Awesome news! I look forward to a big gtg there!
Maybe a giant fish in the parking lot? Is the Garrison Walleye for sale?
November 20, 2020 at 12:42 pm
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BIG NEWS FOR IDO!
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November 20, 2020 at 1:17 pm #1989858
I love great entrepreneur stories. America at its best.
November 20, 2020 at 1:27 pm #1989864That’s awesome. Best of luck with everything.
It’s been refreshing to see you guys posting a bit more around here again with the forum kicking out some good outdoors related content. There’s no show or outdoor forum quite like this place, and I hope it just continues to grow.
November 20, 2020 at 2:25 pm #1989887Congrats Buddy! I’m very excited for you. I like pig and cold beverages, just sayin:)
November 20, 2020 at 2:28 pm #1989889Congrats Buddy! I’m very excited for you. I like pig and cold beverages, just sayin:)
I’ll keep everyone posted on this. I’m loving the idea!
November 20, 2020 at 2:30 pm #1989893Great news. Congrats on your success.
November 20, 2020 at 2:31 pm #1989895Congrats, that’s awesome. I’ve been a forum member since maybe 2015(?) and in that time I’ve seen a lot of growth out of IDO like the expansion of the summer Go Angling Youtube series, increased and higher-profile sponsorships, expanding into other retail stores with your clothing, and now this. What started you guys out was obviously your ability to get on fish but IDO is also quite the successful business.
November 20, 2020 at 3:33 pm #1989912Congratulations! Wish you continued success.
November 20, 2020 at 3:34 pm #1989913Congratulations! New construction is an exciting time! Best of Luck!
November 20, 2020 at 3:50 pm #1989921congrats on the success
November 20, 2020 at 4:00 pm #1989925Congratulations James and the whole IDO staff!! IDO is my can’t miss show on Sunday mornings. I just retired so I will have more time to put all the great information to use!
November 20, 2020 at 4:22 pm #1989930Congrats James.
November 20, 2020 at 4:24 pm #1989932Congratulations James. It’s been interesting watching your growth. I wish you continued success in your latest endeavor.
November 20, 2020 at 5:39 pm #1989946Congratulations James and crew!
November 20, 2020 at 6:05 pm #1989949Congrats James… who would have thought you would take it this far ! Awesome !
November 20, 2020 at 6:27 pm #1989957Congrats James… who would have thought you would take it this far ! Awesome !
Hopefully we’re just getting started!
November 20, 2020 at 6:33 pm #1989961Congrats. Where abouts in the west metro? I’ll swing by and help you guys celebrate with some highland park 15 yr loki. And ill bring some hamms and spam for BK of course
November 20, 2020 at 6:35 pm #1989964Congrats! Always exciting to see businesses succeed and grow.
Just a few words of caution. First is space. I see many people build for their current needs or only accounting for 5 to 10% growth. Budget is always a driving factor. But going 12500 and having 5k sqft to lease out does a lot. They pay for the build out, revenue to IDO, and having space in reserve doesn’t hurt.
Additionally, keep a close eye on the entire bidding process. This pandemic has inflated some prices or left availability in question.
I just built a 800k home and had another client with a similar plan. I updated all my bids from 2019 on this original house to get them an accurate budget and it jumped to 940k. Not trying to make it a scary process, just make sure you look at or consider alternatives
Good luck
November 20, 2020 at 7:29 pm #1989979West metro?! Will be very easy for you guys to pick me up for a trip!
November 20, 2020 at 7:40 pm #1989980Congratulations!!! Sounds exciting!!!
November 20, 2020 at 7:42 pm #1989981This is awesome!
November 20, 2020 at 9:09 pm #1989995That’s awesome, James! Big congrats to you and the IDO crew!
November 21, 2020 at 8:48 am #1990051Thanks to all for their support and excitement for this project. I’ll keep everyone posted as things continue to move forward.
The Back 40November 21, 2020 at 9:00 am #1990053Very cool and congrats.
November 21, 2020 at 9:17 am #1990054Just a few words of caution. First is space. I see many people build for their current needs or only accounting for 5 to 10% growth. Budget is always a driving factor. But going 12500 and having 5k sqft to lease out does a lot. They pay for the build out, revenue to IDO, and having space in reserve doesn’t hurt.
Agreed on planning well beyond immediate needs. The new build has 8 more offices than we have at our current space. I will be able to double head count over the next few years.
I am not interested in leasing any of the space to another business. I plan to be an excellent landlord to myself.
November 21, 2020 at 9:20 am #1990055I just built a 800k home and had another client with a similar plan. I updated all my bids from 2019 on this original house to get them an accurate budget and it jumped to 940k. Not trying to make it a scary process, just make sure you look at or consider alternatives
The arrangement I have with our general contractor provides me review and approval authority on all bids for work. While I trust the general contractor I did want to retain a high level of decision making power when it came to controlling costs.
November 21, 2020 at 10:48 am #1990067Congratulations! Hope this means bigger and better things to come on an already amazing show!! Will the new space have any for a retail show floor where fans can buy IDO gear and some of your sponsors gear we see on the show?
November 22, 2020 at 12:50 am #1990174Congratulations,
November 22, 2020 at 9:56 am #1990227You’ve come a long ways from FishtheRiver.com James Congratulations! and we look forward to seeing your new building as it’s completed.
Fishinfool
November 22, 2020 at 9:57 am #1990228You’ve come a long ways from FishtheRiver.com James Congratulations! and we look forward to seeing your new building as it’s completed.
Fishinfool
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