I was laid off a few weeks ago. Then I learned my dad’s carpet cleaning company has been struggling, so I started learning about Google Local Service Ads to help him out. THEN I learned his old Windows desktop CRM was discontinued and one OS update away from no longer working. I wanted a way to track every dollar spent to determine return on ad spend, but the Google LSA dashboard left a lot to be desired. And existing SaaS CRMs didn’t have great integrations to Google Ads API. So I built Crewbird, a Field Service Management and CRM for service based businesses with Google LSA integration where my dad is quickly approaching 3x ROAS!

I’m still looking for work in the mean time but I’m proud of what I’ve achieved so far.

https://getcrewbird.com/

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xyzzy_plugh 24 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Please create a newsletter sign up or something. I have several clients who could be interested in this as it matures.

	▲	jzig 11 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Interesting thought! What would you want to read about? Would a blog suffice?

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tropicalhunter 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Man, I would love to know more about this. The space between a full blown ERP and a tracker on an Excel Spreadsheet is absolutely abysmal. Then when you start introducing things like fleet and field crew management on top of the procurement, account management and AR/AP while acting as a full blown salesman that a lot of middle managers are being expected to do right now, it gets absolutely soul crushing to swap between 12 different trackers per hour just to find a snippet of the information you are looking for.

I have something vibed together as an internal tool that does well enough, but definitely not something I would ever refer to as a CRM by any stretch of the imagination and the bridge between basic on-the-shelf inventory and tracking rental assets are two completely different beasts. Maybe more of a prettier version of the spreadsheets we already use with more automated functionality would be more apt.

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jzig 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Thanks for one of the only positive comments here. There are still areas for improvement but it has proven useful so far. Happy to talk any time.

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skrig 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Building this right now! I've helped several companies implement CRMs and worked on heavily customizing my ERP at work. They all suck, bad. 90% of companies only need something simple. I'll let you know when I'm finished, would be awesome to get some feedback if you're willing.

	▲	calvinmorrison 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		or better to say different people need different things. a accountant is more interested in properly calculating the COGs than the guy inputting his labor and goods on a ticket.

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mikert89 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

use checkhq to add payroll, and charge 10k per year ACV from businesses :) then add voice intake agents and you will be essentially replicating venture businesses that have raised 20M+

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iLoveOncall 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What happens when you find a job and don't have time to keep working on the CRM that your father uses for his company, and he inevitably runs into issues or limitations that require new development?

This feels like a very risky move.

	▲	Benjamin_Dobell 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yeah, impressive project, but I had the same thought. My LGS recently got me in to have a look at building some custom systems for them. I looked at what they needed and was like: > Hold up. You can pay me thousands of dollars to build something custom, and it will inevitably have on-going maintenance costs and high associated monthly costs for hosting + third-party API access (not amortized across multiple stores/clients), OR I could set you up on Shopify and a bunch of well maintained plug-ins.
	▲	SoftTalker 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Maybe the CRM will become a viable replacement for a job. There are tons of one-person or very small service businesses who could probably use that.

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thunky 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> I was laid off a few weeks ago. Then I learned my dad’s carpet cleaning company has been struggling

Nice story but also kindof sad you didn't have time for this while you were working. Good example of what can happen if we don't work so much.

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monooso 2 hours ago | parent [-]

You don't know the first thing about OP, other than that he's trying to help out his dad.

Maybe his father didn't want to worry his family, and had been keeping it to himself. I have no idea, and neither do you; you just chose to assume the worst about someone you don't know.

	▲	jzig an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Thank you; roughly accurate.

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dominotw 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Ppl think leading with some personal story makes vibeslop more palatable

	▲	RetardedBastard 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
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