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#5 - Scaling a Construction Company, Connecting AI Safely, & Building Better Processes - Eric Fortenberry, JobTread Founder
Eric recounts being asked to help a five-year-old construction company stuck at a scaling “glass ceiling” due to chaotic, manual paper-and-spreadsheet workflows, leading him to build software that became JobTread; after taking over as CEO, the company grew from $5M to $8M in sales and increased gross profit by 43%, and JobTread launched officially in 2019. He explains his enthusiasm for AI alongside concerns about accuracy, overreliance, and liability when contractors use AI for fixed-price bids, which drove JobTread’s cautious approach and the release of an AI Connector that lets users…
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