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Hit Me! SolidWorks and “21″ The Movie

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on March 26, 2008

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I’d like to hear it from the man himself, but according to DesignNews Jon Hirschtick, the nicest guy and founder of SolidWorks, was one of the original MIT blackjack team members depicted in the upcoming film, 21.

The movie, based on the book of the real events, stars Kevin Spacey who leads a group of MIT student to huge winnings in Vegas.

The part I doubt they embellish is when one of the guys uses about $1 million of that coin to help startup your favorite CAD company, SolidWorks. Pretty cool if true, and the side of the story you always wish you could hear more about. Game of Blackjack Jon?

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Jason Raak 6 months ago 1 point
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Josh,

If you watch Gabi's videos from her user group meeting last week Vic Leventhal also mentioned this tidbit of information. Amazing how it all ties back to the vast world of SolidWorks. Keep up the great work!

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Josh 6 months ago 1 point
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Hey Guys, thanks! I'll check out Gabi's video.

Dale, that's an excellent way too. Really good for getting a parallel plane against that surface REAL quick!

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Ben 6 months ago 1 point
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Actually I have sat down with Jon and this is all true I heard it from him.

Ben

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Al Dean 6 months ago 1 point
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when they had SW World at Cesears the other year, "lucky" Jon had to carry a letter that allowed him access to the venue, but not to the playing tables.. When they go back to LV, get jon on a quiet moment, go to cleopatra's barge bar and get the story.. its the only place to hear a story like that dude..

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Al Dean 6 months ago 1 point
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and you know the one about Scott Harris running guns into Cuba don't you? ;)

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Ben 6 months ago 1 point
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Al,

I have not heard that one. Fill us in...

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Josh 6 months ago 1 point
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awesome. I had heard he was part of the team, but not the part about a million buck from it helping start out SolidWorks. The details of that story have gotta be interesting.

Scott does have that kinda crazy look in his eyes :)... I kid!

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Gabi 6 months ago 1 point
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Yes, it's true, Vic told us about it the night of the meeting. Amazing, isn't it? He said he made enough money out of it to fund the early stages of the company. Sometimes it does pay to be smart!

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Richard Williams 6 months ago 1 point
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Hey I live here in Vegas. Does that mean that SolidWorks was conceived here?

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Brandon 6 months ago 1 point
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http://documents.scribd.com/docs/27awomsc4emt49...
See page 2

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Josh 6 months ago 1 point
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Cool Brandon, thanks.

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Chris 6 months ago 1 point
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This is an article where Jon talks about it.

http://www.carthagepress.com/entertainment/x105...

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Josh 6 months ago 1 point
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Hey, here's two more sites on the subject:

Beard Revue (Thanks Nancy!)

It's in the Cards

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Richard Williams 6 months ago 1 point
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"What happens here in Las Vegas, stays here in Las Vegas." So how come SolidWorks was conceived here and born and raised on the east coast?

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Jon Hirschtick 6 months ago 1 point
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I did play on the MIT blackjack team. And it is true that I financed my first year working on SolidWorks through money I had saved from my blackjack days.

I would NOT say that SolidWorks was conceived in Vegas though.

21 is a fun movie, fun for us and fun for the average person. The movie characters, while not corresponding exactly to real people on our team, and the core storyline are reasonably accurate with just a bit of Hollywood-ism. However many of the events are 100% fiction.

I did get a chance to meet Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, etc. Photos here: http://www.beaupre.com/blog/index.cfm/2008/3/28....

Happy to provide more detail next time I see you all. Josh: don't you give up your 3D life for the pro card counting journey!

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mb 6 months ago 1 point
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I heard Jon hides cards in his beard. What a cheat.

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Richard Williams 6 months ago 1 point
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In order to win bet on the MIT guys at the blackjack tables and not the house. Tools to win in life in your chosen careers, then I would bet on SolidWorks. Sounds like a sure bet to me. And remember, there are some damn good MCAD applications out there but any substitute for SolidWorks is just that a substiute and not the "real thing."

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Josh 6 months ago 1 point
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Hi Jon! Thanks for confirming all this yourself. What an amazing time I bet and it's just plain cool what each hand eventually turned into and man, getting to meet all the people you have, users to celebrities. fun stuff. Thanks for sharing! and I'll keep my 3D job at least until I get some pointers from you :)

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