Tools we've built for real businesses

Real tools for real businesses: lead follow-up, booking, proposals, approvals, AI search and more. Each one started with a problem that was costing an owner leads or time. Client names and data stay private, so you'll see screenshots, not logins.

Lead follow-up and booking

Most businesses don't need more leads first. They need to stop losing the ones they already paid for.

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Built for a painting company

Lead tracker

Problem: Leads slipped through with no second follow-up.

One worklist for every lead with a 3-day call, text and email plan, automatic lead intake, and a nightly end-of-day report with a scorecard for each person.

Used by: Office team, estimators, owner

See it in the case study
Self-booking estimate calendar screenshot
Built for a painting company

Self-booking estimate calendar

Problem: Booking estimates took phone tag, and estimators drove all over town.

Homeowners book their own estimate by area, day and time. Days lock to one area once booked, and every appointment lands on Google Calendar.

Used by: Homeowners, owner

See it in the case study

Sales and proposals

Tools that help a good sales process happen every time, not just on a good day.

AI proposal builder screenshot
Built for a painting company

AI proposal builder

Problem: Proposals took hours to write and went out late.

An estimator records a voice memo after the walkthrough, and AI turns it into a full proposal with scope, prep, colors, exclusions, warranty and price.

Used by: Estimators

See it in the case study
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Built for a painting company

Paperless color sign-off

Problem: Paper color sheets got lost and delayed jobs.

Customers review their colors, see their own house repainted by AI, and sign online. Both sides get an instant confirmation.

Used by: Office team, homeowners

See it in the case study
Homeowner bid comparison guide screenshot
Built for a painting company

Homeowner bid comparison guide

Problem: Homeowners compared bids on price alone.

A free 12-point checklist that compares up to three bids on prep, primer and coats, so detailed proposals stand out.

Used by: Homeowners

See it in the case study
PR pitch builder screenshot
Our own tool

PR pitch builder

Problem: Pitching media meant guessing which outlet fits each story.

Recommends the three best-fit outlets for a story idea, drafts a tailored pitch for each, and tracks every pitch's status.

Used by: PR team

Finding new customers

Prospecting and offline marketing that you can actually measure.

Directory lead puller screenshot
Our own tool

Directory lead puller

Problem: Copying businesses out of directories by hand took hours.

Turns directory and listing pages, like BNI and BBB chapters, into clean, de-duplicated CSV lead lists, including pages that run many screens deep.

Used by: Sales and outreach

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Our own tool

Trackable QR codes

Problem: Printed marketing couldn't be measured or updated after it was printed.

QR codes whose destination can be changed after printing, with scan tracking by device, browser and location.

Used by: Marketing

Local postcard ad marketplace screenshot
Our own product

Local postcard ad marketplace

Problem: Selling ad spots on a shared local mailer meant calls, invoices and chasing payment.

City pages with the homes reached, exclusive spots by business category, online checkout, and QR tracking so advertisers see their response.

Used by: Local advertisers

Running the business

Simple systems that replace spreadsheets, sticky notes and memory.

Sales estimator assessment screenshot
Built for a painting company

Sales estimator assessment

Problem: Interviews didn't show who could close.

A 25-question test scored out of 125, with skill-area scores and an AI summary of each candidate before the interview.

Used by: Owner, candidates

See it in the case study
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Our own tool

Business operating dashboard

Problem: Clients, sales, projects and deliverables lived in different apps.

One place for clients, the sales pipeline, projects, deliverables and AI assistants, connected to calendar and email.

Used by: Owner

Speaker program manager screenshot
Built for service clubs

Speaker program manager

Problem: A club's speaker program restarted from scratch every time leadership changed.

A contact database with business card scanning, a speaker pipeline and calendar, and AI-written outreach, so the next program chair inherits a working system.

Used by: Club program chairs

Tools for your customers

Interactive tools that answer a customer's question and start the conversation.

Small claims coach screenshot
Our own product

Small claims coach

Problem: People going to small claims court don't know where to start.

An AI coach that walks people through their state's process with an evidence checklist, deadline reminders and a demand letter draft. It is a guide, not legal advice.

Used by: Consumers

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Our own product

Grant application assistant

Problem: Grant applications take weeks of research and writing.

Finds and scores grants for fit, flags gaps, and drafts the need statement and budget narrative, checked against the grant's requirements.

Used by: Nonprofits, grant writers

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Assessment tool

Partner conflict check

Problem: Business partners in conflict don't know how serious it is.

A private three-minute, tap-only check that shows the conflict's status, the risks and sensible next steps.

Used by: Business partners and families

How we build a tool for you

We don't sell software. We find the step in your business that loses leads or time, then build the smallest tool that fixes it, inside the systems you already use.

  1. Find the leak. A free Growth Leak Audit shows where leads, time or money slip away.
  2. Build the smallest fix. One tool, one job, connected to your CRM, calendar, email or project board.
  3. Put it to work. Your team uses it in their real day, and we adjust it until it sticks.

Have a step in your business that eats time?

Book 30 minutes with Rob. Describe the job that slows your team down, and he'll tell you what he'd build and how long it would take.

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