daniel scott mitchell

most people building for factories have never stepped foot in one. so... we're fixing that 🫡 this summer, @MorellCarson and I are driving across America touring 100+ factories. no sales, no slide decks, just listening & learning. this thread is a log of all we're seeing on the shop floor: real operators, scrappy problem solving, and signs of an American manufacturing comeback. 🇺🇸 👇 I will continue adding our updates below:

@BenderDrummer @CrystalEBentley you’re the man drummer

@CrystalEBentley @danielmitchell Agreed 👍

Follow @danielmitchell. He is a wise old manufacturing man trapped in a young man’s body. He will do great things. You’ll be saying “I knew him when..” one day.

@CrystalEBentley too kind Crystal! appreciate it

@DenehyXXL @eringriffith

@eringriffith Early stage companies who slap their names on race cars don't often end well

A detailed and brutal look at the tactics of buzzy AI compliance startup Delve "Delve built a machine designed to make clients complicit without their knowledge, to manufacture plausible deniability while producing exactly the opposite." substack.com/home/post/p-19…

@TimmySeto soooo sick

Good morning :) My eyes are getting deep fried by all the screens when I walk into the shop

@golDonbear yer a wizard, joel

Harry Potter canonically played 9 quidditch games in six whole years of school #TheBoyWhoLoadManaged #PandemicPotter

me to customer: "yes we do everything in-house" my #1 supplier:

@NatHalberstadt brother

I really need a printer that has zero screen, wifi, or bluetooth connection. I just want to be able to plug a usb cord printer --> computer Hit print, and have it actually work every time

@jrhartman131 either way, LFG!

@jrhartman131 are these outbound?

We are running out of space

@connorkapoor LFG

Name on the door 🏭

@ItsSeb03 LFG

Three offer letters sent, three offer letters signed, three more manufacturing jobs created today. 🇺🇸 🏭

@pronounced_kyle @arrington 😂

@arrington Time to cut down some more old-growth redwoods?

Something I've learned the hard way is that a 2x4 isn't actually 2 inches by 4 inches. It used to be, but not anymore because of course.

@Russell_MFG_USA @jack_watson_hfw you forgot the most important one: ppl

@jack_watson_hfw Three most important things in mfg. 1) Ppl 2) Ppl 3) Ppl In that order.

The tough part about manufacturing is that your success is not fully about how smart you are or how hard you work. Your success relies on people and processes that can vary wildly. This can be incredibly frustrating, but it is also invigorating and why I am so focused on building a world class team.

@barbinbrad @c0nst @DustinWalper jealous

@c0nst @danielmitchell @DustinWalper Finally got the rack setup. It’s been amazing. I’ll add the FT at some point

New piece of equipment waiting for me in Austin. Going completely overboard on a personal gym is turning out to be my favorite side quest of all time.

building fast & affordable MFG tech is made 100x easier when you have fast & affordable providers in your stack thank you @michaelfreedman @acoustik and team for being our easy #1 choice for time-series data check out @FarbTheBuilder's interview with tigerdata 👇

@EricVallieres84 some ppl on here need to learn how to use one

Most underrated shop tool

@PabloPeniche "end of a long night or start of a long day?"

> Get’s in the car > “So how long have you been a Waymo?”

@macjshiggins will try yours if you try mine

@danielmitchell if it's not cal shabu you're missing out

dear friends making a pilgrimage to DC (for H&V, etc) over the next few days: our favorite lowkey dinner spot (<10 min from IAD) also happens to be one of the best restaurants in the DMV. lunch/dinner on me while you’re in town. DM me to coordinate.