REF:REF: Field interview, Chicago HVAC company. Question: What's broken?
We Built This Company
by Listening.
We talked to customers. We talked to Dispatchers. We talked to managers. We asked one question: What's broken?
Here's what they told us...
"I called six companies. Six. All voicemail."
REF:January. 60 degrees inside. Kids freezing. Six calls, six voicemails. $15K lost.
"My boiler died in January. 60 degrees inside my house. Kids were cold. I started calling heating companies at 7am."
"First company: voicemail. Second company: voicemail. Third, fourth, fifth: voicemail."
"By the time someone called me back three hours later, I'd already found someone else. I gave my $15,000 to the guy who picked up."
"Answer the phone. Remember me. Understand urgency. Make me matter."
"I can't tell which call is more important."
REF:Two calls, one dispatcher. $500 tune-up or $15K emergency? Can't tell until you answer.
"Two calls come in at the same time. One might be a $500 tune-up. One might be a $15,000 emergency replacement."
"But I don't know which is which until I answer. And I can only answer one."
"Sometimes I pick up the small job while the big job hangs up and calls someone else. There's no way to know. I just guess."
"We're overwhelmed—not incompetent. We need a system that captures information for us."
"I see the bad reviews. I don't know where they come from."
REF:Bad review: 'Couldn't reach anyone.' When? Who? What happened? No data. Can't fix it.
"Someone writes: 'Couldn't reach anyone. Terrible service.'"
"Okay. But when did they call? Who did they talk to? What happened?"
"I don't have that information. I just have the complaint. So I can't fix it. I can only apologize and hope it doesn't happen again."
"We can't fix problems we can't see. We need a system, not just good people."
HVAC DispatchPal: We Listened. We Built!
REF:Answers overflow calls. Screens for emergencies. Never miss a $15K job again.
Answers Overflow Calls: So your dispatcher never drowns and no customer ever hits voicemail.
Screens Every Caller: Using the same questions your technicians would ask—identifying emergencies & safety risks.
Instant Priority Alerts: Sends priority ratings and full details to dispatcher before they pick up.
Auto-Booking: Books routine appointments automatically, keeping simple calls off the priority line.