The Next Layer
3D printing tutorials, guides and printer comparisons for everyone from first-time printers to print farms. On YouTube, the blog and The Infill Podcast.
290K subscribers
Maker · Creator · Entrepreneur
Jonathan Levi
Serial entrepreneur, bestselling author and educator from Silicon Valley. Today I make 3D printing and maker videos, and build tools that help creators get paid what they're worth.
- subscribers on The Next Layer
- 290K+
- video views on The Next Layer
- 49.2M+
- students in 205 countries
- 250K+
- downloads of the SHA Podcast
- 3.5M+
What I do now
Made for makers. Built for creators.
The Next Layer is an established 3D printing channel with 290K subscribers. SponsorBoard grew out of running it: the tool I wanted for showing sponsors exactly what they get.
SponsorBoard
Know your worth. Charge your worth. A live dashboard for every sponsor on your channel, plus a free interactive media kit, all behind one link.
- Per-sponsor analytics
- Audience demographics
- Effective CPM
Used by CNC Kitchen, JJ Shankles, 3DPrintSOS, Snapmaker and more
Free forever media kit · 8-minute setup
- Based in
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Grew up in
- California, USA
- Education
- B.A. Sociology, UC Berkeley · MBA, INSEAD
About me
Learning changed my life. Now I share what I learn.
I grew up struggling with learning disabilities, low self-esteem, bullying and depression. Personal development, entrepreneurship and creativity turned that around, and sharing what I've learned has been the thread through everything since.
At 16 I started an eCommerce company that made Inc.'s list of America's 5,000 fastest-growing companies before I sold it in 2011. In 2014 I became one of Udemy's top instructors and launched SuperHuman Academy, which grew into bestselling books, online courses enjoyed by 250,000+ students and an award-winning podcast.
In 2022 I turned my passion for 3D printing and making into The Next Layer. Running the channel showed me how hard it is for creators to prove their value to sponsors, so I built SponsorBoard to fix it.
I live in Tel Aviv with my wife, Limmor, and our two sons, Ari and Elai.
Past work
Teaching people how to learn
Before The Next Layer, I spent a decade on accelerated learning. These are the pieces people still find me through.
TEDx talk · TEDxWhiteCity
What if schools taught us how to learn?
My TEDx talk on accelerated learning.
Watch the talk
Book · Lionscrest, 2019
The Only Skill That Matters
The proven methodology to read faster, remember more and become a SuperLearner.
Get the book“The only book that matters if you’re looking to make your studying and learning more efficient.”
— Nelson Dellis, 4x USA Memory Champion
Online course
SuperLearner Masterclass
My flagship accelerated-learning course: read faster, remember more and learn anything quicker.
See the courseTimeline
Twenty years of building
From an eCommerce company at 16, to accelerated learning, to 3D printing and creator tools.
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Now
SponsorBoard
NowFounder
A live sponsor dashboard and free interactive media kit for YouTube creators, built on the lessons of selling sponsorships for The Next Layer.
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2022
The Next Layer
NowCreator & Host
Turned my passion for 3D printing and making into a channel with 290K subscribers, plus a blog and The Infill Podcast.
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2020
Coffee
Co-Founder
Co-founded a sales-team-as-a-service company.
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2019
The Only Skill That Matters
Author · Lionscrest
My book on accelerated learning: how to read faster, remember more and become a SuperLearner.
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2015
SuperHuman Enterprises
Founder
Courses, books and podcasts on memory, learning and productivity: the Become a SuperLearner series, SuperHuman Academy and the award-winning podcast (3.5M+ downloads, 300 episodes).
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2013
Udemy
Bestselling Course Creator
Become a SuperLearner was the Udemy CEO's #1 recommended course of 2014. Ranked among the top 5 of 40,000+ instructors.
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2012
INSEAD
MBA, Entrepreneurship
Followed by a stint as entrepreneur-in-residence at Rhodium in Herzliya, Israel.
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2011
Advisor & angel investor
KUTOA · Wiser · Notewagon · Coursemodo · Steamm
Advised startups on branding, eCommerce and growth while running Lucid Path Consulting, which built B2B Magento software for online retailers.
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2010
Entrepreneurs’ Organization
President, Silicon Valley Chapter
Rebuilt a shrinking chapter and hosted its first regional event: a tour of Facebook HQ for 150 members.
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2005
UC Berkeley
B.A., Sociology
Graduated while still running the company I started at 16.
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2004
Jlevi StreetWerks
Founder & CEO, age 16
Grew a $1,200 investment into a $2.75M eCommerce company on Inc.'s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies, then sold it in 2011.