Like many others, the pandemic brought commercial manufacturers to a halt. The client, a veteran, saw an opportunity in this challenge. He believed that the businesses would prefer agile, unique solutions going forward. He was confident that the secular trend of “x as a service” will become common in manufacturing soon.
Taking inspiration from cloud kitchens, he forayed into metal fabrication as a service. Hydra planned to offer fabrication service to SMBs on a subscription model.
While the idea looked promising, his mentor advised him to create a business plan.