Luke Sophinos

So the other thing I like to look at is AI opportunity and payments opportunity. So which areas are machine shops not leveraging AI? So I always look at AI opportunity, FinTech opportunity. I just wrote something on the payments piece that's so important. Third, I'd say is please identify areas where machine shops are using a myriad of horizontal solutions, horizontal software solutions.

I love this so much.

I love this so much.

I love this so much.

I think it's absolutely incredible. And so my next step here would be to go and validate all of this, right? Just show up at machine shops and say, I'll buy everybody. I'll buy you guys lunch today. I know I probably look like a crazy person, but I'll buy you guys lunch today if you just let me shadow the operation for today. Go validate it.

I think it's absolutely incredible. And so my next step here would be to go and validate all of this, right? Just show up at machine shops and say, I'll buy everybody. I'll buy you guys lunch today. I know I probably look like a crazy person, but I'll buy you guys lunch today if you just let me shadow the operation for today. Go validate it.

I think it's absolutely incredible. And so my next step here would be to go and validate all of this, right? Just show up at machine shops and say, I'll buy everybody. I'll buy you guys lunch today. I know I probably look like a crazy person, but I'll buy you guys lunch today if you just let me shadow the operation for today. Go validate it.

Yeah. You'd be shocked. Yeah.

Yeah. You'd be shocked. Yeah.

Yeah. You'd be shocked. Yeah.

Especially in like blue collar industries. Like you just say, Hey, I'm trying to build a software company for machine shops and

Especially in like blue collar industries. Like you just say, Hey, I'm trying to build a software company for machine shops and

Especially in like blue collar industries. Like you just say, Hey, I'm trying to build a software company for machine shops and

I think there's... I would doubt that... any aspect of machine shops today are probably utilizing AI, especially in SMB and mid-market. I would highly doubt it, which is great. So this is showing a ton of opportunities. I bet you there's even more.

I think there's... I would doubt that... any aspect of machine shops today are probably utilizing AI, especially in SMB and mid-market. I would highly doubt it, which is great. So this is showing a ton of opportunities. I bet you there's even more.

I think there's... I would doubt that... any aspect of machine shops today are probably utilizing AI, especially in SMB and mid-market. I would highly doubt it, which is great. So this is showing a ton of opportunities. I bet you there's even more.

It's on the money. It's on the money. So this is incredible. So AI is an incredibly helpful kind of assistant for anybody listening to go build a vertical SaaS. I think start out with those frameworks around market size, segmentation, right? And then this can be a totally... It's your own research assistant, right? The only thing I'd say is do not... There's no news in the building, right? So...

It's on the money. It's on the money. So this is incredible. So AI is an incredibly helpful kind of assistant for anybody listening to go build a vertical SaaS. I think start out with those frameworks around market size, segmentation, right? And then this can be a totally... It's your own research assistant, right? The only thing I'd say is do not... There's no news in the building, right? So...

It's on the money. It's on the money. So this is incredible. So AI is an incredibly helpful kind of assistant for anybody listening to go build a vertical SaaS. I think start out with those frameworks around market size, segmentation, right? And then this can be a totally... It's your own research assistant, right? The only thing I'd say is do not... There's no news in the building, right? So...

make sure you go out and spend time validating and ensuring that what we're seeing online is is the reality in person 100 100 i'm gonna ask it one last question which i don't think it's gonna i don't think it's gonna work but i'm i'm getting greedy i'm gonna say these