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    [Progress Thread] Building an AI Startup for Manufacturing

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Reuploading last weeks update. Weekly Update This week has been an emotional rollercoaster. At the end of last week, I had a few people ask to see my example report. I sent them over and kept up my daily outreach (10–15 per day). Midweek, doubts started to creep in. More and more “No...
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    Struggling with LinkedIn Outreach for My AI Manufacturing Startup. Need Feedback

    MARKETING QUESTION 
    Hey, thanks a lot for the tips. Really appreciate it. I see what you mean about reframing it. My current challenge is that the “report” doesn’t actually say anything about their business unless they share their production data with me. Right now, it’s just a generic example of what it could...
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    Struggling with LinkedIn Outreach for My AI Manufacturing Startup. Need Feedback

    MARKETING QUESTION 
    Hey everyone, I’ve been working on building traction for my AI-powered cost analysis tool for manufacturers. Right now, I’m validating the market through outreach rather than focusing on product development. For the last few weeks, I’ve been sending LinkedIn DMs daily to my ICP (operations...
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    [Progress Thread] Building an AI Startup for Manufacturing

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Weekly Update This week I’ve been focused on outreach and building relationships. LinkedIn Outreach I’m currently at ~750 connections and sending 150–200 connection requests per week to my ICP to grow the network. This week, I sent 10 personalized messages per day. My first batch got no...
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    [Progress Thread] Building an AI Startup for Manufacturing

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Excatly! I'm basically replacing myself as an engineer. I spend way to much time today analyzing data to drive actions. My solution will do that for them, deliver biggest cost drivers, their root causes and suggested actions to implement. Thanks for the recourses, much appreciated. I will...
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    The Coming AI Job Apocalypse: Entrepreneurship is Your Answer.

    - AI - 
    I remember when i did my studies to become a manufacturing engineer, a part of the automation curriculum was the impact of industrial robots long term. No one really had a good answer what to do with all the people that would lose the job on factory floors to robots. I now see AI doing the...
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    [Progress Thread] Building an AI Startup for Manufacturing

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Quick recap of the last month’s progress TL;DR Spent the last month deep in outreach, refining the pilot, and building the first working automation flow. Some good conversations but still struggling to turn interest into paying pilots. Big wins: a local/self-hosted option, clearer...
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    [Progress Thread] Building an AI Startup for Manufacturing

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Quick recap of this week’s progress: Had two solid calls with people who work closely with manufacturing data systems and AI integration. Also exchanged messages with someone in a quality management role at a factory. All three gave me useful feedback and confirmed the core use case is relevant...
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    [Progress Thread] Building an AI Startup for Manufacturing

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Thanks! The PDF report has the most impact. it's what I plan to offer in the pilot phase. I see it almost like a lean version of a consulting report. What might take a consultant 30–40 hours, I can deliver in 1–2 hours using my prototype. So the client gets similar insights, top cost drivers...
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    [Progress Thread] Building an AI Startup for Manufacturing

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Right now, I show prototypes in two ways: 1. PDF reports: I create sample reports using dummy production data to demonstrate the core output: Top cost drivers Root cause analysis Suggested improvement actions Estimated financial impact / ROI 2. Interactive demo: I’ve also built a simple...
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    [Progress Thread] Building an AI Startup for Manufacturing

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Thank you very much, appreciate it!
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    [Progress Thread] Building an AI Startup for Manufacturing

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Great question! For the early prototype and beta versions, I'm primarily using LLMs like GPT for analysis and summarization, not traditional ML models. Since the tool isn’t doing predictive analytics (yet), full-blown machine learning would be overkill at this stage. The current focus is on...
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    [Progress Thread] Building an AI Startup for Manufacturing

    SAAS / APPS EXECUTION 
    Hey everyone! I've decided to start this thread to stay accountable and document my journey as I build a real business using the CENTS framework. I’ll be posting updates every weekend with progress, learnings, and challenges. This idea has been on my mind for a long time. I’ve worked in...
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    Introducing myself

    INTRO 
    Hi everyone, My name is Marcus, and I'm a 28-year-old manufacturing engineer from Sweden. By societal standards, I have a good salary for my age, and things are going well for me within the company i work for. I consistently invest 10% of my salary into stocks and funds, aiming to grow my...
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