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August 18, 2026
Increase ROAS by 50% with a Well Designed Follow-Up System (And Why Yours is Broken)
Plus: Orkin and Airo Mechanical's latest acquisitions, surging construction wages, and the highest-ROI fix for your unsold estimates.
August 11, 2026
How a $200M Home Services Operator Drives Growth with Only 3 KPIs
Plus: Google's algorithm shifts push Roto-Rooter's marketing spend $3.1M higher, Verisk is ordered to close its $2.35B AccuLynx acquisition, and Limbach pays $30M for CYMCOR. Most operators are data-drowned, not data-driven—and the difference shows up in the exit multiple.
August 4, 2026
4 in 5 Homeowners Want Local. Your Platform Fails the Test
If your roll-up's brands don't feel local, you're losing before the phone rings. Here's the playbook to localize your brand and win them back.
July 28, 2026
How to Strip 5% Off Your Overhead (And Add Millions in Enterprise Value)
Plus: Blue Cardinal picks up a four-decade Permian Basin contractor, Merit makes its first tuck-in since taking Brenton Point capital, and Bluon moves its equipment database inside WEX. The 50-30-20 rule is breaking down—and the operators compressing overhead first will command the highest multiples.
July 21, 2026
Your Biggest Growth Bottleneck Has a Ringtone
Plus: Alliance Group tucks in Nolin Control Systems for NexCore, and a Texas plumbing startup flips to Grove Mountain-backed Team First in under five years. Four out of five customers still book by phone. Your answer time is the bottleneck.
July 14, 2026
Enshittification Is a Losing Exit Strategy
Plus: Redwood takes Tulsa's Hendrick Heat, Sila enters Western Virginia, and a first-time buyer launches a Texas roll-up. Cutting goodwill to hit a quarterly number is a losing exit strategy.
July 7, 2026
PPC Is Not a Growth Strategy
Plus: Greenwood tucks in Diamond Roofing, LaunchPad enters the Mid-Atlantic, and Watsco keeps the dividend streak alive. Your PPC strategy isn't growing your business.
June 30, 2026
Forget about “Conversion Rate Optimization”
Lennox, Ridgeline, and Everflow all buy. Andreessen Horowitz bets big on AI dispatch. And why your landing page might be a lead incinerator.
June 23, 2026
The Silent Deal Killer Behind Strong Financials
Plus: Ridgeline, Lennox, and Mid-Town all acquire. Neighborly bets on AI dispatch. And why your SOP binder is worthless.
June 16, 2026
Digital Ad Agencies Are All the Same
If your marketing agency doesn't understand your dispatch board, they are burning your budget.
June 9, 2026
AI Isn't the Threat. Your Operations Are
Plus: Apollo's $2B Apex bet, a garage door mega-rollup, and why "AI optimization" is a scam.
June 2, 2026
Founding Letter
If you're building, backing, or running a residential services platform, the Home Services Dispatch is your edge. Ignore it at your own risk.