I'm taking 10 HVAC shops
into Setpoint this quarter.
I'm Nathan — the guy who built Setpoint. I'm not a marketer or a CSM. I'm taking on ten shops as founding partners this quarter so I can set up each one personally, on a call with the owner, in about an hour. Six months free. In exchange, you tell me what's working, what's not, and let me use your name when it is.
Don't apply yet. Make me prove it first.
Before you take a spot, I want to earn it. Send me a quote you wrote in the last 30 days — or just describe a recent job in a few sentences. I'll record what it looks like in Setpoint, with a timer on screen, and send the video back inside 24 hours.
You send the job. I send the timer.
Email me your last quote, forward me the customer-facing message you sent, or just text: “Capacitor + coil clean on a 12-year-old Trane condenser, customer's a residential lead.”I'll record Setpoint generating the same quote, timer running, and send it back. If it's slower than what you do by hand, you have my word I'll stop emailing you.
You get half a year. I get your honest feedback.
A real exchange. You get hands-on access to me and to the product before it's priced for everyone. I get the one thing I can't buy — a small group of real shops using Setpoint in the field, telling me what's working and what isn't.
The full product, my full attention.
- 01Six months free. Full access, every feature, no tier.
- 02One-hour onboarding with me, on a call. We import your customers and parts together.
- 03Direct line to me. Email me directly when something breaks or you have an idea — no support queue, no ticket numbers.
- 04Locked-in pricing. $79/month for life when the free six months end. (Normal price: $99.)
- 05First call on new features. You shape what gets built next.
About an hour a month. That's it.
- 01One 20-min call every other week while I watch you use Setpoint. Screenshare. No prep.
- 02Honest feedback. When something's broken, slow, or stupid, you tell me.
- 03Permission to use your shop's name + one quote when Setpoint is working for you. You approve every word.
- 04Use it on at least one real job a week. If you're not using it, the feedback isn't real.
Who I'm looking for. And who I'm not.
Founding partners shape the product. That means I want shops that will actually use it and tell me the truth. If that's not you, please skip — there's no hard feelings and I'd rather know now.
Apply if you…
- Run 1–15 trucks doing residential or light commercial HVAC
- Write quotes yourself, or your spouse does, after the trucks come back
- Have at least 200 customers in some kind of database, spreadsheet, or stack of paper
- Have been burned by ServiceTitan or know someone who has
- Will tell me when something sucks instead of just leaving
Skip if you…
- Need invoicing + payment processing inside one tool today
- Run 25+ trucks with a full ops team and a dispatcher
- Already love your current stack and aren't actively looking
- Want a free six months to kick the tires with no intent to use it
- Run plumbing or electrical as your primary trade
It's just me.
Setpoint is a one-person company today. That means the call gets answered, the bug gets fixed, and the product roadmap is whatever the founding shops tell me it should be.
Nathan Snyder.
I built Setpoint after a buddy in the trade walked me through his Tuesday night — quotes at the kitchen table at 10pm, the customer he forgot to call three weeks ago, the same spreadsheet open for the fifth time that day. I'm not from HVAC. I am from the part of tech that builds tools for it. The founding ten get me on speed dial until Setpoint earns its place in your shop.
Tell me about your shop. I'll write back.
Five fields. Two minutes. I read every one personally — usually same day. If you're a fit, I'll reply with the timed video offer above and we'll go from there.
Founding Shop application.
No commitment, no card. If we're not a fit, I'll tell you and recommend something better.
Quick answers.
Why only ten shops?
Because I'm doing every onboarding personally. One hour per shop, every other week for a check-in. Past ten, I'd be skimming — and the whole point of Founding Shops is that I'm not. When these ten are running, the next cohort opens.
What happens after the six months?
You're billed at $79/month, locked in for life — about 20% under the public price. Cancel anytime, no contract. You also keep your data export if you ever leave.
Can I leave early?
Yes. No contract, no early-termination clause, no clawback. Six months free means six months free. If you stop using Setpoint after a month, I'd rather you tell me why and unsubscribe cleanly than ghost — but either way, no charges.
Do I have to do all the calls?
One 20-minute screenshare every other week is the minimum. Miss one, no big deal — miss three in a row and we'll have a conversation about whether the partnership still makes sense for both of us.
What if I sign up and I'm not the right fit?
I'll tell you on the first call. If you'd be better served by Housecall Pro, Jobber, or even staying with what you have, I'll say so and point you in the right direction. I'd rather lose you in week one than waste six months of both our time.
What about my data — is it secure?
Yes. Data lives in Supabase (PostgreSQL) in US-region servers, encrypted at rest and in transit. You can export everything as CSV at any time and delete your account in one click. I'm happy to walk through the specifics on the onboarding call.