Tenet update:
About six months ago, I was introduced to the Tenet team and told they had a special product they'd been working on for the last five years. They told me it was a suppressor that was lightweight, reduced recoil, and was exceptionally quiet for the amount of recoil reduction it provided.
My response was basically, "Yeah, right. You and every other suppressor company."
I've been around this industry long enough to know that everybody claims to have reinvented the wheel.
Then I met the Tenet team.
I got to see the amount of work, testing, and development that had gone into the product. More importantly, I got to shoot it for myself. That's when my skepticism started to fade.
The last production batch is in process now and should finish out the remaining preorders. The crew is working long hours to get products out the door and into customers' hands.
One thing worth mentioning is that the Tenet team did have a substantial amount of product in the queue before launch, probably more than most startups would be comfortable building before a single dollar came in.
Even with that, demand during the first seven days was what they had projected would take roughly three months to sell through.
Scaling to that kind of volume in just a few weeks isn't something you can perfectly plan for. The only reason they've been able to keep up at all is because of the team. There have been a lot of long days, late nights, and very little sleep as they've worked to increase production, fulfill orders, answer customer questions, and continue building product.
Tenet is growing the team as fast as they can to keep up with production demand while maintaining first-class customer service. The reality is that Tenet developed largely in the dark. They didn't have the luxury of years of public feedback, a massive marketing machine, or a huge staff.
They also didn't have the luxury of revenue coming in to hire for every position they needed from day one. A lot of time, money, and effort was invested by the team to get the product to where it is today, and much of that investment came directly out of their own pockets.
Part of Tenet's no-compromise mindset was refusing to beta test on customers or release a product that wasn't the absolute best they could create. Instead of rushing something to market and letting customers find the problems for them, the team spent the last five years designing, testing, refining, and rebuilding until they were confident in what they had.
Now that the company has launched and revenue is finally starting to come in, they're in a position to grow the team in the areas that need it most, including customer service, operations, and production support. They're learning as they go.
Will they fall short from time to time? Probably. Every company does. But one thing I've seen firsthand is that they're unwilling to compromise. They won't compromise on product quality, and they won't compromise on taking care of their customers.
As for being quiet on here:
My understanding is that the Tenet team was told they could not advertise or actively participate in promoting the product on Rokslide without becoming a paid sponsor. Rather than risk crossing any lines, they chose to stay quiet.
That's why some questions have gone unanswered. It's not because they're ignoring people or avoiding criticism. The reality is that the team has been focused on building product, fulfilling orders, growing production, and supporting customers while also respecting the rules they were given.
Whether you agree with that approach or not, that's the reason for the silence on Rok Slide.
I'm not here to sell anybody anything. Just sharing what I've seen firsthand and trying to provide some context. The focus right now is getting preorders fulfilled, supporting customers, and continuing to build the best suppressors they know how to build.
Take that for what it's worth.
