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Daniel Egan

Founder, Jay Street Consulting. 10+ years driving growth for home services platforms.

4 in 5 Homeowners Want Local. Your Platform Fails the Test.

Aug 4, 2026

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6 min read

4 in 5 Homeowners Want Local. Your Platform Fails the Test.

If your roll-up's brands don't feel local, you're losing before the phone rings. Here's the playbook to localize your brand and win them back.

Daniel Egan
Daniel Egan
How to Strip 5% Off Your Overhead (And Add Millions in Enterprise Value)

Jul 28, 2026

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5 min read

How to Strip 5% Off Your Overhead (And Add Millions in Enterprise Value)

Plus: Blue Cardinal picks up a four-decade Permian Basin contractor, Merit makes its first tuck-in since taking Brenton Point capital, and Bluon moves its equipment database inside WEX. The 50-30-20 rule is breaking down—and the operators compressing overhead first will command the highest multiples.

Daniel Egan
Daniel Egan
Your Biggest Growth Bottleneck Has a Ringtone

Jul 21, 2026

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6 min read

Your Biggest Growth Bottleneck Has a Ringtone

Plus: Alliance Group tucks in Nolin Control Systems for NexCore, and a Texas plumbing startup flips to Grove Mountain-backed Team First in under five years. Four out of five customers still book by phone. Your answer time is the bottleneck.

Daniel Egan
Daniel Egan
Enshittification Is a Losing Exit Strategy

Jul 14, 2026

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5 min read

Enshittification Is a Losing Exit Strategy

Plus: Redwood takes Tulsa's Hendrick Heat, Sila enters Western Virginia, and a first-time buyer launches a Texas roll-up. Cutting goodwill to hit a quarterly number is a losing exit strategy.

Daniel Egan
Daniel Egan
PPC Is Not a Growth Strategy

Jul 7, 2026

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4 min read

PPC Is Not a Growth Strategy

Plus: Greenwood tucks in Diamond Roofing, LaunchPad enters the Mid-Atlantic, and Watsco keeps the dividend streak alive. Your PPC strategy isn't growing your business.

Daniel Egan
Daniel Egan
Forget about “Conversion Rate Optimization”

Jun 30, 2026

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4 min read

Forget about “Conversion Rate Optimization”

Lennox, Ridgeline, and Everflow all buy. Andreessen Horowitz bets big on AI dispatch. And why your landing page might be a lead incinerator.

Daniel Egan
Daniel Egan
The Silent Deal Killer Behind Strong Financials

Jun 23, 2026

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4 min read

The Silent Deal Killer Behind Strong Financials

Plus: Ridgeline, Lennox, and Mid-Town all acquire. Neighborly bets on AI dispatch. And why your SOP binder is worthless.

Daniel Egan
Daniel Egan
Digital Ad Agencies Are All the Same.

Jun 16, 2026

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4 min read

Digital Ad Agencies Are All the Same.

If your marketing agency doesn't understand your dispatch board, they are burning your budget.

Daniel Egan
Daniel Egan
AI Isn't the Threat. Your Operations Are.

Jun 9, 2026

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5 min read

AI Isn't the Threat. Your Operations Are.

Plus: Apollo's $2B Apex bet, a garage door mega-rollup, and why "AI optimization" is a scam.

Daniel Egan
Daniel Egan
Founding Letter

Jun 2, 2026

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2 min read

Founding Letter

If you're building, backing, or running a residential services platform, the Home Services Dispatch is your edge. Ignore it at your own risk.

Daniel Egan
Daniel Egan

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