Jesse Miller built a contractor CRM in six days

Watch with chapters and the full transcript: https://lilagents.com/podcast/jesse-m... Jesse Miller started Solid Value Contracting in Lowry City, Missouri, in November 2023 with a couple hundred dollars and some credit cards. A couple of months ago, a coach told Jesse to put the spreadsheet away. Six days later Jesse had a custom CRM, and AI now drafts the company's quotes overnight from site-visit notes. "Later is not a good time when it comes to AI." 0:00 Intro 0:50 Starting with a few hundred dollars 2:53 Learning to read the regulations 4:49 Writing contracts before AI 6:20 Put the spreadsheet away 7:14 Leaving JobNimbus 8:12 An overnight data export 9:08 A camera that files photos by GPS 11:01 Asking AI for the top 50 complaints 15:20 Estimating with AI 16:48 Talking instead of typing 19:20 Four estimates from the couch 20:49 Quotes overnight with SmartDraw 21:43 Rolling it out to the team 25:44 Fieldy, the job-site note taker 33:03 Lovable and owning your code 36:55 Three copies of everything 38:12 Selling the software? Solid Value Contracting: https://solidvaluecontracting.com Retooled is a lilAgents podcast, hosted by David V. Kimball and Dylan Baker. We talk with business leaders about how they've equipped their organizations to adapt to change over time, and share real stories other owners can learn from. Want to be a guest? https://lilagents.com/podcast/#pitch