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The Quiet Subscription Empire Behind the Broken Washing Machine
Domestic & General built a billion-pound business around the moment a fridge stops humming. Its real product is not a warranty - it is the network, data and recurring relationship that make an ordinary household crisis fixable.
Field Complete
Field Complete is an Atlanta-based software company that builds a field service management platform for home-service and trade businesses - HVAC, plumbing, electrical, appliance repair, landscaping, painting, property maintenance and more. Founded by contractors-turned-founders, the product lets small crews schedule and dispatch jobs, estimate and invoice on-site, collect payments, and - unusually - sub-contract portions of a work order to other companies while keeping full visibility. It launched with a free tier and paid plans, and integrates with QuickBooks and Stripe. The company has since begun operating under the brand Mr Task.
SkillCat
SkillCat is a mobile-first, simulation-based training platform that turns a smartphone into a trade school. For about $10/month it teaches HVAC, plumbing, electrical, appliance repair and maintenance skills, prepares learners for industry certifications like EPA 608 and OSHA-10, and connects them to skilled-trade jobs. More than 300,000 learners have used it to launch or advance a trade career.