Stop waiting for the stars to align

Are you waiting on the stars to align? How often have you put something off because you were waiting for the perfect timing? How often did you look back and realize that was just an excuse?

If you're looking for the perfect time to start building, to raise capital, to take the plunge, it's never going to come. Conditions will never be perfect. It's about starting and making the conditions as ideal as you can.

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Weekly Wisdom

Startup School

It's Q4, and like many business owners, we suspect you're looking to start creating your strategy for next year. This means that there's no better time to get concrete feedback from your customers! Check out this salient article from our friends over at The Scientific Startup.

Backseat Startup

In episode 10 of the Backseat Startup Podcast, we had Austin Kreinz, Founder of Atomix, on the show. Atomix is a transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage startup operating at the intersection of ecommerce and tech.

A Reddit user asked how to find success with pilot programs. Austin provided some great thoughts and guidance to anyone navigating that dilemma.

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Founder Roundup

Austin Kreinz, Founder of Atomix

Every ecommerce business is different. Why are we treating their logistics the same? Austin Kreinz and his team have created a platform for high growth ecommerce brands to flourish.

With experience at a bootstrapped ecommerce company, Austin learned the foundational principles on how to scale a successful brand. It was during this time that he realized ecommerce was the future of retail.

Through watching his dad grow a logistics company, and his entrepreneurial experiences with his brother, Austin built himself a strong foundation to start his own business in the logistics space.

Previously, ecommerce brands had the decision between shipping orders themselves or utilizing a 3PL/warehouse/fulfillment center. In Austin’s eyes, the process and software systems to find and work with a consistently reliable and scalable partner were broken.

Austin built a team with the shared belief that the combination of user-friendly technology and high-quality, personalized services would be game-changing for the the industry.

Instead of operating massive traditional fulfillment centers, which are usually organized around servicing thousands of brands, they structured their model with individual micro-warehouses tailored to each brands’ preferences.

Atomix is looking for customers who want their logistics to function as a growth partner.

Head over to their website to learn more!

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