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Margin Loss Happens in Silence: Fix Your Visibility, Fix Your Profit

November 24, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
Margin disappears in the dark. Margin disappears in the dark. Daily reporting. Clean codes. Real-time updates. That’s how you stop the leaks. Email : strategy@obsidianthorne.com to learn more.
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Founders: How ‘We’re Not Ready’ Is Killing Your Momentum

November 23, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
Teams say it to avoid accountability. Leaders accept it to avoid conflict. And companies lose months pretending preparation is progress. You don’t need perfection. You need direction, clarity, and
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Leadership

Why Working Longer Doesn’t Fix What’s Really Holding Your Business Back

November 19, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
If you’re still grinding 12 hour days and wondering why the company down. Your effort isn’t the problem. Your structure is. You can’t outwork broken systems. You can’t hustle your way past
Read more Why Working Longer Doesn’t Fix What’s Really Holding Your Business Back
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The cost of guessing

November 19, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
The cost of guessing: Missed targets. Wasted resources. Lost margin. Your scoreboard is your steering wheel. Email : strategy@obsidianthorne.com to learn more.
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Cash Flow

Long projects choke cash flow if you don’t have fast-cycle services running in the background.

November 18, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
Big projects feel like wins… until you realize they’re suffocating your cash flow. Here’s the truth most founders learn too late: Margin is made on the big jobs, but cash is saved by the small
Read more Long projects choke cash flow if you don’t have fast-cycle services running in the background.
Leadership

Every person in your business is in sales.

November 17, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
Every person in your business is in sales. Frontline attitude is sales. Response time is sales. How you fix problems is sales. If your team thinks “sales” is only a department, you’re leaving
Read more Every person in your business is in sales.
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Transfer of Knowledge: Estimation to PM

November 16, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
Transfer of Knowledge: Estimation to PM Most margin loss happens in the handoff. Not in the field. Not in the final invoice. In the quiet moment where Estimating assumes PM already knows. Email :
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If your crew is slammed but profits keep disappearing, there is a leak you are missing.

November 16, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
If your crew is slammed but profits keep disappearing, there is a leak you are missing. Track margin before the first shovel hits dirt. Tie labor hours to budget weekly. Review variances every
Read more If your crew is slammed but profits keep disappearing, there is a leak you are missing.
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Most construction owners will never do these 4 things.

November 13, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
Most construction owners will never do these 4 things. Most construction owners will never do these 4 things: 1️⃣ Track margin daily, not monthly 2️⃣ Fix the real leaks (not the loudest
Read more Most construction owners will never do these 4 things.
Cash Flow

Ever feel like your crew’s dragging their feet and you’re paying for it? 🚧💸

November 13, 2025 Obsidian Thorne, LLC
Ever feel like your crew’s dragging their feet and you’re paying for it? 🚧💸 Ever feel like your crew’s dragging their feet and you’re paying for it? 🚧💸 Deadlines slip, costs
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