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Module 1 · Money
Revenue vs. Gross Profit vs. Net Profit
Read your own numbers and finally know what you actually keep — the three "profits" every owner confuses, and the one that pays you.
Straight talk on money, marketing, and AI from someone who actually ran the trucks — and still does. No fluff, no gatekeeping, no "enter your email to continue." Just the stuff that took 20 years to figure out, laid out so you don't have to.
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— Chuck Kile, Adapt DigitalThe evergreen spine of the course. Work through it in order — each lesson builds on the last — and you'll understand how a contracting business actually makes (and keeps) money. These don't go out of date, so we built them to last a decade.
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Read your own numbers and finally know what you actually keep — the three "profits" every owner confuses, and the one that pays you.
Build a price that covers cost, overhead, and a real profit — every time, not by guessing.
The gap between "profitable on paper" and "money in the bank," and how to close it.
Set things up once, in the right sequence, instead of fixing the same mistakes for years.
The surprises that sink first-timers — and how to see them coming before they hit.
What you actually need to operate legally and protect what you build — without the jargon.
The five jobs you're already doing — named, so you can run them on purpose instead of by accident.
A simple, honest process that wins work without being pushy or playing games.
Systems that keep jobs on time and on budget when you can't be everywhere at once.
The boring back-office work that quietly decides whether your business survives.
The handful of channels that drive real calls — and the ones that just waste money.
Why your reputation is the cheapest, strongest salesperson you'll ever have.
The minimum that makes you look legit and show up when people search for what you do.
When to hire, who to hire first, and what an employee really costs you.
Turn last month's numbers into next month's decisions — without an accounting degree.
The shift from doing the work to owning the thing that does the work.
The fast-moving track. AI changes every few months, so these don't pretend to be timeless — they're dispatches from the field, dropped as the tech moves. Less polish, more "here's what's working right now." Read them, use them, and don't be surprised when we refresh them.
The A.I. Dispatch
The practical, in-the-truck version: where AI actually saves a contractor time on a real job, from a contractor who uses it daily.
Coming soonForget the hype and the doom. The simple mental model that makes every other AI decision easy.
Coming soonThe single biggest unlock: AI now lets you build the exact tool your business needs. Here's the real story.
Coming soonWhy most people get bad answers from AI — and the simple shift that fixes it.
Coming soonA field guide to spotting the $50–$500/month tools you can now replace with something you own.
Coming soonAn honest look at where AI helps you bid faster — and where it'll get you in trouble.
Coming soonA real experiment: what an AI turned up when it read everything, and what it means for your business.
Coming soonNo affiliate links, no "top 50" filler. The short list that earns its keep — and what each one is for.
Coming soonNone of this is a funnel. But people ask how to go deeper or get a hand, so here are the open doors — take any of them, or none. You'll never hit a wall.
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