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honored to get a shoutout in A2Z Manufacturing Magazine's 40 under 40 list alongside some of the smartest folks I know working on tough problems
very grateful for our world-class team putting in lots of work to bring thoughtful, impactful technology to shops in your neighborhood ne of our industry
it’s so fulfilling to see the impact we’ve made in American manufacturing so far… and we're just getting started! 🇺🇸🫡
very grateful for our world-class team putting in lots of work to bring thoughtful, impactful technology to shops in your neighborhood ne of our industry
it’s so fulfilling to see the impact we’ve made in American manufacturing so far… and we're just getting started! 🇺🇸🫡
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this isn’t a story about the customer’s inventory planning… there are plenty of valid reasons to need parts on short notice, especially when you’re moving fast and pushing the pace
it’s a story about a small shop owner willing to drive across the country to keep their customer moving when traditional freight services can’t get the job done in time
that level of commitment / skin in the game is incredibly rare in most people… but much less so in American small/midsize MFG owners
it’s the kind of entrepreneurial spirit that makes American manufacturing special
it’s a story about a small shop owner willing to drive across the country to keep their customer moving when traditional freight services can’t get the job done in time
that level of commitment / skin in the game is incredibly rare in most people… but much less so in American small/midsize MFG owners
it’s the kind of entrepreneurial spirit that makes American manufacturing special
Not really. This is essentially terrible JIT inventory from what I can gather. It's just bad planning on their customers end it, that's now paying a premium for it.
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daniel scott mitchell retweeted
If you thought reindustrialization or American dynamism were partisan concepts… you were part of the problem.
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reminder that if you're not in the business of making miracles happen, you're not moving fast enough
Assemble the rocket as it takes off.
Finish building a table and chair, not 2 minutes before an investor/customer arrives. Yes, this happened in both cases.
Push customer features the day they ask for them. Been there, done that.
Beg the FedEx team member to expedite the package to arrive a day early for a customer. Absolutely.
So on and so forth.
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daniel scott mitchell retweeted
This is what reshoring looks like in real life. Thanks to tariffs, stamping work is coming back to America! 🇺🇸
At our factory, @AtlasTool, we’ve already won seven figures in new annual stamping business as production returns to the USA.
We’re hiring new employees, retraining ting workforce, and even bringing mothballed equipment back to life to meet growing demand.
In this video, we’re moving a massive 75,000-pound stamping press across a crowded, busy production floor to its new home, where it will be refurbished, modernized, and automated.
Built in the 1950s, this machine weighs 37.5 tons and delivers an impressive 120 tons of stamping force!
How do you move 37.5 tons of American manufacturing muscle?
Very slowly. Very carefully. And with a great team.
This is what tariffs are supposed to do: bring production, investment, and good-paying jobs back to America. 🇺🇸
At our factory, @AtlasTool, we’ve already won seven figures in new annual stamping business as production returns to the USA.
We’re hiring new employees, retraining ting workforce, and even bringing mothballed equipment back to life to meet growing demand.
In this video, we’re moving a massive 75,000-pound stamping press across a crowded, busy production floor to its new home, where it will be refurbished, modernized, and automated.
Built in the 1950s, this machine weighs 37.5 tons and delivers an impressive 120 tons of stamping force!
How do you move 37.5 tons of American manufacturing muscle?
Very slowly. Very carefully. And with a great team.
This is what tariffs are supposed to do: bring production, investment, and good-paying jobs back to America. 🇺🇸
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i subscribe to this school of thought instead
Never personally guarantee debt.
Why?
1. I saw it ruin my parents life
2. The stress will shorten your life and kill your performance
3. There are other ways to get capital
4. 2 out of 3 major religions ban debt
5. You can make tons of money without debt
6. It’s a trap
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leetcode for real engineering just dropped
We’ve raised a $2.5M pre-seed to fix hardware hiring.
The most reliable way to know if an engineer can do the job is to watch them work.
In hardware, that’s been almost impossible to do at scale.
Colare runs simulation-based assessments that show how candidates actually work, on the job, before anyone books an interview.
We assess across:
- Mechanical (CAD, DFM, FEA)
- Electrical (PCB, schematics)
- Systems
- Manufacturing, & more.
Candidates solve problems from first principles.
Hiring teams see that across their whole pool, so engineers only interview people who’ve already cleared the bar.
We're already working with everyone from seed-stage startups to multi-billion-dollar aerospace manufacturers.
If you’re hiring hardware engineers, let’s talk:
colare.com
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I don't care if you test for 1 million hours, and have awesome analytics...
nothing beats watching your customer use your product IRL
you will always find some interesting edge cases, like triple-wide monitors. and bookmarking expired invite links, lol
nothing beats watching your customer use your product IRL
you will always find some interesting edge cases, like triple-wide monitors. and bookmarking expired invite links, lol
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tech founders (me included):
- raise a round
- hire team to build products
shop founders i know:
- $0 raised
- a HELOC + a loan from dad for the first machine
- 7 yrs paying pops back for the family shop
mad respect 🫡
- raise a round
- hire team to build products
shop founders i know:
- $0 raised
- a HELOC + a loan from dad for the first machine
- 7 yrs paying pops back for the family shop
mad respect 🫡
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legend
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~ $0 raised, btw. Cash flow positive in month three, no outside investment except $180k from my Dad and a HELOC on my house to buy our first laser.
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another legend x.com/MFG_SMB/status…
It took me 7 years to pay my dad back when I bought the family machine shop from him.
Felt soo good giving him this final check 4 months ago.
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rule #1 always get on the plane
Regular "big swings" in your work are strategic, not reckless.
You never know when they'll land...and it's important to integrate.
You should have:
--> Things you are pushing forward every day..and..
--> That one big swing you're working on/taking too...
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