Get 2024 Started Off Right! Let’s Go 🚀 

AI Proving Value to Contractors

Snapshot:

• Turner CIO predicts that AI will change our industry in the next 10 years more than any other tech in the past 100 years.

• An AGC member in Florida claims that AI is taking 70% out of the work out of creating estimates 🤩.

Event Schedule for Blacktoppers

NAPA Annual Meeting

Located this year in Orlando from Jan 28th to January 31st. Headlined by Shark Tank star Daymond John. We’re stoked for this one!!

World of Asphalt

The paving industry’s largest show. We heard through the grapevine that the World of Asphalt attendance record is expected to be smashed this year. Come see us in Nashville from March 25th to March 27th!!

Tight Bid Spread 🪒

Snapshot:

• We found a $46MM bid where the low bidder won by $60K or 0.13%… Close!

• We’re curious: Have you ever seen a closer bid spread and how close was it?!

The “Most Wisdom Per Word” on the Web

Snapshot:

• James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, writes a weekly newsletter that never disappoints. I’ve enjoyed this newsletter for months. His book has sold 10 million copies 😯

Stoic Wisdom Quote

“Extraordinary results are a matter of repeating ordinary actions over a long period of time .” - Mark Manson

Reflect on this as we embark on another week of bidding and building!

Warmly,

Tristan

About the Author

Tristan Wilson is the CEO and Co-Founder of Edgevanta. We make software that helps contractors win more work at the right price. He is a 4th Generation Contractor, construction enthusiast, bidding nerd, ultramarathoner, and paving nut. He worked his way up the ladder at Allan Myers in the Mid-Atlantic and his family’s former business Barriere Construction before starting Edgevanta with his Co-Founder Matt in Nashville, where the company is based. Reach out to him at [email protected]