Andrew Emberson

@JordanAutomates xdraw a4

@aemberson2 What machine are you running for this?

If I’m doing a mailing campaign, I’m making it stand out. This is a good example. It made me pause to read before throwing out when sorting. If it makes me pause, it’s making other people become leads

@HVACSEO Handwritten was misleading on my part. I have a machine that writes with a specialty font that’s indistinguishable from handwriting for 98% of people. The real pen and paper are great. Right now having luck with financial advisors and realtors to warm back up cold prospects

@aemberson2 Dang, when does your hand start hurting and how many industries?

@kip_roland Suppliers that is

@kip_roland Don’t want you to give up your secret sauce, but would be curious to know your high level process to find them

Update: Tested a new Nike supplier. Lots of soccer jerseys. Figured the World Cup timing would help. It did... more than expected. Turns out niche international kits are hard to find in the US, and the soccer community really loves our show. We get DMs daily "When is your next soccer show?". Now we have data. We know the buyer, we know the price points, we know how a live show moves this category. So we're sourcing it intentionally now. This is the way. Test different categories, gather the data, source with intention.

@HSchenewark You deliver or have them pick up?

This is the easiest side-hustle ever. Pick up a couple of these from Costco, post on Facebook marketplace and rent out for $15/each. We rent them almost every week from now through the end of summer. They’re on sale at Costco and we just picked up a couple more. You won’t get rich with 8 tables, but it’s about as passive as income will ever be.

@mnwild imagine being a local fan living in Minneapolis paying for ESPN+ and YouTube TV and still being blacked out from watching the game unless you buy a FanDuel subscription. Who is this actually for? Fans or profits?

@mnwild I pay for ESPN+ and YouTube TV and still can’t watch the game in Minneapolis. Blacked out unless I buy FanDuel. Does the league/management care more about fans or profits?

EK GETS US GOING 🚨! MIN 1 - EDM 1 | P1 06:15

@homeservguy Broker here. Every owner I talk to wants us to do a valuation for them. Takes time and resources so I've been pointing them to napkinmathvaluation.com No affiliation but it seems to do the trick for people just looking for a range. Hope it's helpful.

Have a friend who wants to sell painting business. Does ~ $1 mil/revenue at 20-25% margins. Just him and 3-4 guys year round, plus 3-4 during busy season. Certainly gets a ton of *free* leads (very little marketing) What’s it worth?

@GophinAround @worldhockeyrpt

I thought there were “only like 7 hockey fans” in Minnesota tho 🤡🤡🤡

@BrothersStumps @bprintco I equally enjoyed the question and the answer to this. Thank you both for sharing

@bprintco Thanks for the response, right there with you... Time to narrow down and lock in for 2026.

I’m at a bit of a crossroads and figured I’d share it out loud. A local VC firm, Cintrifuse Capital, reached out after coming across a web app I built called FieldFix.ai. They invited me to do a demo night at their office to show it off. I said yes, mostly because I tend to say yes to things and see where they go. They also invited me to take part in an 8 week program that would end with a $100k first investment into the app. On paper, that all sounds great. But the more I think about it, the more conflicted I am. I get the impression that the “expected” path looks like this: take the initial investment, then spend the next few years raising more money, pitching constantly, optimizing for growth metrics, and staying on the capital treadmill. That mindset has never really matched how I think about building things. My philosophy has always been simple: build something so good that people are doing a disservice to themselves by not using it. That’s genuinely how I feel about FieldFix. It’s a massive improvement over how companies track and maintain heavy equipment, and it saves them real time and real money. If they don’t use it, that’s kind of on them. I’m not mentally, financially, or emotionally tied to whether this app “succeeds” or “fails.” I built it because we needed it at Brushworks. At some point I thought, “Other companies could probably use this too,” so I made it public. Recently, a guy from Texas called me who needs to track 500+ machines. He told me he’d happily pay $50 per month per machine because of how helpful it is. I told him no...it’s $50 a month total for all your machines. To be fair, I didn’t exactly expect someone managing 500 assets to call me. So now I’m stuck thinking. Do I want to go all in on this, take VC money, and push it aggressively into the market? Do I want to be pulled into the cycle of constant fundraising? Or do I keep doing what I’m doing, use it internally, keep it public, let it spread naturally, and see where it goes? Personally, I do want this app out in the world. I know it will drastically help businesses, big and small. But I’ve never been someone who chases dollars just for the sake of it. What motivates me is a different question: What can I create that actually helps people succeed? What positive impact can I put into the world? Being tossed into the startup meat grinder, constantly asking for money, doesn’t immediately feel aligned with that goal. But maybe I’m thinking about this the wrong way. I don’t have an answer yet. I’m just being honest about where my head is at. Curious what others think...especially anyone who’s walked both paths.

@bprintco How’s the Midwest? Specifically MN?

Any brush clearing companies near Macon, GA I can refer a lead to? Seems we've started ranking Nationally for land clearing. We're starting to get lead requests from around the country. Had a few from Alabama, Texas, and Georgia so far and nowhere to refer them.

@alex_prompter Guide

🚨 Perplexity just dropped something wild. It’s called “Perplexity at Work” their official guide to actually getting more done with AI. Not another “productivity tips” doc this is the real framework their own teams use to: → Block distractions & reclaim focus → Scale yourself like a 5-person team → Turn AI from noise into results It’s clean, practical, and honestly the most useful thing I’ve read on using AI for work not just chat prompts. Comment “Guide” and I’ll send you the full PDF (it’s 100% free from Perplexity)

@juliusmarchi Businesses - i'm a biz broker

@aemberson2 Will do! What’d you sell?

Take 4-6 calls per day Make $20k+ per month Read the same script over and over Spend the rest of your day drinking on the beach... This is what people get sold into in high ticket sales Then they jump in, realize it's much harder & cut throat then that & they give up. I knew getting into this space wouldn't be easy, but come in with the right attitude & approach and you can succeed.

@coldemailchris Motion

Automated Email + LinkedIn Outbound Motion This outbound motion generates our B2B clients 500+ leads/month. Here's the step-by-step breakdown on how this motion works: EMAIL INFRASTRUCTURE - Porkbun for secondary domains - Diversify across resellers (or at least use ScaledMail) - Diversify ESPs via Google, Microsoft Azure, and SMTP - EmailBison for automated email sending at scale DATA ROUTING & MANAGEMENT 1/ RevyOps - All uploaded lead lists are added to centralized database - Campaign stats are visualized and monitored at scale 2/ n8n - Response intake & reply management > Workflow: Reply pulled from EmailBison to n8n -> GPT node scores reply on intent -> Interested leads are pushed to dedicated Slack channel to notify sales rep 3/ Clay - Adds high priority leads to HeyReach campaign for connection & messaging campaign > Workflow: Leads are scored according to criteria via GPT -> Highest scoring leads are added to HeyReach campaign via API from Clay 4/ OutboundSync - Adds / updates newly generated leads from outbound in with HubSpot or Salesforce - Tracks attribution from outbound channels vs other channels POST POSITIVE REPLY WORKFLOW 1. Sales rep responds to positive reply with templatized responses 2. Interested lead is pushed into HeyReach connection campaign & B2B newsletter 3. Lead is scheduled for further follow-up in CRM POST SALES MEETING BOOKING WORKFLOW 1. Meeting is scheduled via Calendly 2. Pre-call reminders / nurture sequence is activated sharing VSL & case studies 3. Sales call is recorded via Fireflies 4. Call notes are added to CRM for context on prospect for follow-up or contract details 5. Proposal is sent via PandaDoc --- Want the high res version of this workflow? Comment "Motion" and I'll DM you the full PDF. (Must be following to receive)

@ClintFiore Buyers pay commission?

July is shaping up to be the biggest month of Seller signups in Dealonomy history. Likely 10-15 new deals coming on for launch late month and into August. Reminder- if you want to sell your business in 2025, now's the time to get started if you want a chance at closing this year. We value up front, tell the range you'll sell for, and guarantee offers in that range in 90 days or less or we'll give you $10,000. 0% commission to sell with us. Hit me up if you want to talk. Maybe it's finally time?

@resetbasis @girdley Powder mountain is pretty mellow too. Old, very slow lifts fwiw

@girdley Heard the terrain is pretty mellow though

Looking for the best ski resort for - limited crowds (preferably not on Epic or Ikon) - good chance of deep powder - access to very steep terrain Appreciate any suggestions

@CreatingJas How are you finding events/content to write about?

Local newsletter monetization update: What started as a side hustle... Today has booked revenue of: $58,310 85% of which has come in the last 2 months. (Since I went fulltime) Here's the breakdown: 4 Annual sponsors: $45,500 The rest is one-off ads. Ask me any questions below...