Real frameworks for builders scaling from $500K to $5M. Every episode is a specific operational problem — cost codes, estimating, hiring, AI — with a specific fix. No fluff, no filler.
Listen now at beyondthebid.co All episodes, show notes, and subscribe links — one destination.Beyond the Bid is the operations podcast for construction business owners scaling from $500K to $5M. Hosted by Grant Fuellenbach — founder of GO First Consulting, 10+ years in construction technology, 312+ builders helped.
Each episode tackles one operational problem every builder in this range faces: the estimate that takes 8 hours when it should take 30 minutes. The cost codes that don't map to how you actually build. The AI tool that promises everything and delivers nothing useful in the field.
The format is simple: specific problem, specific fix, specific action. No motivation. No filler. Just the system that works.
10+ years in construction technology — drones, LiDAR, data systems, and now AI ops for the trades. 312+ builders helped. $5.3M in documented client impact. Grant built GO First because the systems that work for $500K–$5M construction companies weren't being taught anywhere. Now they are.
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