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Open The 3am Problem: What Keeps Service Business Owners Up at Night
The 3am Problem: What Keeps Service Business Owners Up at Night
Operational clarityAI for Service Businessesfounder psychologyoperations & systemsfounder dependencyservice business operations

The 3am Problem: What Keeps Service Business Owners Up at Night

Service business owner burnout doesn’t start on the job site. It starts at 3am. Here’s what actually broke the cycle.

Dan Stuebe
Dan StuebeFeb 20, 2026
8 min read
Open Escaping the Owner-Operator Trap: How I Used AI to Buy Back My Time
Escaping the Owner-Operator Trap: How I Used AI to Buy Back My Time
AI for Service BusinessesConstruction Business StrategyAI for contractorsconstruction workflow automationcontractor business systemsconstruction automationreducing owner dependency construction

Escaping the Owner-Operator Trap: How I Used AI to Buy Back My Time

Dan StuebeDan Stuebe
Feb 11, 2026 • 14 min read
Open The Space Between Activity and Impact
The Space Between Activity and Impact
Founder Decision-MakingAI integrationOperational clarityBusiness transformationExperimentation vs execution

The Space Between Activity and Impact

Dan StuebeDan Stuebe
Jan 2, 2026 • 3 min read