Category: Will’s Take
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My Customers Won’t Have a Plumber Anymore. They’ll Have an Agent That Shops Plumbers.
The ‘my guy’ economy is ending. Customers won’t have a restoration company, they’ll have an agent that evaluates restoration companies…
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Google Owned Search. The Next War Is Who Owns the Agent’s Trust Layer.
Google owned the customer for 15 years through rankings. The next 15 years will be decided by who the agent…
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Your AI Has No Loyalty to My Brand
When your AI shops for you, it picks the cheapest or best-reviewed option every time. It has no memory of…
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My Agent Just Got Phished for $18K on a Fake Restoration Job
Hypothetical today. Completely real in 18 months. When AI agents execute financial transactions autonomously, fraud attacks target the agent’s trust…
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Who Holds the Wallet When the AI Is Spending?
Agent wallets are the next big fight: does the user hold the funds, the platform, or the agent itself? When…
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Buy the Floor, Not the Ceiling: AI Image Generation Pricing Strategy for 2026
Why Imagen 4 Fast at $0.01/image beats premium tiers for AI-native content operations. The quality floor rises faster than the…
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What Travel Agents Felt in 2005 Is What Buyer’s Agents Feel Now
Real estate buyer’s agents existed because information was asymmetric. That asymmetry is gone. Every broker whose value is ‘I know…
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The TPA Is Taking 10 Points and Calling Itself a Platform
If a carrier’s AI can directly assign a verified restoration contractor, why does a TPA take 8-12 points off the…
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Insurance Carriers Are Picking Contractors Now. I’m Losing the Job Before I Even Know About It.
AI job assignment at first notice of loss is quietly becoming standard at major carriers. The restoration contractor doesn’t get…
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The AI Booked 40% of Our Water Jobs and the Sales Guys Are Pissed
A restoration company integrated AI booking from insurance portals. It now handles 40% of water jobs. The sales team is…