. Merci Montreal!
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More manufacturing power in the cloud! I’d like to welcome the Upchain team to Autodesk. Let’s world together to make the cloud real for the whole manufacturing industry.
We're happy to announce that Autodesk has signed an agreement to acquire @UpchainInc, a provider of instant-on, cloud-based product lifecycle management (#PLM) and product data management (PDM) solutions.
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Please join me in welcoming Raji to Autodesk.
Raji Arasu starts today as CTO driving our tech strategy to accelerate connectivity, intelligence, and productivity for customers, partners, and development teams. Welcome, Raji!
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Fusion is everywhere you need it to be.
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My wife sent this to me this morning. Happy International Women’s Day!
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Please join me in welcoming @BldgConnected to the Autodesk family! I’m excited to integrate their preconstruction platform to help us connect the entire construction workflow across design, build and operate. Find out more at
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When you rush through airport security this week - stressed out and just trying to get through it - pause and thank the TSA agent closest to you. They’re working without their normal pay. Thank you.
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I know I’m going to get it for this, but #freespeech is more important than #yourbeef. I want to live in a country where principled and intelligent people can express themselves and #liberals and #conservatives don’t pillory them for it. Are YOU strong enough to let them do it?.
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Tonight my daughter (upper left corner) won an individual speaker award and her three girl debate team won it’s second best team award. That’s exactly the ratio I want her to learn. Individuals can catalyze action, but teams change the world.
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Congratulations to all the winners.
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This is me with Keith Comeaux at JPL. I went to grad school him. He went on to land the curiousity rover on Mars. I went on to do less impressive things. Engineers change the world. Be an engineer. You won’t regret it.
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Yes. Exams prove you know how to do something. They don’t prove whether you know what to do. The endless cycle of questions, experiments, and failure are life’s best teachers of discovery.
You cannot get educated by this self-propagating system in which people study to pass exams, and teach others to pass exams, but nobody knows anything. You learn something by doing it yourself, by asking questions, by thinking, and by experimenting. 🧠
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New Year’s reminder to all (or perhaps a public service announcement): Twitter is not the real world. Remembering that simple fact improves your mental health and lowers your blood pressure.
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“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.”. - Abraham Lincoln. Don’t sit on your blisters.
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Absolutely love meeting with this group every year. Smart, passionate and courageous.
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Hanging out with the Singapore Team. Thanks to all for your fabulous work.
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Just got to AU. Looking forward to meeting customers.
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Had the chance to hang out with a great group of future leaders from Africa and Eastern Europe. Best meeting of the day! #TechWomenAfrica
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Folks, let’s be clear about something: it has been overwhelmingly disproved that there is an connection between autism and vaccinating. Stop listening to celebrities and listen to science. As for measles, it has been categorically proven it kills and maims, but is 100% avoidable.
A person infected with measles attended a Portland Trail Blazers home game in Oregon last week amid an outbreak that has left at least 19 people ill this month in neighboring Washington state
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Opening the new Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Birmingham - where we turn whacky ideas into wonderful realities.
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If it were someone you knew, maybe someone in your family, wouldn’t you want what the black community is asking for. What anyone would want? Your day in court.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed an executive order activating the National Guard to "provide security" amid ongoing unrest following George Floyd's death. "Let's come together to rebuild, remember, and seek justice for George Floyd," he urged.
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The picture is less than flattering because of the profuse sweating (it was quite hot that day), but I wanted my friends at the College of London Rocketry Team to know I wear their t-shirt when I’m making something.
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Today we officially welcome @PlanGrid to the Autodesk family. I’m excited for what the future holds as we improve construction productivity together. Watch this video message from @Tracy_Young and me to learn more:
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We need this for the California aqueduct. Actually, needed it 8 years ago, but I’ll take sometime in the future.
In Gujarat, India, a project launched in 2012 is aimed to use the 532 km long network of Narmada canals across the state for installing solar panels & generate electricity. A solution that saves land, reduces evaporative losses & keeps solar panels cooler
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Possibilities. possibilities. .
The Looking Glass is a new holographic display that lets you view, interact with, and share 3D creations in the real world
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America is like any of us that have done more than others thought we were capable of: it succeeds when it takes chances, learns from its mistakes, and always considers itself a work in progress. Happy Birthday to a country that is amazing, flawed, and ultimately human.
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A gifted technologist, an inspiring leader, an exceptional researcher, and a passionate advocate for using robots and AI for social good. Ayanna, welcome to Autodesk! Just the kind of person to make us better.
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Excited to have Debbie re-join and Raji join Autodesk. Welcome!.
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Proud to share Autodesk’s FY21 Impact Report, outlining our efforts in the last year to enable our employees, customers, and communities to design and make a better world for all. While there is still more work to do, I’m delighted with our progress.
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The old, drought weary, Californian in me loves the late season rains. The new, quarantine weary, Californian in me wants UV radiation to bathe every surface in the state far above normal seasonal levels.
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Ribbon cutting at MaRS. Sealing our investment in Toronto.
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On the shop floor in Birmingham getting ready for the next grand opening.
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Moonhie is one of the most amazing women I know. Smart, driven, capable, assertive, innovative and humble. How does someone get all that?
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The last two Autodesk Universities we’ve talked about the inevitability of More, the reality of Less, and the opportunity of Better. This year we’ll focus directly on the Opportunity of Better, and I recommend @amcafee’s new book as a pre-read. More from Less via Better is real.
How can we use LESS of our natural resources and still enjoy a HIGHER standard of living? Listen to this #conversation with @amcafee and @EconTalker to learn more:
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This is a cultural disaster for the French people. I feel so grateful my children toured this remarkable icon just last summer on their first trip to France. Who would have thought that it would be so devastated just a few months later? My heart goes out to France.
The Cathedral of #NotreDame, one of the world’s beloved landmarks, was devastated by fire Monday. What are your memories of this iconic place? How would you describe it to someone who hasn't been?. Share your stories and photos — we may post some on our site.
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U.S. law - at the federal level - now resembles that of an autocratic theocracy. I really believed Justice Roberts would have thought more carefully about his legacy relative to the arc of history. I was a fool. He must live on a different time line than I. #reproductiverights.
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I don’t care where you land on the political spectrum or what you believe is right or wrong - this was nothing but a low moment for the United States. Surely Republicans and Democrats can agree on that. Right?
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How many more times will we discuss mass shootings? Yes, we will likely find mental illness played a role in at least one of these shootings (always does), but other wealthy nations have mental health issues too, and…yet…only in the United States do we see endless shootings.
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Visited JPL today - the place where they do the incredible and help us make generative design real.
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It’s difficult when you realize that Star Wars has crossed generations and Star Trek has not - that moment usually comes when you squish up your face and yell “Khan!” and your teenage daughter looks at you like. well. you know the look.
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Very cool.
This arrow by mathematician and sculptor Kokichi Sugihara can't point left. Here's how it works: It's 3D-printed with a bunch of curves our brains don't register.
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Spoke at my old undergraduate school. As someone who was a troubled youth, I owe a debt of gratitude to this university for it’s mission and the dedication of its faculty. It, and they, helped save me. Today, their mission is more important than ever.
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The future may have fewer people per project or scrum team, but there will also be increased capacity for more projects and more scrum teams. Unlocking capacity to design, make and innovate is the real opportunity of AI.
Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost (@andrew_anagnost) joins @Bloomberg #DesignMake to detail Design and Make Platforms and their potential to enable better outcomes and deliver outcomes faster.
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Here’s a first look at the new interactive exhibit from @Autodesk and @SmithsonianAIB. Proud to be part of an experience that highlights the benefits of automation in how we work #TheFUTURES.
How will we design sustainable communities in the future?🌱🏡.Meet @autodesk’s “The Co-Lab,” an artificial intelligence design partner debuting in #TheFUTURES: #EarthDay
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We’re lucky we had him as long as we did. A life well lived.
Breaking News: The physicist Stephen Hawking has died at 76. He roamed the cosmos from a wheelchair, making discoveries that changed how we see the universe.
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Spent time with students in Tokyo today that are doing amazing things with @adskFusion360 and #generativedesign
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If this happens on schedule it will be truly historic. The beautifully engineered and impressive Space Shuttle (I’m a fan) was expensive, inefficient, and unreliable. The efforts of SpaceX yield the opposite on all fronts. And, least we forget, we can thank @BarackObama for this.
Team is performing additional pre-flight checkouts of Falcon 9, Crew Dragon, and the ground support system ahead of tomorrow’s Demo-2 mission. Weather forecast for launch is 60% favorable.
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Breaking ground for the Autodesk Technology Engagement Center at the California State University, Northridge. We were joined by state assembly members Schiavo and Rivas, Congressman Cardenas, and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla. Here’s to enabling the innovators of the future!
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$35K electric car that goes 220 miles on a single charge. People will look back at this as a tipping point on the path to a world without carbon belching automobiles.
Model 3s now available. Standard Range: 220mi, $35k.Standard Range Plus: 240mi, $37k.Mid Range: 264mi, $40k.Long Range: 325mi, $43k.Long Range AWD: 310mi, $47k.Performance AWD: 310mi, $58k, 0-60 mph in 3.2s! . (prices before incentives).
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One of many ways things can go wrong. No better way than some humor to make a very important point about re-work and waste in construction.
There’s no room for interpretation in #construction. Keep teams on the same page at every stage, from design through operations. #AutodeskforConstruction by @ADSK_Construct:
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I didn’t even notice they were filming us. Captures the evening nicely.
Autodesk President and CEO, @Andrew_Anagnost, leads San Francisco Mayor @LondonBreed through a world of innovation made possible by Autodesk technology. #AutodeskGallery #AutodeskLife
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Right on! Somebody give this guy the big podium.
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, Chief of the @USACEHQ, provides a 'simple' solution to the complicated problem of building temporary medical facilities to assist states with responding to #COVID19. This clip is from a press conference by Army senior leader on March 20, 2020.
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Happy belated summer solstice BTW, though I don’t need the sun’s arc to tell me it’s summer. I just count all the interns in break rooms. Welcome interns! Hope you have a great summer here. #autodesklife.
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@EmmanuelMacron President Macron, Comment pourrions-nous @autodesk vous aider a reconstruire le coeur de votre ville?.
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