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— The reason this blog exists
I oversee a large subcontracting operation — hundreds of field guys, multifamily apartment projects.
I started digging into AI because I was tired of watching estimators spend entire days on a single set of plans. Then I realized most small subs have no idea what's coming — or how much it's going to change the game.
This blog is me documenting the journey in real time. What tools I'm testing, what's actually working, what's overhyped garbage. Build in public, learn in public.
If you're a small sub trying to figure out where AI fits in your operation, this is for you.