Mining was the beginning of all this.BTCA dorm room. The hobby that started with just a handful of mining rigs has grown into twenty large-scale industry mining farms around the world. Because we scaled our operations in a new industry, we had to discover what worked and what didn’t through trial and error — because there’s no handbook for this.

Building a multi-site, scaled operation like ours isn’t easy, but if you’re looking to start your mining operations, scale what you have, or invest in a mining company, here are the seven biggest lessons we learned to help you navigate your next moves.