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The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Random Chat Thread...
CHAT - AI -Almost fell for an AI scam. Saw an ad about a boot maker who's been hand making leather boots with his wife for 34 years. He's old and now retiring so he's liquidating all his stock, $400 shoes at an 80% discount. Boots look great in the pics. And who wouldn't want a pair of high-quality...- machinistguy
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- Forum: Business Models, Niches, Industries
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Building a Manufacturing Conglomerate Progress Thread
EXECUTIONVendors refusing to quote because of tariff uncertainty. Customers not paying invoices overdue in close to a month. Machines down for completely unknown reasons and no service techs available. It's been interesting. Launched a new marketing campaign for our direct to customer sales that is...- machinistguy
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- Forum: Managing People, Relationships
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The lifestyle, hobbies, and fun thread.
HOT! CHATGot a new gun. Tested it out with a buddy.- machinistguy
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Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread
HOT! CHAT"Oh you don't remember me? Might have texted the wrong number." *Sends selfie of hot Chinese female celebrity (based on reverse image search)* "I'm Amy, I just moved here. Let's be friends." .... "Btw do you want to invest in my crypto scam?"- machinistguy
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Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread
HOT! CHATI'm a US based manufacturer. Most my competition is overseas with the exception of one who only deals with the highest end of our market. It's overall good for our business, but I also don't care that much. I feel like I've been putting in the work to be the best, so we would have grown a lot...- machinistguy
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How Do You Stay Productive When Everything Feels Against You?
MINDSET"How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time." How do you stay productive when everything feels against you? You do one thing at a time.- machinistguy
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- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread
HOT! CHATI'm just practicing my lobbying skills for when I get to that level.- machinistguy
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Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread
HOT! CHATLeaking or advertising? A good marketer knows how to spin the narrative ;)- machinistguy
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Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread
HOT! CHAT@Andy Black your post on the INSIDE is actually a pretty good business idea. I can see somebody starting a milestone notification system to boost corporate employee productivity.- machinistguy
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Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread
HOT! CHATThe 20 is one heck of a gun. I got the G19 for my birthday last week. I already regret not getting something smaller because of how uncomfortable it feels digging into me in the car. The 20 looks way bigger, do you not find it uncomfortable? Does the TRex holster make that much of a difference...- machinistguy
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Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread
HOT! CHATI'm also Catholic. We have a significantly higher ratio of business owners at my church than the population average. The parable of the talents is clear. If you were given 1 talent, only 1 more talent is expected of you. If you were given 5 talents then 5 more talents are expected of you. The...- machinistguy
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Building a Manufacturing Conglomerate Progress Thread
EXECUTIONBeen trying out a new schedule to boost productivity, been killing it so far: Monday: Recurring Tasks (e.g payroll), Financials, Company Productivity Improvements Tuesday: Marketing + Strategy Wednesday: New SKUs Thursday: New Product Lines Friday: Wildcard NO LATE NIGHTS, must leave by 7PM...- machinistguy
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- Forum: Managing People, Relationships
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