Developer here: would "talking out" a quote instead of writing it actually help, or is that a gimmick?
I'm a software developer, not a tradesperson, nothing to link or sell here, just want a reality check.
The idea: instead of sitting down to write up an estimate, you talk through the job out loud, an AI drafts the line-item estimate for you, and it asks a couple of quick questions to fill the gaps. You review and fix every line before it's done.
A few genuine questions for handymen:
- Is writing up quotes actually a pain, or am I inventing a problem?
- Would talking it out save you real time?
- What would make it useless to you?
Be honest if this is a dumb idea, that's exactly the feedback I'm after.