2026-03-26
discovery
interested
4 min
Alexei, Gregory Barnette
## Key Points
- Very short meeting (3:45) — Gemini couldn't produce a full summary
- From sprint notes: Gregory is a PM/estimator who does everything
- Works for an architecture firm that hires him to do estimates
- Uses Stack estimating software — $4,000/year per person, company pays ~$36,000 total
- Mentioned a PM estimating software out of New Zealand he likes
- Top of funnel is "good old boys club" — people work with people they know
- His company bids on everything with only 5% win rate — hard to justify $100k estimator
- Estimators hate doing takeoffs — cumbersome
- Did NOT buy the angle of negotiating material prices using AI
- DID buy the AI visual takeoff concept
- Also interested in field information access: asking questions instead of flipping through pages
2025-10-10
discovery
interested
Alexei, Gregory Barnette
## Key Points
- PM/estimator who does everything — works for an architecture firm doing estimates and project management
- Uses Stack estimating software — $4,000/year per person, company paying ~$36,000 total
- Also uses a PM estimating software from New Zealand he likes
- Top of funnel is "good old boys club" — people work with who they know, don't pre-filter jobs
- His company bids on everything with only 5% win rate
- Hard to justify $100k estimator when only winning 5% of bids
- Estimators hate doing takeoffs — it's cumbersome
## Product Feedback
- Did NOT buy the negotiating material prices with AI angle
- DID buy the AI visual takeoff concept
- Also interested in field information access: going back to the trailer, flipping through pages is painful
- Ability to ask questions in the field is valuable