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Apr 17, 2026 11 min

#144 Why Your Estimates Are Killing Your Margins

from The AC Method Hosted by Aaron Clippinger

Fresh off the massive success at the ISA Expo, Aaron is pulling back the curtain on the most requested feature of the new SquareCoil platform: Precision Cost Accounting. In this episode, we move past the "cool AI tricks" and get into the brutal reality of shop floor labor, scope cards, and the human factor. Aaron discusses why your team—no matter how technical—has no excuse for not tracking data, and how having those data points allows you to reward your top performers and make smarter machinery investments. 🔥 Topics Covered: The ISA Expo Recap: Why the reception of the new platform was a humbling "artist's moment". The Human Factor: Why one-off custom builds defy standard algorithms. Scope Cards: Gaining granular visibility into every department of a project. The 16-Year-Old Rule: Why tracking data is simpler than your team thinks. Incentivizing Speed: How to turn project data into departmental wins. 📣 You can't manage what you don't measure. Stop reinventing the wheel and start tracking your data. 🌐 Follow Aaron on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠Web⁠ 🔔 Subscribe for more raw business insights and expert breakdowns on The AC Method! The AC Method is hosted by Aaron Clippinger and sponsored by SquareCoil. Go to squarecoil.com to streamline your custom industry today.

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