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[@ahmedshubber25](/creator/twitter/ahmedshubber25)
"Hardware is hard. Software and autonomy are easy & commoditized in todays world of AI"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1947082397566353783) 2025-07-20 23:53:13 UTC 9817 followers, 2371 engagements


"Companies like Rise Robotics use a belt-driven actuation system. Bobcat is testing ball screw actuators in partnership with Moog. We have a secret program developing electro-hydraulic cylinder systems. Our concept is different. Its a X year program that will debut in Gen 3"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1947008198827012349) 2025-07-20 18:58:22 UTC 9817 followers, 3170 engagements


"Got a cold DM today Word got around I buy bankrupt startup assets so I got an inquiry. Someone offered to sell me their brand-new $60K 3D printer for $15K. I offered $5K"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1947375859616387178) 2025-07-21 19:19:20 UTC 9819 followers, 29.6K engagements


"I walked into a Tier X supplier meeting I knew their customers distribution footprint future programs and the technology inside & out going into that meeting They thought I was just a XX year old funded by rich parents. Weve been working closely with them ever since"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1946690204699709617) 2025-07-19 21:54:47 UTC 9790 followers, 3702 engagements


"Luminas goal: Become the largest vertically integrated construction company with XX% margins. How do we get there: Going public early reinvesting profits into the business & executing thoughtfully over a XX year time horizon"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1943051783405998369) 2025-07-09 20:56:59 UTC 9782 followers, 5228 engagements


"Benefits of going public early: 1.) access to cheaper debt capital 2.) m&a is easier 3.) You no longer need to appease XX vcs theres thousands of public funds out there 4.) you can sell X% of your shares to execute comfortably over a XX year period"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1943789312560312694) 2025-07-11 21:47:40 UTC 9781 followers, 3161 engagements


"2025: -Complete engineering on our Gen X dozer -Bring all steel fabrication in-house using our automation equipment -End the year with $44M in excavation revenue"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1945524825629626787) 2025-07-16 16:43:59 UTC 9744 followers, 5193 engagements


"This whole thing is 3d printed Hvac Vent system on a Lumina product"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1947003126315454664) 2025-07-20 18:38:13 UTC 9818 followers, 79.5K engagements


"I met a family office: Check size $1m-$200m. They flew all the way from turkey to see me. Lumina's future investors will likely be family offices private equity groups and debt facility providers. Not venture capital groups"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1945560049407201606) 2025-07-16 19:03:57 UTC 9787 followers, 62.7K engagements


"The machine has logged over XXX hoursenough to give us a solid dataset and a clear picture of its future performance. Were putting another 5000 hours on it over the next year"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1936471893751853233) 2025-06-21 17:10:52 UTC 9784 followers, 8358 engagements


"I'm modeling the cost structure of running an all-Lumina transport fleet. Transport is one of the biggest expenses for excavation companiesoften a top line item. The Lumina ML6 is a D10 equivalent but compact enough to transported easily without disassembly"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1946634690611601747) 2025-07-19 18:14:11 UTC 9817 followers, 6738 engagements


"@pnickdurham Theirs slight tweaks were making to compress these timelines But government agencies are incentivized to tack on new rules each year. What once started off as X rules have a roll cage turned into We need a gauge cluster at this angle"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1947471790982512794) 2025-07-22 01:40:31 UTC 9818 followers, XX engagements


"When we were getting started nearly every VC urged us to use a contract manufacturer. I met with manybut my gut told me to keep assembly in-house. The company we were about to choose demanded millions upfrontand went bankrupt soon after"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1947342313866596531) 2025-07-21 17:06:02 UTC 9818 followers, 5192 engagements


"WSP a $37b civil engineering firm grew threw acquisitions(104 of them) We're starting off with excavation but as we vertically integrate into deploying concrete lumber and steel we can use assembly data from our sites to build an AI civil engineer"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1944451880366776485) 2025-07-13 17:40:29 UTC 9749 followers, 4893 engagements


"The ergonomic and safety studies involved in accessing a 40-ton machine are extremely time-consuming. People up to 6'5" can fit comfortably in ours"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1947000109994275297) 2025-07-20 18:26:14 UTC 9817 followers, 19K engagements


"We have circa $20k worth of electrical connectors on our vehicle. Lead times are nearly 3-4 months on them. This machine is gonna pot all of them with epoxy and remove the connectors entirely. Its $100k I bought it for $10k at auction(brand new)"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1941259221741522982) 2025-07-04 22:13:59 UTC 9803 followers, 17.6K engagements


"This is how it started & This is how its going"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1944491124246434127) 2025-07-13 20:16:25 UTC 9818 followers, 186.9K engagements


"The waste and fraud I saw at Canoo was incredible. We both acquired assets from arrival. We got XX truckloads of automation equipment uninstalled disassembled and removed with X people in X days. They had 50+ people on site and needed nearly X weeks"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1939394146722328587) 2025-06-29 18:42:51 UTC 9783 followers, 18.2K engagements


"Once this acquisition closes Lumina will be circa XXX employees by year end 2025. Then circa XXX next year"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1944850466728501499) 2025-07-14 20:04:19 UTC 9786 followers, 5436 engagements


"It takes 12-16 months to homologate & certify a heavy duty electric vehicle. It takes another XX months for suppliers(like trimble) to calibrate GPS on your specific vehicle design"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1946633388808601667) 2025-07-19 18:09:01 UTC 9787 followers, 1578 engagements


"Over the past X years most of the risks I took and paths I pursued @ Lumina turned out to be right. The counterintuitive bets often carried the most upside. My biggest mistake Placing too much trust in new hires. I'm constantly learning how to hire people better"  
![@ahmedshubber25 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:16/cr:twitter::1591912442770112514.png) [@ahmedshubber25](/creator/x/ahmedshubber25) on [X](/post/tweet/1946984154589266067) 2025-07-20 17:22:50 UTC 9817 followers, 1201 engagements