AI assistant that schedules, bids, and manages crews so you scale without burnout.
Solo construction operators cannot scale their one-man businesses due to personal physical limitations and unreliable subcontractors.
BuildWingman uses AI to automate bidding on jobs, scheduling reliable subs, and tracking projects for solo operators. It pulls leads from public sources, generates bids, and coordinates via SMS/email. This frees owners from admin overload, enabling focus on high-value work.
Solo operators of small construction businesses trying to scale beyond one-person capacity
Construction-specific AI trained on bids/jobs data, tailored for solo-to-team transition.
friendly
Scrape/import leads from Craigslist, FB Marketplace.
Auto-create bids based on job specs and your rates.
AI schedules jobs/subs optimizing for your calendar.
SMS/email reminders and status updates to subs.
Dashboard for job status, invoices, and profitability.
Generate/send invoices post-job.
Dictate jobs via mobile mic.
Predict earnings from pipeline.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| hourly_rate | int | No |
| location | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| title | text | No |
| description | text | No |
| source | text | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| lead_id | uuid | No |
| bid_amount | int | No |
| schedule_date | timestamp | Yes |
| status | text | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| project_id | uuid | No |
| sub_contact | text | Yes |
| reminder_sent | bool | No |
Relationships:
/api/leadsImport new lead
/api/leads/:id/bidGenerate AI bid
/api/projectsCreate project from lead
/api/schedules/:id/sendSend reminders
/api/dashboardGet user dashboard data
No scheduling
50 projects/mo
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 200 | 1.5% | $57 | $684 |
| Month 6 | 1,500 | 4% | $1,140 | $13,680 |
Automate bids, schedules, and crews to grow beyond solo limits.
Run targeted FB ads to 'solo contractor' interests ($50 budget); email 50 from construction forums; offer free month to first responders in r/construction.
Full field service
Overkill for solos, no AI
AI-first for solo scaling at lower price.
Scheduling
Generic, manual bids
AI automation tailored to construction solos.
AI models improve with user bid/job data; high switching cost from trained personalization.
AI maturity + remote work tools make automation accessible amid labor crunch.
AI accuracy issues
Human override + iterative training
Lead quality varies
Multiple sources + user filters
AI API costs
Tiered usage + caching
Success: 80% want AI bids
Success: 3 use weekly
Success: $5 CAC
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