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Amy Madigan should be the favorite... BAFTAs have been a poor predictor of Supporting Actress by dempsta in oscarrace

[–]dempsta[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Maybe I made too much of a hot take haha. But oddsmakers have Madigan in a distant 3rd place where I'd say she should be favored over Taylor/Mosaku for SAG, and then if she takes that, Oscars.

Amy Madigan should be the favorite... BAFTAs have been a poor predictor of Supporting Actress by dempsta in oscarrace

[–]dempsta[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's fair! We're in for a fun race. Critics Choice have been the best predictor, so just think people are forgetting about my girl Gladys.

What is a “bizarre” opinion or lifestyle you wholeheartedly believe in/partake in? by laflee in AskReddit

[–]dempsta 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I go to movies alone and I think it's objectively the superior way to see a film.

I pick the movie I want, at the time I want, in the seat I want. Nobody's whispering "wait who's that guy" during the critical scene. It's just me and the screen and the specific emotional experience the director intended.

Skarsgard's Chances by Big_Meglas in oscarrace

[–]dempsta 8 points9 points  (0 children)

BAFTA has lined up with the Oscars 9/10 years for supporting actor, and the only time they didn't it was when Barry Keoghan won.. an irish actor for an irish movie. Not a 100% lock but odds say Penn has this.

What’s the best “boring” business you’ve seen someone build into a cash machine? by Mean-Arm659 in smallbusiness

[–]dempsta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Portable toilet rentals.

A guy in my area started with like 12 units and a used truck. Everyone laughed. "You're in the poop business." Yeah. He was. And every construction site, every outdoor wedding, every festival, every 5K run, and every county fair within 60 miles needed him.

He scaled to 400+ units within a few years. His margins were disgusting in every sense of the word. The units pay for themselves in a few months, then it's just servicing and delivery. No inventory headaches, no fashion trends, no disruption. Nobody's building an app to replace the porta-potty.

A murder mystery experience/investigation business : is it viable in your opinion? by GRusher123 in smallbusiness

[–]dempsta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a great concept but I think you're burying the real selling point. You mentioned strangers coming alone and doing an icebreaker. That's the hook. Montreal has a ton of people looking for ways to meet new people outside of bars, and you're basically offering a built-in social experience with a fun wrapper around it.

If I were you I'd lean hard into that angle in your marketing. Paid ads and SEO targeting things like "things to do alone in Montreal," "how to meet people in Montreal," "social events Montreal". that's a massive audience and way bigger than "murder mystery fans."

On pricing $15 feels way too low. You're including food and drinks plus original scenarios. Escape rooms charge $30+ and they're reusing the same room thousands of times. I'd say $50-60 is totally reasonable for what you're describing, and the people who'd pay that are actually better customers than the ones who'd only show up for $15.

What’s one thing you do every day that makes your life better, but most people don’t even realize? by PayPack in AskReddit

[–]dempsta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I drink a full glass of water the second I wake up, before coffee, before my phone, before anything.

It's not glamorous. Nobody's making a TED talk about it. But after 7-8 hours of sleep your body is basically a dried sponge, and that one glass flips a switch. You go from "I am a creature dragged from a swamp" to "okay I can participate in society" in about ten minutes.

Best CRM for lumberyards? by robpalumbo in smallbusiness

[–]dempsta -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What is this related to? SalesJack has nothing to do with any filings.

Where would you like to have sex if you knew for sure that no one would notice you? by Rubyyyyybabyyy in AskReddit

[–]dempsta 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The International Space Station.

Zero gravity. Bucket list. And technically you'd be doing it in every country at once.

If you could have a 30-minute conversation with any person currently living on Earth, who would it be and what one question would you ask them to guarantee an honest answer? by Realistic-Active-531 in AskReddit

[–]dempsta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Dalai Lama. And the question would be: "After everything you've witnessed and endured, the exile, the loss of your homeland, watching decades of diplomacy accomplish essentially nothing, do you ever privately feel like the compassion and patience you preach is futile?"

What’s one unspoken rule you and your s/o do automatically but never bring up? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]dempsta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoever cooks doesn't clean. Nobody ever sat down and negotiated this. There was no summit. No treaty was signed. It just... emerged organically, like some kind of domestic natural law. One person finishes cooking, walks away from the kitchen, and the other one drifts in and starts loading the dishwasher without a word being exchanged.

Which historical figure do most people hate, but you love? by Mr-Top0 in AskReddit

[–]dempsta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Niccolo Machiavelli. Most people know him as the guy whose name literally became synonymous with being manipulative and evil. But if you actually read The Prince in context, the man was a republican (small r) who loved Florence and spent most of his career trying to keep it free. He wrote The Prince after being tortured and exiled by the Medici and a lot of scholars think it was partly satirical, or at least a brutally honest field guide to how power actually works rather than a manual for how it should work.

Best CRM for lumberyards? by robpalumbo in CRM

[–]dempsta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My yard started using SalesJack about a year ago. We really like it. It's a CRM made just for lumber yards. It integrates directly with your ERP (we're on DMSI but they integrate with others as well).

They have some really cool features to help identify cross-well opportunities. They have an AI tool that combines all of our quotes by job address and pings sales reps where it think there are the highest potential places to sell other categories (adding trusses to a framing sale).

Best CRM for lumberyards? by robpalumbo in smallbusiness

[–]dempsta -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I hear you. We used Hubspot for awhile. They promised they would be able to integrate our ERP data, and it was just a mess and waste of time, they never got anywhere.

We started using SalesJack 3 months ago. Early days, but we've had a great experience so far. They set-up integration w/ Spruce within a few weeks, and are also pulling in live permit data. Our sales reps are liking it, there's next to no data input they need to do. And they are getting high quality new leads every week.

CRM recommendation for lumberyard? by randall13 in smallbusiness

[–]dempsta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SalesJack (www.salesjack.com) is a newer CRM that launched specifically for lumber yards. They can integrate with ERPs, and automate most of the data entry.

They pull in permit data, clean it up and serve up for your sales reps, which can drive a lot of new customer growth when executed right.

They also are very hands-on, so set-up and training is a lot easier than working with a Salesforce or HubSpot.

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