Ryan

The market stays irrational longer than you stay solvent | Founder @Ensolaunchpad

[Ryan @Ryanbuildsfun]

@markbdelaney Powerful insights

[Off Grid Pete @OGridPete]

If you want to know what devices are actually being used around you, Spectre is an Android app that listens to the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth your phone already hears, matches them against a signature database, and flags what matters.

Useful for:
• Lost or hidden tracker tags
• Devices moving with you (including a tag under a car seat)
• Card-skimmer class radios
• Flock-style cameras still talking BLE or Wi-Fi
• Axon-class body cams
• Fleet / public-safety radios
• Meta glasses and wearables
• Flipper, Pineapple, Marauder
• Known vehicles with a stable keyless / TPMS / infotainment address
• Drones — if Remote ID is on BLE, it decodes position and aircraft info

Beep, voice, and on-screen alerts. Watch list. Night mode. Multiple views, sorts, and saved filter presets.

Catalog is editable. Add IDs directly in the app. Spectre will suggest candidates and fill defaults. Then drill vendor, signal, session, raw payload, and decoded fields when they aren’t encrypted.

Push detections to TAK as CoT — ATAK, WinTAK, iTAK.

No ads. No subscription. No backend. Works offline. Receive only — no deauth, no handshake capture, no cracking, no connecting. Don’t be a jerk with it.

Built for me. Shared because it earned its keep. User guide is in the repo.

[Adam | YouTube @Adam_DelDuca]

Go to Reddit > r/TrueCrime

Find unsolved cases with 5,000+ comments

Have Claude structure the story

Build the video in Vidrush

Thumbnail in Pikzels

Post and let the algorithm find your audience...

[Ryan @Ryanbuildsfun]

@homeservicebase Had like 20 solar companies named "tesla" back im day

[Ryan @Ryanbuildsfun]

@homeservicebase I can show you, it aint hard

[jameson (big deck energy) @jamesonhaslam]

can you do over $10M in organic revenue without any paid spend?

yes.

A buddy reached out to ask how we use remote team members to do marketing for West Coast Deck (he runs a landscaping biz and is hoping to replicate some of what we do)

I made a list of stuff you can do from anywhere in the world (e.g hire a marketing lead based in Peru) that has helped us do over 10 figs of organic revenue - pasting below (also if you have stuff to add to this, please comment here and I'll make a google doc with all the suggestions that we can share)

West Coast Deck Remote Marketing Playbook

<Google Business Profile>
Publish 2–4 GBP posts/week; upload new project photos; add project/service descriptions; answer Q&A; monitor new reviews; draft responses to every review; keep services/service areas current

<Reviews>
Send review requests after completed projects; follow up with customers who haven't reviewed; maintain review-request tracker; collect reviews into a database; identify great reviews for social posts; flag unhappy customers immediately

<Instagram / Facebook>
Schedule project photos, Reels and Stories; turn jobsite content into before/after posts; write captions; tag locations/products; respond to basic comments and DMs; maintain posting calendar

<Short-form video>
Take raw videos from the field team and organize them; identify usable clips; add captions/titles using templates; create simple Reels/TikToks/Shorts; schedule publishing across platforms (you prob have a separate editor do this)

<Project content>
Create a marketing folder for every completed project; organize before/during/after photos; record project type, city, products, square footage, challenges and outcome; turn each project into multiple pieces of content

<Website / SEO>
Draft project case studies; create city/service landing-page content; update project galleries; add completed projects; optimize image filenames/alt text; identify old pages needing updates; maintain internal-linking checklist

<Local SEO>
Track GBP rankings; maintain consistent business listings/citations; find relevant local directories; submit/update profiles; research local backlinks; identify HOA/property-management/architect/contractor directories

<Email marketing>
Maintain customer/prospect lists; clean and segment contacts; build monthly newsletter; create past-customer campaigns; send seasonal deck-maintenance/refinishing campaigns; track opens/clicks/leads

<Past-customer marketing>
Build database of previous customers; send periodic check-ins; ask for referrals; promote refinishing/maintenance; identify customers whose decks are approaching maintenance intervals

<Referral program>
Track referral partners; send follow-ups; maintain architect/designer/GC/property-manager lists; send periodic project updates; remind partners what types of leads WCD wants

<HOA / Property Management outreach>
Build targeted lists of HOAs and property managers; research contacts; maintain CRM records; prepare personalized outreach; follow up systematically; distribute balcony/waterproofing educational material

<Architect / Designer outreach>
Research local architects, landscape architects and designers; add contacts to CRM; follow them socially; engage appropriately; send portfolio/project introductions; track relationships

<Builder / GC relationships>
Build lists of custom-home builders and remodelers; research decision makers; maintain outreach cadence; send relevant project examples; track responses and opportunities

<Direct Mail>
Build homeowner mailing lists around current/completed jobs; coordinate postcards; maintain Every Door Direct Mail campaigns; track neighborhoods mailed; coordinate follow-up campaigns

<Jobsite marketing>
Maintain list of active projects; ensure signs/banners are deployed; identify surrounding neighborhoods for door hangers/mailers; coordinate marketing materials with field team

<Facebook Groups / Nextdoor>
Identify relevant community groups; monitor deck/patio/contractor recommendation posts; flag opportunities; post approved educational/project content where permitted

<Facebook Marketplace>
Maintain listings for decks, patio covers, railings, waterproofing, refinishing, etc.; rotate photos and copy; refresh listings; route inquiries into your lead process

<PR + Publications>
Maintain media list; identify local publications and home/design outlets; pitch interesting projects; submit projects for features/awards; track editorial calendars

<Houzz / Yelp / Angi etc.>
Keep portfolios current; upload projects; respond to reviews/messages; maintain profile information; track which platforms actually generate leads

<Competitive research>
Monitor competitors' GBP activity, reviews, websites, ads and social content; maintain competitor spreadsheet; identify offers/content/topics that appear to be working

<Content research>
Build lists of homeowner questions from Google, Reddit, YouTube, sales calls and customer questions; turn them into content ideas for you to answer on camera

<CRM hygiene>
Make sure marketing source is recorded; clean duplicate contacts; categorize leads; update referral sources; maintain lost-lead reasons; create lists for remarketing

<Marketing reporting>
Produce a simple weekly dashboard: leads by source, reviews received, GBP activity, content published, website leads, social performance, outreach completed and appointments generated

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enjoy! feel free to steal this and improve i'm sure you'll do much better than me!

[Rina @irinatoxi]

A scene like this could easily be a $1,000–$3,000 3D visualization job.

GPT-6 Astra generated the full data-center environment inside Blender: server racks, cooling hardware, overhead piping, cable infrastructure, and a walkthrough through the finished space.

That is where AI 3D gets financially interesting.

You are not saving $20 on a stock image. You are potentially deleting thousands of dollars of modeling and visualization work before a client even sees the first draft.

The render is cool. The invoice it kills is cooler.

[Ryan @Ryanbuildsfun]

@therobertbrooks In it

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

I sat down with David Adelman, co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers and CEO of Campus Apartments ($2B net worth, invested in 90+ companies) and asked him: if he had to start over with nothing today, where would he go looking for his first million and his next $100 million:

5 things that stood out:

1. He judges every business by what he calls the "back of house" - the parts customers never see. At his own properties he skips the lobby and checks the fire escapes and the maintenance shop. In the home service companies he owns, he says he can predict which crews will hit their numbers just by opening the doors of their vans. If the parts nobody's grading are clean and organized, the rest of the business usually is too.

2. He kept coming back to HVAC and electrical companies. The US is short 2 million electricians, and they're already making close to $200,000 a year. Most of the owners running these businesses are pushing 70 with no kids willing to take over, meaning the entire industry is sitting there waiting for someone to show up and take it. He sees this as today's most underexploited asset class, the same way campus housing was decades ago.

3. His filter for people is whether he can trust them to deliver. He says you can't do a deal with someone dishonest and expect that to change once you're partners. But he also told a story on himself: at 24, he walked away from a good deal purely because the seller was rude and condescending, not because the guy was untrustworthy. He lost the property to someone else, and his own partner called him out for it. Being an asshole and being untrustworthy are two different problems, and only one of them should be the reason you kill a deal.

4. Before he backs anyone, he asks himself this question: if this deal fails, would I do a second deal with this same person? He's backed several founders two or three times after a loss, because the failure came down to timing, not character. He'd also rather fund someone who's an 8 in intelligence with a 10 in work ethic than the reverse.

5. He runs the same test on people already working for him. His rule: bad news doesn't get better with time. He wants managers who lead with what's going wrong before what's going right, and it bothers him whenever he loses a customer, a tenant, a season ticket holder, without knowing exactly why beforehand.

Thank you @david_adelman for coming on the pod. Didn't even get through half my questions, so be ready for part two.

Full episode is up on youtube. Search "BigDeal pod" to watch.

[Ryan @Ryanbuildsfun]

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[Ryan @Ryanbuildsfun]

@ericwilliamrea Ill be a customer. When can i test it

[Rob Brooks @therobertbrooks]

When I bought an HVAC business doing $220k in EBITDA 14 months ago, I knew there was untapped potential. Fast forward to today, and we just crossed $1M+ in EBITDA.

We 2.4x’d revenue and 5.8x’d profits by fixing the foundational engine: our people, our daily processes, and our tech stack.

I am partnering with Grant Hensel (founder of Entrepreneurial Capital) to launch an accelerator to help other home services founders also achieve great results and back up your success with an opportunity for a meaningful growth capital investments.

We aren't selling a course...

Here are the details:
• 12-Week Sprint: Hands-on, practical scaling strategies.
• 10 Spots Only: Exclusively for HVAC and Plumbing business owners.
• Direct Mentorship: You work directly with Grant and me.
• Zero-Risk Buy-In: $5k to join, backed by a profit guarantee. If you don't generate at least $5k in additional profit during the 12 weeks, we refund every dollar.
• Real Investment: Up to $500k in growth equity from Entrepreneurial Capital for cohort members who hit their growth strides.

We’re pulling back the curtain on the exact playbook I used across 7 key pillars:

Precision Accounting (The hidden baseline of every high-margin business)
Shared Operating Metrics (Weekly scorecards to hold each other accountable and swap insights)
People & Culture (Tough to get right, but the single biggest growth driver)
Pricing & Sales Process (The fastest lever to unlock immediate margin)
High-ROI Marketing (Focusing strictly on channels that produce positive return)
Smart Tech Stack (Eliminating bottlenecks using the right tools)
Cash Flow Optimization (Micro-adjustments that make a macro difference in the bank)

If you (or an HVAC/Plumbing owner you know) are ready to scale, drop a comment or send me a DM and I'll share the link to the application.

[camel @camelagainagain]

https://t.co/Ddbuw5bIxH

update?

[Ryan @Ryanbuildsfun]

@vohvohh @levithefirst Factually not true. Bro what, embarrassing take. Dm me and ill run you through the legality

[Ryan @Ryanbuildsfun]

@clapdxyz Playing Maddy tonight

[Ryan @Ryanbuildsfun]

The hands of your onchain future in one mans hands

He lost this fight
He stole ur 600k for Vegas sphere

But im sure with $200,000,000 USD of our money he will do so..so..much better

[Ryan @Ryanbuildsfun]

@bronsi @zentro Tag me in

[TJR @_TJRTrades]

Everyone calling me gay for wanting to drink Ansem’s nut to send the coin to 1 billion mc but that just shows me how little you guys want to work for you bags. No wonder yall are still broke asf

[Ryan @Ryanbuildsfun]

@blknoiz06 Was good

[Ryan @Ryanbuildsfun]

The great thing about life is that you have no obligation to be the man you were yesterday

Wake up, breathe a new day and life into it.

Carpe diem