Hardside

Practical AI for small business

An assistant built around your business.

I build an AI assistant that knows your email, your files, and your jobs, and takes the paperwork off your plate. I set it up with you in a day and stay on call to keep it working.

Call or text 559-296-2072 See what it did for one contractor
One setup day, then someone you can call

One contractor's bidding, before and after

Bid per month in 2025
$1.3M
Bid per month now, with his assistant
$3.3M
The bidding, same estimator
2.5×

Already at work

Meet Pablo.

Pablo is the AI assistant Hardside built for Chris Cox at Cox General Engineering. Chris texts him the way he'd text someone in the office.

Here is what Chris said about it, and the email Pablo wrote when Chris wanted to introduce Hardside to a couple of contractors. Unedited.

I'm floored man, I'm getting more calls, it's because of my responsiveness and I know it's because of how clean and thorough my bids are.

Chris Cox, Cox General Engineering, by text
From
Pablo · CGE AI Assistant
To
Two contractors Chris knows

I'm Pablo, the AI assistant for Chris at Cox General Engineering. Chris asked me to send you the link to Austin's company, Hardside: https://www.hardside.ai/

Here's a quick look at what I do for Chris:

  1. Pull plans and specs from email and file them in the right job folder
  2. Run takeoffs and build bids from his pricing
  3. Write RFIs and help answer emails from GCs and suppliers
  4. Catch mistakes before a bid goes out, like plans that don't match the specs
  5. Make packets for his foremen
  6. Keep track of invoices and billing

Chris talks to me by text, the same way he'd talk to someone in the office.

If you have questions, reach out to Chris.

-Pablo
CGE AI Assistant

Only the greeting was removed. Everything else is exactly as Pablo wrote it.

About the numbers: they are dollars bid, not jobs won, counted by Pablo from Chris's own proposal files and accurate to within about 5 to 10 percent. Chris's company was already growing. They are his results, not a promise of yours.

The service

One assistant. Built for you.

Not a class, and not an app you have to figure out yourself. I build it, you use it, and I keep it working.

01

The setup day

I come to you for a day. We straighten out the accounts and passwords, connect your email, calendar, and job files, and teach the assistant how your business runs. Before I leave, we do one real job together.

The first jobA bid, a submittal, or a billing report, done on your own numbers while I'm sitting next to you.

02

Your assistant, every day

Text it or type to it the way you'd talk to someone in the office. It finds the email, pulls the file, drafts the reply, and builds the document. The routine things are waiting for you each morning without being asked.

Already in useA contractor texts his assistant for bids, RFIs, foreman packets, and billing.

03

Someone you can call

Hosting, updates, new connections, and fixes are part of the monthly service. When the assistant gets stuck it tells me, and I fix it. You call me, not a help desk.

What it costsOne fee for the setup day and a flat monthly fee after. You'll know both numbers before we start.

Hi, I'm Austin

Someone who gets the work.

I came up in utility construction and estimating. I know what it is to spend the day doing the work and the evening catching up on paperwork. Hardside brings that practical approach to helping small-business owners use AI.

01

Plain explanations

Ask the basic questions. We'll work through them at your pace.

02

Help with the whole setup

The accounts, connections, instructions, and small details that make a tool useful.

03

A person you can call

You'll work directly with me, including when something needs fixing.

How it works

One useful step.
Then the next.

Start with one job that is taking too much of your time. We get that working first, then add the next thing when you're ready for it.

01

We talk.

Call or text me. Tell me about the work, the tools you use, and where it gets stuck. We agree on the first job, the cost, and the access before anything starts.

02

The setup day.

I come to you. We connect your email, files, and accounts, and finish that first job together on your real work.

03

Make it part of your day.

You use it on your phone or your computer. I watch for where it gets stuck, fix it, and add to it as you find more for it to do.

Works with what you already use

  • Email & calendars
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Google Workspace™
  • Dropbox
  • Microsoft OneDrive
  • Microsoft Excel
  • QuickBooks®
  • PDFs & documents
THE POINT

You bring the business. I'll help with the technical part.

Who it's for

For the owner wearing most of the hats.

You might run a shop, lead a crew, or manage a small office. If the admin work keeps following you home, we have a useful place to start. You don't need to be technical.

  • 01Trades & contractors
  • 02Local shops & service businesses
  • 03Small offices & teams
  • 04Owner-operated businesses

Call Austin

What keeps following you home?

Call or text me and tell me about it. If you'd rather write it down first, answer a few questions online and I'll call you.

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