Hey everyone 👋
I’m Nolan, founder of Scout Out.

TL;DR

Residential contractors miss out on jobs because new projects are hard to find and estimating takes too long to do between active builds.

Scout Out lets contractors find recently approved building plans and generate AI-powered quotes instantly.

Ask: If you know residential contractors, remodelers, or builders who’d benefit from finding jobs earlier and quoting faster, we’d love an intro.

👉 Contact us at: nolan@scoutout.ai

🕺The Team

Nolan (Founder & CEO) – triple majored in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Astrophysics, and Business Administration through UC Berkeley’s M.E.T. program, graduating in three years. He previously worked as a software development engineer at Amazon and ran a software consultancy he scaled to $250k in revenue. As a fourth-generation member of a family construction business, Nolan saw firsthand how difficult it is for contractors to consistently find new work — and how little time they have to sit down and bid on projects while managing active jobs. ScoutOut was built to solve that problem.

❌ The Problem

Residential construction depends on early visibility and fast response — two things contractors rarely have.

• New projects are hard to find: Recently approved residential builds are scattered across city systems and difficult to monitor consistently.
• Speed decides who wins (and forces bad bids): Homeowners often speak with the first few contractors who respond. To compete, contractors rush estimates — sending incomplete or inaccurate bids that lead to lost jobs, scope gaps, or margin blowups later.
• Estimating doesn’t fit real life: Creating a proper bid means reviewing plans, scoping labor and materials, and assembling a proposal — work that’s hard to do while managing active builds.

The result: Contractors either miss good opportunities entirely or win jobs with poorly scoped bids they didn’t have time to do correctly.

Most contractors still rely on word of mouth, referrals, or manual outreach — not because it’s effective, but because there’s no system designed to surface projects early and make fast, accurate bidding possible.

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🙌 Our Solution: Project Discovery + Instant Bidding**

Scout Out gives contractors a faster way to find work and respond professionally.

Project Discovery 🏗️

ScoutOut surfaces recently approved residential building plans in a single place, so contractors can:

• See new projects as they’re approved
• Access relevant project details upfront
• Identify opportunities that match their scope and capacity

Instant AI-Powered Bidding ⚡

When a contractor finds a project they want, ScoutOut generates a clean, editable quote in seconds.

• Upload plans, photos, or a short description
• AI produces a structured estimate covering scope, labor, and materials
• Contractors can review, adjust, and send a professional bid immediately

Built for Real Contractor Workflows 🔧

ScoutOut is designed for how contractors actually work:

• No long setup or training
• Quotes are editable and contractor-owned
• Built to be used between site visits, calls, and active builds