Michael G. Lizanich II

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Michael G. Lizanich II is an American entrepreneur. Michael started Manufacturefy in 2016 and is based in South Florida.^[1]

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Manufacturefy

Michael started Manufacturefy in 2016. They detail the beginnings of their company in their Starter Story interview: ^[1]

Q: How did you get started on Manufacturefy?

While in college playing Division I football, I had an idea to create a product. So I searched and searched to find a manufacturer and realized that it was extremely difficult to find a manufacturer!

Therefore I found a sourcing agent to help me and they told me, “Before we are able to secure you a quote, you must place a non-refundable deposit”. Now, being in college and playing football, a non-refundable quote was not the most economical decision.

> The ultimate test on determining if you should be an entrepreneur is to see how many different tasks you can handle at once.

Boom - an IDEA. I then decided to engage in the service of an International Freedom to Operate. International freedom to operate is where a firm looks like all prior art around the World to see if there is anything like your idea out there.

After significant research I jotted down the most optimal way to find a manufacturer and developed Manufacturefy. The research process was tedious and involved phone calls with people around the World, with translators in different timezones.

I was doing all of this while working full time at a $3B private equity firm and achieving my Masters at Georgetown.

Source ^[1]

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