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Subject: Re: [motm] Re: future type developments

From: "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@...>
Date: 2002-09-16

> > Paul's bandwidth is already too narrow for my liking!
>
> The only solution is cloning.
>
> Paul Alpha, Synth development
>
> Paul Beta, business managment, parts ordering, etc.
>
> Paul Gamma, Audio Gear development
>
> Paul Omega, family obligations!
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Ah, the perfect solution!!!

In the ideal world, I would have 1200 ∗active∗ customers ordering 8,000 modules a year. I could
have a nice 12,000sq ft building, about 7 full-time employees, blah blah blah.

Reality: I have about ∗80∗ active users, ordering about 1100 modules/year. The module "mix" is
currently 95% NEW ones (for example, this YEAR I have sold 11 MOTM-120s). So, it's a "zero-sum
game": I have to design new modules, which cause a backlog. Then I have to wait to design new
ones as the backlog S L O W L Y reduces. People really liked the MicroModules: but they are cheap
so the revenue number is less (per module). The 500 won't help: more $$$ with fewer sales. New
users that order the average 11 modules/system are how the business 'grows'. But in the current
economy, that's getting tough.

Good thing this is just a hobby.

Paul S.