Founding Partners · limited cohort

Build your company on Hardac while we build Hardac.

We built Hardac to run our own landscaping company. Now we're taking on a small group of contractors to build theirs on it too — shaping the product as it comes together, on a founding deal that won't come around again.

Free until it's running for you→50% off, locked for 12 months
Why we're opening this up

We'd rather build this with you than in a vacuum.

Hardac isn't a startup guessing at what contractors need. We run Gillespie Landscape, and we built Hardac to run it — the quoting, the scheduling, the crew texts, the books. Parts are already live in our own business today, and the impact has been real: it's quietly handling the work that used to eat our nights and weekends.

We're funding it ourselves and building in the open. The one thing we can't do alone is pressure-test it against every kind of company. Gillespie is one shop with one way of working — so to make Hardac great for everyone, we want businesses that run differently building on it alongside us. Different trades, different sizes, different processes and headaches. That range is what makes the product right for the trades, instead of right for just us.

Live in our own business
Hardac already runs real work at Gillespie — not a demo, not a deck.
Self-funded, built in the open
We're bootstrapping this ourselves. Founding partners shape where it goes next.
Built with range, not in a vacuum
Different companies and processes testing it from day one is how it gets great.
What you get

A founder's deal, because you're helping build it.

Free while we build
You pay nothing while we build and get you set up — not a cent until Hardac is actually running real work for you. New functionality ships every week as it comes together.
Your founding rate, locked
The moment Hardac is running real work for you, you lock 50% off for a full 12 months — your reward for helping build it. Standard pricing after that.
A direct line to the founders
You talk to the people building it. What you need next genuinely shapes what we build next.
White-glove setup
We stand your company up on Hardac with you — suppliers, crews, pricing, the works. No DIY onboarding.
What we ask

Show up and be honest. That's the deal.

Through the founding period it's a weekly rhythm — fresh features to put through real use, and your honest read on them.
Run your business on it, for real
Not a test account — your actual jobs, crews, and money. That's the only way it gets great.
Test what ships, every week
New features land weekly through the founding period. You put them through real use and tell us — quickly — what works and what doesn't. You're co-building this.
Let us share the win
When it's saving you real time and money, a testimonial — and your story, if you're up for it.
How it works

From hello to live, here's exactly how it goes.

No surprises — and no charge until it's actually working for you.
1
Apply, then a quick call
You apply below and we have a short call — to make sure it's a fit, both ways.
2
We set you up
White-glove onboarding: your suppliers, crews, and pricing, stood up on Hardac with you. You pay nothing through this.
3
Your Sales Agent goes live
It starts quoting and chasing real jobs for you. This is when your founding rate kicks in — 50% off, locked for 12 months. Not a day before.
Founding rate starts here
4
We build the rest together
As operations, finance, and the full team come online, it's all included at your locked rate. You flag what you need, we ship — often within the week.
You stay in control the whole way — full transparency on what's live versus coming, honest timelines, and a price that only moves by what we've agreed.
Apply

Join the founding cohort

Takes about two minutes. We read every one personally.

It's early — the product changes fast, and founding partners have a direct line to us the whole way.