From Cashflow Crunch to Private Equity Sale: Andrew Kamholz’s 20-Year Build in Precision Manufacturing

What does it take to build a niche, high-complexity business—and actually sell it? In this episode, I sit down with Andrew Kamholz, founder of Edge Precision Manufacturing, who shares the real story behind his 20-year journey from starting with no capital to selling the company to a global buyer.

Andy gets into the tough early years—when he nearly ran out of cash and had to do everything himself. He talks about how he carved out a niche making ultra-precise plastic parts for biotech and medical companies, built a 50-person team, and shifted from being a hands-on engineer to a real CEO.

Inside the episode:

🔧 Started Edge in 2005 with zero funding and no cofounders 🔧 Faced cashflow issues, long hours, and high risk in the early days 🔧 Found product-market fit in biotech and medtech plastics 🔧 Took on growth capital in 2018 and scaled the team 🔧 Exited to ZEON Specialty Materials in a full acquisition in 2022 🔧 Shares what he’d do differently if he were starting again

This is a must-listen if you’re a founder-CEO in manufacturing or any technical business wondering whether the long game and hard work actually pay off.