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  1. machinistguy

    A $40k Lesson in Product Development

    IDEA 
    I own a manufacturing business, and today marks the launch of our second product. To develop it, we spent 6 months, $40,000, 70+ prototypes, and 3 machine crashes. Wednesday, December 18th 2024 it was finally approved as good enough to compete with the market leader. Today, Dec 19th we got our...
  2. machinistguy

    Educational Resources for Entrepreneurs

    SCALING 
    I've always known my range of knowledge regarding areas of a business were very heavily skewed towards the engineering side. As for knowledge of finance, operations, team building, sales, etc I'm mediocre. My solution starting out was to focus on what I'm good at. Find a product who's...
  3. machinistguy

    B2B Customer Relationships Etiquette

    PEOPLE 
    Our biggest customer is a publicly traded company. We did ~$190k in sales with them last year, and projected $300k this year. The company is the client... but it's really individuals that we work with. The quality control employee, the team lead, the VP CC'ed to half the emails but we only...
  4. machinistguy

    The Greedy Method of Getting Results: The New/Small Business Solution to Overthinking

    IDEA MINDSET EXECUTION 
    A few years back in my college Algorithms class, we were discussing different ways to find out what the optimal solution is to complicated problems that can't be solved directly (Multivariable Optimization Algorithms). One of the most basic ways to do that was a Greedy Algorithm. What is a...
  5. machinistguy

    Let's Talk Gross Margin... High Margin/Low Volume vs Low Margin/High Volume

    IDEA SCALING EXECUTION 
    I had an argument with the CEO of a client company yesterday about how I only take high margin/lower volume work but turn down their lower margin/higher volume work. It wasn't the main point of conversation so we didn't go in depth but I'd like to do so here and hear everyone's thoughts. High...
  6. machinistguy

    100k in 60 Days: B2B Email Guide & Follow Along

    MARKETING 
    Going for $100k from new customers in 60 days and thought I'd post my general strategy for feedback & to help others. Most of this is tailored to my specific case, so adjust as necessary. Credit to Alex Hormozi & Lead Gen Jay for inspiring a lot of the technical info. Cold Email Formula Sales =...
  7. machinistguy

    The Secret to Scaling FAST: Bandaids, Bodyblows, and Headshots

    ASSERTION EXECUTION 
    I went to a boxing class about a year ago where we were taught a new combo for the first half of the class, and then it was sparring the rest. Over the 10 rounds of sparring with my first partner, I learned a painful lesson really quick that I've since applied to business. Take the body blow...
  8. machinistguy

    Industrial Businesses Megathread

    IDEA CHAT EXECUTION 
    Thought I'd create a thread to encourage people still figuring out what to do to seriously consider industrial businesses that keep the world running but nobody ever hears about. I'll start by posting three different examples. 1. This is a tour of Diamondback Industries making explosives for...
  9. machinistguy

    Building a Manufacturing Conglomerate Progress Thread

    EXECUTION 
    TL;DR: Started a manufacturing company. None of my competition has been able to service the largest retailer in the field. I know I can. I have a meeting with them on Wednesday to demo my products (they reached out to me, VP product management & commercial sales saw my Insta ad) and potentially...

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