Tyler answers a listener's question about two belt-on GCs teaming up in a 50-50 partnership and trying to keep things simple while still making real money. He breaks down how to price owner labor, define roles, track time, and protect both your margins and your friendship when you run a tiny company with two owners.

Show Notes:
00:00 Two owners, tiny company
05:26 Ryan's email setup
08:00 One and a half myth
10:19 Where you make money
13:00 Self perform vs subs
15:00 Pros and cons of partners
17:20 Roles, risk, resentment
19:59 Tool belt vs business
25:01 Staying niche, lean overhead
29:29 Tracking time and overhead
34:25 Protecting the friendship
38:50 IBS tickets and outro

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Tyler Grace

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Nick and Tyler break down how they use preconstruction to protect the architect's vision, keep clients on budget, and avoid the usual bid and bleed disaster. They get into real numbers, value engineering that is not just stripping scope, and how to track the everyday inefficiencies that quietly kill your profit.

Show Notes:
00:00 Hidden inefficiencies
00:18 Precon and race recap
01:18 Sponsor break
08:47 Tyler's race story
16:12 What precon really is
18:42 Design build vs precon
22:10 Tier one pricing
29:22 Why plans don't get built
33:41 Architect types and bids
41:18 When budget kills design
47:48 Lead the client
55:49 Every business is unique
1:03:32 Pricing the unknown
1:12:08 Job costing that works
1:22:11 Wrap up

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Tyler answers a listener email about what he'd do differently if he were starting his business today, beyond just setting up insurance, lawyers, and an LLC. He digs into why chasing "sexy" high-end projects can crush your margins, how T&M and paid pre-con changed his business, and why the less you work, the more you can actually make when your systems and numbers are dialed.

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Show Notes:

00:00 What I'd Do Differently Starting Today
03:59 Chasing Sexy Projects Instead Of Profit
08:42 Scaling Back And Resetting The Business
12:30 Dialing In Pre Con Overhead And Job Type
21:56 Forty Hours Vs Eighty Hours For The Same Pay
27:00 The Three Levers Of Profit In A Small Shop
30:28 Learn To Walk Before You Run Your Company

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Nick Schiffer

Tyler Grace

Podcast Produced By:

Motif Media