Valormill’s timeline chronicles the company’s growth from its naming in 2021 through rapid expansion by 2025, highlighting key milestones such as hiring first employees and customers, establishing an initial vision, implementing EOS, securing its first patent and contracts, expanding the team, forming partnerships, and winning its largest fixed-price project, all while emphasizing ongoing providence and two-way partnerships with contract manufacturers. Key Points The name Valormill was chosen due to an interest in old things and biblical parallels, establishing a thematic origin. September 14, 2021 marks Valormill’s official beginning with its first employee and first customer. October 15, 2021 introduces the initial vision script that guides the company’s three-year trajectory. The initial EOS implementation was completed on April 8, 2022 to improve operations. May 6, 2022 launches the first Valormill PCBA prototype, signaling hardware progress. July 1, 2022 Valormill earns its first patent for an NFC-enabled, electronic-ink trophy plaque. July 12, 2022 Valormill secures its first fixed-price engineering contract. July 14, 2022 the second intern, Blake Arnold, joins Valormill, expanding talent. August 16, 2022 Raul Flores becomes the third hire, continuing team growth. October 15, 2022 Valormill celebrates its first anniversary. May 2023 welcomes firmware developer Joshua Milnes to the team. October 15, 2023 Valormill marks its second anniversary and ongoing expansion. November 2023 launches an EMS partnership program to expand collaboration with contract manufacturers. December 2023 adds Blaze Moore as Linux specialist, broadening technical capabilities. January 2024 David Covington joins, enhancing leadership capacity. April 12, 2024 expands with Coleman Wilson (mechanical design lead) and Jacquelyn Blush as executive assistant. May 2024 Welcomes Evan Ayres to bolster hardware and software teams. September 2024 adds Hannah Zimmerman to lead business development. February 2025 Valormill secures its largest fixed-price project to date and adds Coltrane Curry (executive assistant) and Paul Kanatzar (hardware developer) to the team.