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Newly Added: Setting Realistic Project Expectations
Most clients want it all. They want their project completed fast, for a cheap and with high quality. But that's just not how it works. In reality, they can only pick two of those three and whichever two they choose, the third one will always take the hit. Fast + High Quality -> not cheap High Quality + Cheap -> not fast Fast + Cheap -> not high quality In the Classroom under Tips, Tools & Tactics, I just uploaded a new lesson where I break down the Priority Triangle. It is a simple tool you can use in your very next client conversation to: - Set realistic expectations early - Reduce decision overwhelm (yours and the client's) - Win more of the right projects (and stop losing sleep over the wrong ones) - Spot competitors making promises that are too good to be true I walk you through a real engineering example (a farmer, two paddocks, and a bridge ) so you can see exactly how to put it into practice. Check it out!
Newly Added: Setting Realistic Project Expectations
Newly added business model: Manage Technical Projects
Do you have organisational skills and basic technical knowledge? If so, you can manage projects for technical companies for a solid hourly rate. If you’ve ever walked on a building site where there was an incompetent project manager or no dedicated project manager at all to save money, you know that working on that project is just a shitshow. Subcontractors get in each other’s way, materials are scattered around the site, material deliveries arrive too late or too early, the client gets annoyed and you see the profit and a potential bonus go down the drain. On the other hand, with a capable project manager, the project runs smoothly, the building site has good vibes, the client is motivated to hire your team for the next project, and the business earns money, so you can earn more money. If you do a good job, you like it and they are willing to pay the fee you ask, project management is a great way to earn good money with a lot of repeat work potential. Check out the full breakdown in Classroom -> Business Models -> Business Models -> Manage Technical Projects
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Newly added business model: Manage Technical Projects
Understand Simple Business Economics
I'm in the process of filling up the classroom with helpful information and resources. Soon there will be a full course teaching everything you need to start earning with you own small technical business named Business Basic Blueprint. Feel free to wait intil it is complete. But if you are curious in the meantime, it did upload a chapter talking about undertanding simple business economics. For the more seasoned entrepreneurs this might be obvious but it probaly can help others to understand business better so better decisions can be made. Check it out here: Classroom -> Business Basics Blueprint -> Something to Sell -> Understand Simple Business Economics. Now only in text form. In the future also in video format. There is a free handy spreadsheet to grab!
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Understand Simple Business Economics
Business Troubleshooting Guide
New: a business troubleshooting guide. Handy if you bump into issues in your small business. It's the same structure as a technical fault guide: issue, likely cause, remedy. It comes with 10 common business problems technical business builders run into, with a fix for each. There's also a free Notion template to build your own troubleshooting guide. You can find it in Classroom -> Tips, Tools & Tactics -> Business Troubleshooting Guide Check it out!
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Welcome to Entrepreneurial Engineer!
Introduce yourself here. Name, what you do and where you're at in your journey. This makes it easier to connect and swap ideas with the right people. Share a cool photo too if you have one! No pressure though. Plenty of people join communities like this and quietly grab what's useful. Been there myself. The free resources are yours either way. Let's build some cool stuff💪🏻
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I'm Daniel, a 34 year old mechanical engineer. I've been self-employed for 4 years now. But overall I've worked 11 years as an irrigation engineer and 6 years as a construction engineer. I have 17 years of CAD software experience. I'm born and living in the Netherlands and also a New Zealand resident visa holder. Where I'm at now: I'm helping several established technical businesses with CAD design work, project management work and engineering work, but I'm also building this community. Here I basically share what I've learned from starting and building my own small technical business, with the hope it helps others and prevents them from making the same (expensive) mistakes. What are you working on? I love seeing cool stuff being built! And feel free to send me a message if you would like to connect!
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