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  1. machinistguy

    Building a Manufacturing Conglomerate Progress Thread

    EXECUTION 
    It was a pretty heavy hit in terms of both cash and time, but we're making progress. Putting as much focus as I can in sales since we can solve a lot of the problems I have with money. Started a cold email thread here: MARKETING - 100k in 60 Days: B2B Email Guide & Follow Along
  2. machinistguy

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

    MARKETING 
    Most of the following knowledge is credited to Lead Gen Jay. Avoiding Spam You want to setup a separate root domain for your cold email accounts so the main domain doesn't get put at risk. Here's the below steps. Setup Email Domain Do not use root email domain. Buy alternatives, i.e...
  3. machinistguy

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

    MARKETING 
    Prospecting done. Because the more we niche the more profitable we'll be, I came up with a very stringent list of capabilities based on order volume, part size, material, process, etc... and asked ChatGPT what industries would need our services the most. It gave 20, and I culled it to 3 where...
  4. 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 =...
  5. machinistguy

    How My Attitude Towards Leadership Held Me Back For Decades

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    My high school teacher was in favor of electing bad politicians when things are good because it exposes the flaws in the system during good times, instead of during a recession or a war where those flaws could be fatal, and gives you the opportunity to come back with an even more resilient...
  6. machinistguy

    Building a Manufacturing Conglomerate Progress Thread

    EXECUTION 
    I let go of the reigns and left it to the employees I had hired since the work to be done was very straightforward. The final batch shipped, and I decided to look at some of the extra we made. All of them were defective... I showed the person who did them some defective units and asked what he...
  7. machinistguy

    Existing service business building out an e-commerce store

    IDEA 
    You've already spent so much time figuring out the service section of the business, why start an entirely new branch in eCommerce instead of scaling the service with more locations or franchisees? Is it a genuinely smart business choice or shiny object syndrome? Ecommerce isn't just launching...
  8. machinistguy

    Are there Breaks in the Fastlane?

    MINDSET EXECUTION 
    "Here Lies a Man Who Knew How to Enlist in His Service Better Men Than Himself" -Andrew Carnegie's Epitaph
  9. machinistguy

    Roast my EngineerThis Website!!!

    FEEDBACK 
    It's really cluttered. Large walls of text, etc. Who are your ideal customers? Because your website only appeals to regular people not a professional market.
  10. machinistguy

    My mindset is suffering

    HOT! MINDSET 
    When I started my business I had a couple of failures under my belt and I came to the conclusion that I was completely incompetent at marketing, sales, supply chain, accounting, etc but I was unstoppable when it came to anything technical. Out of all the variables in business I was amazing at...
  11. machinistguy

    An impressive business thread, for new FLs to steal ideas!

    NOTABLE! EXECUTION 
    Local riggers here charge a minimum of $250/hr excluding other costs, and that's just for "light" machines under 20,000lbs. More and their hourly rate goes up. Trust is big because it's very easy to damage machinery during moving. There was new metal finisher (anodizing, passivation, etc) that...
  12. machinistguy

    Stuck. Idk how to market?

    MARKETING CHAT 
    TBH, from a quick glance at the drink market, there's not way you can compete with the big brands through traditional marketing efforts. I'd be looking at guerilla type marketing to build a following with a niche group of people at first. Who would care about natural energy drinks? Mountain...
  13. machinistguy

    Maybe I just suck in business.

    MINDSET 
    Starting a business in a field you have no experience in is like punching a brick wall and having the confidence and persistence that the wall will break before your hand will. Just keep chipping at it and eventually you'll get there. A smart thing to do when trying something new is to do test...
  14. machinistguy

    How to get onto better local markets

    EXECUTION 
    Should be someone for each festival in charge of finding and managing vendors. Find out what that position is called and figure out how to sell to them.
  15. machinistguy

    It Ain't Over Till It's Over

    GOLD! MINDSET RANT 
    What would you say are concrete steps to get out of feeling "trapped" and get "busy living"? My answer would be to get healthy first (both physically and mentally). Make sure you're not vitamin D deficient/healthy eating/working out/cut out toxic people and environments/etc.., because I find...
  16. machinistguy

    Industrial Businesses Megathread

    IDEA CHAT EXECUTION 
    New Materials or Better Common Ones: If you're thinking all materials are the same or people just buy the cheapest stainless steel they can find instead of very specific alloys with very specific value skews, then think again. If you're a chemist, material scientist, engineer, etc... why not...
  17. machinistguy

    A quick story on GRIT and RESOURCEFULNESS...

    EXECUTION 
    Entrepreneurship is a prerequisite to survival. When sh*t hits the fan, from individual events like your house needing a new roof, your child needing an expensive surgery insurance won't cover, or worse "once in a lifetime" disasters like an earthquake, war, or the Great Depression, building...
  18. machinistguy

    Building a Manufacturing Conglomerate Progress Thread

    EXECUTION 
    1800+ lbs of metal just came through the door. And that's only a partial delivery of what we ordered. We got a 3 week shot clock to machine it and get it to the customer. Been a crazy couple of weeks. There's also a vendor that would be critical to my vision. I got quoted around 140k for one...
  19. machinistguy

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

    ASSERTION EXECUTION 
  20. 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...

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