You Built a Trade Business.It Runs on Sticky Notes.
The estimate you wrote on the back of an invoice.
The lien waiver you forgot to file.
The supplier calling about last month's bill.
The customer who texted at 6:47 AM.
No pitch deck. No demo. Just your numbers.
Four Roles. All of Them Are You.
Bids written on whatever paper was nearby. Materials priced from memory. Same scope quoted differently three weeks in a row.
Invoices late because you got pulled to a job. Lien waivers half-filed. AR you can't find because the spreadsheet hasn't been updated since last Tuesday.
Subs rescheduled by phone. Permits delayed and nobody logged it. Material deliveries that didn't show, that nobody chased.
Customer texts at all hours you didn't see until 9pm. Bid requests sitting in your inbox for two days. Punch-list items you promised to follow up on.
Patton AI runs these four jobs in the background. You run the job site.
Specific Asks We Hear From Contractors.
If any of these match your week, we should talk. None of these are generic; every one is something an owner-operator in your industry has actually asked for.
Spec walks in → bid drafted from your existing markup rules and material costs. You review the numbers, send with one click. Same hour as the request.
Every payment received → conditional or unconditional waiver drafted automatically based on amount + state. Tracked through delivery and signature.
Net-30 terms auto-tracked. 25-day reminder hits your inbox with the invoice attached. No more 'wait, did I pay them?' calls from suppliers.
Every permit application logged with expected approval windows. Status checks automated where possible. Stalls flagged before they delay your job.
6 AM 'when are you starting?' text gets an instant on-brand acknowledgment with the schedule. Real emergencies escalated to your phone.
Sub reschedules one job → cascading updates to other affected jobs go out automatically. No more three phone calls to fix one slot.
Mid-job scope change discussed verbally → drafted change order with cost impact in customer's inbox by lunch. E-signature link, status tracked.
Final inspection passed → final invoice and lien waivers drafted, sent, tracked. Punch-list closeout email goes out. You move to the next job.
How much time are you actually losing?
We assume Patton AI recovers ~60% of these hours. Conservative by design — actual client results land 65–80%.
Hours per week sorting, triaging, following up on email
Logging contacts, chasing estimates, updating deal status
Building bids, coordinating subs, rescheduling jobs
Blended hourly rate — billable or your opportunity rate
Based on 60% recovery rate · 48 working weeks/year · your inputs above. Conservative by design.
Your back office shouldn't run you.Let's fix that in 30 minutes.
No slides. No demo. You tell me your week, I'll tell you what's automatable.
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