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InPerson

Steve Jones

The flooring industry's
tech bro is here, his AI app

is ready and whether you
like it or not, everything is
about to change, writes
David Strydom

sketch

Character
ESISTANCE is futile. It isn‘t flooring business by getting AI to do
something Steve Jones ever your mundane tasks.‘
Ractually says. But spend an hour We got talking and I raised the
with the man, and you‘ll find yourself obvious: AI coming for my job. Steve
thinking it anyway. didn‘t bite. ‘It‘ll make your job a lot
Walking to the back lobby area of easier. When used correctly AI is about
The Flooring Show South at Sandown efficiency rather than job replacement.‘
Park in April, I almost walked past his He‘s no evangelist, and he won‘t
gimmick-free stand with its simple bore you with buzzwords or vision
pitch: ‘Stop doing admin: quotes, statements. But he‘s utterly
invoicing, RAMs, diary, MTD compliance, unapologetic about one thing: this
customer follow-ups – Billy does the technology is coming, and the only
work for you. Scale without the extra sensible move is to get ahead of it.
wages.‘ I set up a post-event interview with
I stopped and asked the man behind him. What follows is fascinating reading,
the stand what he was selling. ‘BillyBot,‘ and if you run a contract flooring
said Steve. ‘Software to manage your company – essential.

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