Figure 3: Intrepid activity chart October 2018- 6 months of membership.
(ICI) as the organization would be a tremendous resource for us just starting out.
We received our initial funding
in April 2018. We felt joining the ICI would be the most effective use of our limited resources in growing our business network. So, on April 30 of 2018 Intrepid Automation was accepted to join the ICI.
Figure 1 is a pictorial of what our
business network looked like on April 30, 2018.
We continued our cold-calling
except now we were a part of the ICI organization. We started to contact members within the ICI and conduct
® We have become very involved with
the ICI organization events, trainings, and other projects which is allowing
Figure 2 is a pictorial of what our
business activity looked like after 6 months of ICI membership.
our interviews. On every occasion, we were welcomed by the individuals being contacted and what’s more, they were willing to share any information they possibly could to help us get started. We have had foundries invest their own resources to help validate our product and service. We began to not only learn much more about investment casting but also establish true relationships. Through these relationships, our activities with ICI Members continued to grow.
us to continue to learn our value to foundries and the organization itself. We continue to grow our foundry network and relationships, project list, and added a couple of key industry advisors to the company who have helped further our credibility.
Figure 3 is a pictorial of what our
business activity now looks like after 1 year of ICI membership.
In summary, the Investment Casting
Institute creates opportunities for Affiliate Members to grow their network and ultimately business opportunities. Intrepid Automation has found the Investment Casting Institute to be an invaluable resource and look forward to what year two has in store.
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