Hot take · 26:16
// THE QUOTE
“the ability to say no sometimes is your best and it is a skill”
— Jimmy Lorway · Anvil Construction Ltd.
Counter-to-instinct take in a boom: saying no is a skill, and just staying at the front of the bidding wave is a full-time job. Strong standalone opinion.
Full episode at 26:16Building a Cladding Company From Scratch: Estimating, Crew Culture, and Knowing When to Say No — Jimmy Lorway, Anvil Construction ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Ask a client's schedule before you decide whether to bid — schedule fit is the primary filter, not just scope size.
“our first question to whoever sends us the project is what's your schedule”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Knowing When to Say No
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SOURCE: 26:16 of Building a Cladding Company From Scratch: Estimating, Crew Culture, and Knowing When to Say No — Jimmy Lorway, Anvil Construction