
John Galt
@john_galt_42069 • 7,464 subscribers
Developer of the MBAR https://t.co/CmSsVsoeNI https://t.co/Nyd4n1PDrU https://t.co/WRT1yIGM9p
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>be 19yo uni student >get into guns, think of design fix problems with current designs >shelve drawings because broke and scammed by uni tuition >graduate early, spend several years as code monkey >late 20s, jeets and MBAs destroy SWE job market >pull out drawings from a decade ago, start making 3d models out of drawings >design new bullpup rifle from scratch in 3 months >design barely works, since no exp or creds in MechE >keep fixing issues and burning through savings >start YT to document build process, terrible prod quality, barely get any views/subs >finally get it working, parts keep breaking >both patents granted b4 30th birthday >make DFM, weight, cost optimizations, reduce parts count, fix breakages, continue testing >start open sourcing parts of rifle >still suck at marketing/social media >looking for MFG to license
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