Drag-and-drop visual scheduler for chaos-free construction crews.
Small construction business owners face chaotic project scheduling and crew management, causing missed deadlines and expensive overtime costs.
BuildBoard offers an intuitive kanban-style board where owners drag tasks to crew timelines, with instant conflict detection for availability and skills. Real-time updates sync across team devices, preventing double-bookings and missed shifts. Focus on visual simplicity reduces scheduling time from hours to minutes.
Small construction business owners managing projects and crews
Heatmap visuals for crew load balancing, no steep learning curve.
friendly
Visual board for assigning tasks to crew timelines.
Color-coded view of crew overloads and gaps.
Auto-highlights scheduling overlaps or skill mismatches.
Live updates across all devices when changes made.
Pre-built templates for common construction jobs.
Manage skills, certifications, and preferences.
Crew can request and approve swaps.
Mark tasks complete with photos.
ICS export for Google/Outlook.
Weekly efficiency reports.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| name | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| board_data | jsonb | Yes |
| user_id | uuid | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| skills | text[] | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| project_id | uuid | No |
| crew_id | uuid | No |
| start_time | timestamp | No |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/boards/:idUpdate board drag-drop changes
/api/crewsList available crew
/api/tasks/assignAssign task with conflict check
/api/projectsCreate new project board
3 crew max
10 crew
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 25 | 12% | $90 | $1,080 |
| Month 6 | 220 | 14% | $950 | $11,400 |
Drag, drop, and balance crews effortlessly—no more spreadsheets.
Target r/construction and local contractor forums with demo video, DM 30 owners from Google Maps construction listings offering free setup help, track trials via Stripe test mode.
Mobile tasking
Weak visual scheduling
Superior drag-drop visuals at fixed low price
User boards become templates others can remix, creating viral sharing.
Remote oversight boom post-COVID; visuals beat text for field teams.
Realtime sync bugs
Leverage Supabase Realtime
Preference for paper
Free tier demos value fast
Success: 80% prefer over spreadsheets
Success: 10 signups day 1
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