daniel scott mitchell
@TheDanielMitch
co-founder at Takton 🏭 (fast, affordable mfg tech). former eng & mfg ninja @ Tesla, Rivian, Formlabs, nanomaterials lab. techno-optimist @NextBytePodcast.
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…
today we helped christen a new Great American Manufacturer by helping hang their first factory flag 🇺🇸 (@AricRecker)
the people have spoken
i don't usually drink caffeine... but when i do, it's a concoction i call "diesel fuel" 3 cups coffee + 3 scoops whey protein isolate (i feel invincible)
stop gilding the US industrial apex and start investing in the base you say you want to “modernize the US industrial base” but you’re obsessed with the apex: – flashy “factories of the future” pushing paradigms – AI dashboards and data lakes – $300M funding rounds that’s not…
because many are asking, this person was not inside the venue, nor were they invited or ticketed. they were at side events outside the summit. thank you for your attention to this matter.
CAUTIONARY INFOSEC TALE - STAY ALERT 🚨 at @reindsummit (the "save America conference") this week, a non-US individual with deep ties to China showed up at several events - despite not having a conference ticket. several US-based founder friends shared that this person…
i don't usually drink caffeine... but when i do, it's a concoction i call "diesel fuel" 3 cups coffee + 3 scoops whey protein isolate (i feel invincible)
who’s going to build the factories here
‘A Mess:’ Mundy Twp. Left Holding the Bag for Whitmer’s $55 Billion Megasite Boondoggle “There’s no plan. There’s no buyer,” said resident Jennifer Arrand Stainton told Michigan News Source. “It’s a mess.” michigannewssource.com/2025/07/a-mess…
Have been spending a lot of time with manufacturers and machinists and I just fundamentally do not believe that the space is broken and that next-gen startups need to fix it. There are tons of talented operators out there absolutely crushing it. Yes, there are legit challenges…
six way parlay. I want zane shitposting an impossible business idea. Mark Coxon posting a sapia video buying machine tools. crazy anon blaming a natural disaster on Augustus. Takton boys about the family-owned ice cream shop in Indiana. Christian Keil posting baby next to…
just wrapped up a factory tour when i spotted an unassuming sign next door: Paasche Airbrush on a whim, i walked over and knocked... even after dozens of factory door knocks on this trip, that nervous feeling never fully goes away - wasn’t sure they’d let me in but the door…
we're all talking about rebuilding America’s industrial base... but most $ is at the TOP, not the BASE: tech for/in factories with $B's in capex (the top 2%) shouldn't more focus be on the the 98% long tail of SME's holding the 2% up? the top can't stand without the base