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  1. machinistguy

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    As homes become more unaffordable, bougie Trailer Parks & RVs are a boring market that will make entrepreneurs in that area ridiculously rich.
  2. machinistguy

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    As a Catholic, it's pretty standard "devil is the prince of this world" stuff. Rejecting the world is entirely valid; it's why people become monks and hermits.
  3. machinistguy

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    I found black mold behind my AC vents. Suddenly, health issues that "randomly" flared up as soon as the weather was less than ideal made sense. I now have multiple expensive dehumidifiers and air purifiers constantly running.
  4. machinistguy

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    I'm shocked at how prevalent mold in homes is nowadays but nobody is talking about it. Feels like a billion+ opportunity for any aspiring entrepreneurs out there.
  5. machinistguy

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    Do you seriously expect us to believe any human still has the attention span to write a long post like yours? Obviously AI.
  6. machinistguy

    The Quest for a Clearer Mind and Less Digital Assault on my Attention

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    I have a CAT 22 Flipphone. Technically a smart phone, but so buggy and inconvenient it's hard to use it as one.
  7. machinistguy

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    Getting negative comments on social media posts from your indirect competitor's wife is a milestone I didn't know existed. She should have waited a month when we'd be directly competing with him. On one hand, I feel bad because the more market share we get, the more likely competitors will...
  8. machinistguy

    The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Random Chat Thread...

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    Somebody should create an AI shopify extension for stores with a large amount of SKUs to help customers find what they're looking for. Example: Bookstores I'm a business owner struggling to manage cashflow. What books should I read? I'm a teenage girl obsessed with romance and vampires. I've...
  9. machinistguy

    Your redemption and second chance is here. Will you take it?

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    I already see a lot of AI videos on YouTube. I'd make a tool for fiction author's that helps them create shorts about their novels. Sell directly to authors or partner up with publishing houses. Marketing in 2025. Edit: Do the same for video games, TV shows, all forms of media. Create...
  10. machinistguy

    Building a Manufacturing Conglomerate Progress Thread

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    All my machines have different controls. It's often a big sticking point when manufacturing companies try to expand because they feel trapped into buying the same control on the new machine as their previous for the sake of standardization as well employee training and hiring. The industry...
  11. machinistguy

    Building a Manufacturing Conglomerate Progress Thread

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    New machine day! Bought a $180k machine for $65k from a bank foreclosure. We have more orders than we can fulfill and I can't schedule time to develop new SKUs or product lines without interrupting production, so this machine is perfect. I have a product launch coming up that's going to...
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  13. machinistguy

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    I'm curious, what's the incentive for having a newsletter like this? It makes me wonder. If I had a similar public platform where I'd occasionally share useful insights and progress on interesting projects, would it not be a great way to make like-minded friends and reach potential founders...
  14. machinistguy

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    3 and 12 are gold.
  15. machinistguy

    Fastlane-ish and growing. Now what?

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    I don't disagree. I feel repulsed by how complacent I am and I'm starting to feel the pressure of how little time we have. I don't have a mission, but I don't want it to be "conquering". Life or death/challenging does sound fun though. Maybe. That's not for me to judge. And you'd be surprised...
  16. machinistguy

    Fastlane-ish and growing. Now what?

    MINDSET RANT 
    I'm 25 years old. My business just cracked bringing me 6 figures and will keep growing if I keep doing the bare minimum (less than 10hr/week). (Progress thread). I'll probably put in above average effort till the end of the year and make even more money while building a team to handle the stuff...
  17. machinistguy

    Building a Manufacturing Conglomerate Progress Thread

    EXECUTION 
    With the two new hires in recent months, I've actually found myself occasionally enjoying this business now that I don't have to do everything. Maybe once I have both finance and engineering handed off to someone, I might start waking up excited to work. About to pull the trigger on a new...
  18. machinistguy

    How do I stop being so sh** at this?

    MINDSET FEEDBACK RANT 
    Holy crap dude. You need a reality check on what counts as an obstacle. You're getting discouraged because... it took two trips to do your very first job? I would consider the extra cost you paying off knowledge debt and be happy that you're getting better. Every time it gets tough = Good, the...
  19. machinistguy

    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    Trying out a new mindset. Instead of what can I do to 10x the business in a year, I'm going for what can I do to improve the business by 1% everyday.
  20. machinistguy

    In Honor of “Small Business Week,” Let’s Talk About How Small Business Sucks

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    If I ever start another company, it will be with the funding of investors. I am not willing to do everything, including the mind numbing tasks, and build it up from scratch. I'd rather use capital to hire a team and take on a big problem so that I don't mind the fact I own less than 100%.

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