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The Laser Project™

"We have a laser. Use case TBD."

Urgently Seeking Capital
Highest priority investment in the portfolio
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Investment Timeline: Urgent CT is actively exploring use cases for the laser. The window in which outside capital can shape the direction of this venture is closing. Once CT decides what the laser is for, he will not need your input. Please invest now, before it becomes clearer what you are investing in.

The Asset

BizByCT has acquired a laser. It is a real laser. It arrived last Tuesday in a box that was larger than expected. The laser is capable of engraving materials, cutting thin stock, and producing a beam that CT's cat finds extremely interesting.

The laser cost $340, which represents the largest single capital expenditure in BizByCT history and is reflected in the target raise. CT would like to recoup this investment and then some, which is why you are reading this.

The Opportunity

The laser represents an optionality play. Rather than committing to a single use case before fully understanding the asset, BizByCT has taken the position that the laser should be allowed to find its own purpose. Current hypotheses under active evaluation include:

  • Personalized engraved products (golf accessories, office name plates, anything flat)
  • Custom trophy manufacturing for DeskSport Pro (vertical integration)
  • A laser-tag variant that does not actually shoot lasers at people but is laser-adjacent
  • Novelty PuttPuttr™ branded merchandise, if PuttPuttr™ resumes
  • Something involving the laser and the internet that has not yet taken shape
  • Cutting things
🔒 Confidential — Investor Eyes Only

CT has a sixth hypothesis that he is not ready to share publicly. It involves the laser, a concept from woodworking, and something he saw on YouTube at 11:45 PM on a Thursday. He describes it as "potentially the biggest one." Investors who commit before the use case is announced will receive a 10% equity bonus, terms of which are to be determined, as are the terms of anything else.

The Problem (We Are Solving)

CT has a laser and no budget to operationalize it. The laser is currently sitting on a workbench next to an incomplete prototype of PuttPuttr™ and the foam ball from DeskSport Pro. This is not an efficient allocation of assets. With investor capital, CT can purchase materials, develop a use case, and begin generating the first revenue in BizByCT history.

The laser does not generate revenue on its own. This is the problem. The solution is money.

Market Opportunity

The global laser engraving market is projected to exceed $5 billion by 2028. BizByCT intends to participate in this market in some capacity. The specific capacity is under development. Investors should be comfortable with this level of specificity, as it is the maximum currently available.

The personalized gifts market is separately valued at over $30 billion annually. CT can engrave names on things. Names are personal. The thesis is coherent at a high level of abstraction.

The Team

CT — Founder and Laser Operator. Has watched fourteen YouTube videos about laser engraving and considers himself intermediate. Has not yet engraved anything, pending identification of something worth engraving. Committed to figuring this out before the laser collects too much dust.

Use of Funds

  • $340 — Laser reimbursement to CT's personal credit card
  • $15,000 — Materials for initial product line (wood, acrylic, leather blanks)
  • $18,000 — E-commerce platform development and Etsy setup
  • $12,000 — Marketing (photography of laser-engraved things, looks great on Instagram)
  • $8,000 — Additional laser accessories (a bigger laser is not off the table)
  • $6,660 — Strategic reserve for new ideas that emerge during laser operations
Honest Disclaimer The laser is real. It is a CO2 laser engraver rated for hobby and light commercial use. CT has read the safety manual and owns the appropriate eyewear. The use case is genuinely undecided, which is either a sign of strategic flexibility or a sign that CT bought a laser before deciding what to do with it. Both interpretations are accurate. This is the most speculative investment in the BizByCT portfolio, which is saying something given the portfolio. Investors should be comfortable investing in a laser and a person who believes in the laser but has not yet determined what the laser is for.