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Episode 30. Learn from My Mistakes: Using Live Data to Track KPIs with Ismael Valdez

Episode 30. Learn from My Mistakes: Using Live Data to Track KPIs with Ismael Valdez

As a kid, you never had an air conditioner in your house. By 2019, the HVAC company you founded has already installed 20K systems.Then you realize that what you’ve got isn’t a hustle anymore. It’s a business now.In this episode, we interview Ismael Va...

Toolbox for the Trades

December 8, 20201h 12m

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Show Notes

As a kid, you never had an air conditioner in your house. By 2019, the HVAC company you founded has already installed 20K systems.

Then you realize that what you’ve got isn’t a hustle anymore. It’s a business now.

In this episode, we interview Ismael Valdez, Owner & CEO at Nexgen, about taking his business from founding to $30M in 4 years.

What we talked about:

  • Ismael memorized part numbers at age 17

  • What happened in 2019 that brought about the development of Data Cube


  • Work family and home family


  • Efficiency practices and technician tracks


  • Contractors are going to be 100% review-based, not referrals

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