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How NOT to start a Construction company

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The video opens with the main speaker reflecting on his initial struggles when starting his company due to purchasing what he believed was a universal, 'one-size-fits-all' piece of equipment, which ultimately was not the right choice. He introduces the video's purpose: to share insights from his own experience, as well as the opinions of his colleagues, Alex and Tim, on what equipment to prioritize when starting a business with limited resources. This segment sets the stage for a discussion about strategic equipment acquisition rather than a hands-on DIY project.

Goal: Understand the purpose and scope of the equipment acquisition discussion.

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I started out wrong when I first started my company I bought what I thought was this universal one siize fits-all the Swiss Army blade of equipment and I've realized now Looking Backward it really wasn't the right thing to do I struggled in the beginning because I didn't get the right piece of equipment but I didn't know better looking back now I would have done things differently in today's video I'm going to share with you what I did wrong and what I would change but it's not just going to be about my opinion I'm also going to grab Alex's opinion and Timmy's opinion and we are not comparing and contrasting notes we're not sharing our opinions what they think is what they think what I think is what I think and what we're going to do is hopefully help you guys figure it out if you're just getting boots on the ground starting out and you got next to nothing what should be the very next piece of equipment you buy and why so let's dive into today's video and find out what the answer to that is all right before we dive all the way into today's video guys I want to tell you quickly about an amazing giveaway that we're doing over at the dirt mononke shop.com we are giving away not one two but three grand prizes with Milwaukee Tools we're giving away an entire set of Milwaukee packout Tools not just one or two here but enough to launch a small business we've also got the landscapers pack which is unreal how much stuff they've included and we also have the contractors pack in this and it's completely free to enter you guys go over to the dirt mononke shop.com you're going to see the giveaway down there register to win and look at the rules because there's multiple ways to enter but while you're there if you do happen to buy anything we're going to give you one entry for every dollar you spend now I started the dirt monkey shop simply because as you guys probably know by my videos I absolutely love finding some of the coolest stuff interviewing the inventors and seeing the Innovation coming into our industry I've got video after video where I go from show to show to show discovering these new products but the problem was they were hard to actually buy so what I'm doing with the dirt monkey shop is I'm getting together with all of these small inventors and showcasing and highlighting their products and making it easy for you guys to find over there so make sure you go over and check it out and show some of the inventors that are highlighting their products over…

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