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Buildmode · London, Ontario · Founded 2026

Built with hands.
Now built with code.

I'm a retired tradesperson building AI tools for tradespeople — and documenting every nail, screw, and bug along the way. Get the weekly build log.

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// Status
Active build
// Stack
AI + Trades
// Stage
Design partners
// HQ
Ontario, CA
The Story

Thirty years on jobsites. Now a different kind of build.

I spent 30 years in heavy construction — licensed carpenter, boots on the ground, building things that were meant to last. Foundations, framing, finish work. The kind of jobs where if you measure wrong, the whole wall is wrong.

When I retired, I didn't stop building. I picked up a different set of tools. Python instead of pneumatic. Terminal instead of tape measure. And I started building the systems I wished existed when I was running my own crews.

Buildmode isn't a theory. It's the tools I'm building while learning to build digitally — published in real time, mistakes and all.

The plan is simple: ship useful things, document everything, and put the AI office manager I'm building (Truck & Tablet) into the hands of the small shop owners who actually need it.

Current Build

Truck & Tablet — the AI office manager for service shops.

● In active development

Stop losing $400/week to missed texts and ghosted quotes.

Truck & Tablet is an AI system built specifically for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical shops doing $200K–$2M. It handles the office work that's bleeding small contractors dry: inbound texts, no-show follow-ups, review requests, quote chasing. Built by someone who's spent 30 years on jobsites — not on Twitter.

// Stage
Design partner program
// Open spots
5 contractors / lifetime free
// Ships
2026
Become a design partner → Free product. Weekly 30-min call. Real input.

The Shop

Tools I built. Some for trades. Some for anyone building something.

No course. No coaching. No "scale to 7-figures" promise. Just files I made while figuring this out, that turned out to be useful.

// 01 — For Trades

HVAC, plumbing, electrical, carpentry. Owner-operators and 1-10 employee shops.

DIAGNOSTIC // 2-Minute Quiz

The 3-Tax Diagnostic

9 questions. Find which admin chaos is bleeding the most money from your shop this week — quote chasing, no-show follow-ups, missed reviews, or deposit collection. Free.

FREE TAKE THE DIAGNOSTIC →
FOR TRADES Lead Magnet

Quote in 10 Minutes

5 AI prompts that turn job-site notes into a sendable quote — before you get home. The free entry point. Built for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and carpentry.

FREE GET IT FREE →
FOR TRADES Digital Product

The Contractor's Quote Pack

25 templates, 10 follow-up scripts, 12 trade-tuned AI prompts. The whole quote-to-payment chain in one folder. Drop into Jobber, Housecall Pro, ServiceM8, or pen-and-paper.

$17 CAD GET IT →
FOR TRADES Coming Soon

The Contractor's AI Toolkit

35 prompts organized by job stage. 4 workflow walkthrough videos. The decision framework that turns templates into a running system. Filming the videos now.

$47 CAD LAUNCHING SOON →

// 02 — For Anyone Building

Solopreneurs, freelancers, faceless brand operators. Built before the trades pivot — still good.

BUNDLE 3-Pack

Buildmode Starter Pack

The Prompt Vault + Building My AI Empire + The 7-Day Sprint. All three core products, one purchase. Save $16.

$47 CAD $63 GET IT →
FOR ANYONE BUILDING Digital Product

The Prompt Vault

25 AI prompts I actually use. Copy-paste ready, organized by outcome, with real examples from real projects.

$23 CAD GET IT →
FOR ANYONE BUILDING Digital Product

Building My AI Empire

The faceless brand playbook. Phase 1 to 3, with templates and the exact tools I use to ship without showing my face.

$23 CAD GET IT →
FOR ANYONE BUILDING Digital Product

The 7-Day Sprint

A one-week micro-guide to get your AI workflow moving. One checkbox per day. Start fast, ship faster. The cheapest way in.

$17 CAD GET IT →
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Where the work gets posted.

The Network

Three properties. One brand.

Parent Brand · Active
buildmode.ca
Digital products, build-in-public content, email list, and the Buildmode story.
SaaS · In Development
truckandtablet.ca
AI office manager for HVAC, electrical, and plumbing shops. Take the 3-Tax Diagnostic inside.
Video Production · Portfolio
buildmode.studio
Corporate video and brand storytelling. Portfolio-stage. Skyway Canada project live.
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Quote in 10 Minutes — 5 Free AI Prompts
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The 3-Tax Diagnostic — 9-Question Quiz
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