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Lead-In

@leadinrecordco

we build and operate robots that make vinyl records on-demand 🎵

Joined February 2023
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Lead-In’s new chapter starts today. We're officially sharing our vision for the future of vinyl. Our new site is now live (link below ⬇️) Meet the team. Read our manifesto. Join us in our mission of empowering independent artist.
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A/B comparison of a digital master and one of our records. spectrograms don't lie 🎶
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new lore just dropped – @leadinrecordco received a grant from the Equity Impact Center. We’ll also be collaborating with the EIC’s SCALE Fellowship – their resident program for advancing black women in music – by making records on their behalf.
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Thanks @Duqedu for letting us represent Pittsburgh's robotics ecosystem at the #NUCR last month. Shoutout to the orgs who joined: @Omnicell, @NEAutonomy, @leadinrecordco, @neuraville, @EktoVr, Headstrait Labs, @HebiRobotics, and Reclamation Factory.
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$46 base price, assuming $10 shipping – so $56 total and 2014 units. Cole just grossed $110k+ and likely did ~$80k in profit. This is why artists want to sell vinyl records.
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@ComplexMusic29 Nov 2024
J. Cole has released a limited edition vinyl of ‘2014 Forest Hills Drive,’ which includes an alternate cover and unheard bonus tracks 👀 The special 10-year anniversary vinyl is limited in quantity. Only 2,014 copies are available.
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Excited to be at Pittsburgh Robotics Discovery Day and speak about how we’re changing the vinyl record manufacturing industry 🎉
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happy chromakopia day to all who celebrate 🟢
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beyond excited for this release
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Building on the success we’ve seen this summer, Lead-In is taking a step forward with a fresh brand identity. Our new look reflects the dedication to quality and precision in everything we do. Shoutout to our friends Mark Capapas and Austin Bond for guiding us through this!
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Robotics meets vinyl records, thanks to this Pittsburgh entrepreneur buff.ly/3XD6yZq
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2 years later and invited as an alumni speaker to talk about lead-in! *entrepreneurship bootcamp day at carnegie mellon’s swartz center for entrepreneurship*
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maximillian (@mobasiolu) profile picturemaximillian@mobasiolu10 Sep 2022
entrepreneurship bootcamp day @cmuswartzcenter let’s see if i can find a cofounder lol
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Today is Cesar’s last day with us after 8 weeks. As a mechanical engineering intern, he designed/implemented new processes into our manufacturing workflow! More importantly, he embodied our mission of empowering independent artists. Next stop for him: NASA 🚀🔭🪐
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Welcome our summer intern, Cesar! 👋🏾 He’s currently a rising junior at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, majoring in mechanical engineering. This summer, he’ll be assisting with the design and fabrication of our manufacturing process.
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Lead-In is glad to have made PBT’s 10 Startups to Watch in 2024 list!
Pittsburgh Business Times (@PghBizTimes) profile picturePittsburgh Business Times@PghBizTimes6 Jun 2024
When selecting this year’s list of 10 Startups to Watch in 2024, we looked at a variety of factors, including size, scalability, investments, team background and, most importantly, one basic question — how is the company pushing us toward the future? bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/i…

Meet Pittsburgh Inno's 10 Startups to Watch for 2024

When selecting this year’s list of 10 Startups to Watch in 2024, we looked at a variety of factors, including size, scalability, investments, team background and, most importantly, one basic question...

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🚨🚨REMINDER 🚨🚨 we’re hiring for interns in mechanical engineering and electrical engineering info below ⬇️
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quality control but make it up close and personal 🔬
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Replying to @leadinrecordco
@LeadInrecordco is an end-to-end vinyl record manufacturing service for independent artists. It takes up to 12 months for artists to get their records made, which Lead-In does it in 1 week.
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today’s spread.
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we can finally announce that we’ve joined the AlphaLab Gear accelerator program! shoutout to @iwpgh for supporting our mission to make vinyl records accessible to all artists.
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AlphaLab Gear (@AlphaLabGear) profile pictureAlphaLab Gear@AlphaLabGear8 Feb 2024
We are thrilled to announce the incredible companies for our next cohort! Read the official press release alphalabgear.org/post/alphal…
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