I'm Alex, I'm currently building Infra Works. We make it easy for skilled trade businesses to find, vet, and develop great employees.
Most skilled trade businesses (HVAC, electricians, plumbers) are bad at recruiting and training employees. More than half don't have training programs. 3 out of 4 don't find the internet to be an effective way to find skilled talent. Here is what the hiring/training process at a company I spoke with looks like:
- Post job on craigslist
- Hope candidate has some experience or mechanical aptitude
- Rely on one of their more experienced employees to teach new employees everything while on-the-job
Every business owner I've spoken with has listed difficulty in finding skilled talent as their biggest problem. Our web platform gives businesses access to pre-screened talent and enables them to easily build a world-class, internal training program.
I previously led product/bd at LendEDU (YC W16). I'm a self-taught programmer with a strong background in SEO and sales. I'm looking for a co-founder with a technical background to help me build out our platform and/or a sales/bd/product background to help me develop strategy/GTM. If you have neither, but are interested in solving this problem - I'd love to talk to you as well.
Most skilled trade businesses (HVAC, electricians, plumbers) are bad at recruiting and training employees. More than half don't have training programs. 3 out of 4 don't find the internet to be an effective way to find skilled talent. Here is what the hiring/training process at a company I spoke with looks like:
- Post job on craigslist
- Hope candidate has some experience or mechanical aptitude
- Rely on one of their more experienced employees to teach new employees everything while on-the-job
Every business owner I've spoken with has listed difficulty in finding skilled talent as their biggest problem. Our web platform gives businesses access to pre-screened talent and enables them to easily build a world-class, internal training program.
I previously led product/bd at LendEDU (YC W16). I'm a self-taught programmer with a strong background in SEO and sales. I'm looking for a co-founder with a technical background to help me build out our platform and/or a sales/bd/product background to help me develop strategy/GTM. If you have neither, but are interested in solving this problem - I'd love to talk to you as well.
alex at infraschool dot co