You’re a contractor, you’re busy, and you’re tired of LinkedIn consultants telling you that you’ll be left behind if you don’t embrace AI right now. Smart move to tune out the hype. But here’s the catch: while you’re waiting for the noise to die down, a few of your competitors are quietly using these tools to save hours every week. Not on flashy stuff. On the boring stuff. Meeting minutes, SOPs, pulling scope language out of a 200-page addendum.
Dimitri Sidiropoulos is the Vice President of Delphi Plumbing and Heating, a heavy mechanical self-performing public works contractor in New York City. He’s not a tech bro. He’s a working contractor who decided to actually try ChatGPT for a year inside his construction company. In this conversation, Eric and Dimitri get into what works, what doesn’t, where it saves him hours, where the proposal bot he tried to build had to be abandoned, and where that last 20% will nail you if you’re not paying attention.
If you’ve been waiting for someone to give you a no-hype, on-the-ground answer to “should I actually be using ChatGPT?” Grab a notepad. This is the conversation.
What you’ll learn:
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– Why the first move with AI isn’t asking it to do work — it’s letting it interview you
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– How Dimitri spent three days in back-and-forth with ChatGPT to give it real context about his business
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– The “Jarvis to Iron Man” framework: AI enhances the operator, it doesn’t replace the brain
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– Where ChatGPT shines: meeting minutes, SOPs, pulling scope from addenda, three/five/ten-year strategic planning
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– Where it falls down: custom proposal bots, takeoffs of pipe and fittings, anything that depends on means and methods
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– Why “80% of the way there in five minutes” beats “80% of the way there in a day and a half”
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– How to ask AI for its sources so you can spot hallucinations early
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– Why writing emails with AI can hurt the relationships you’ve built
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– The first move on Monday morning if you’re an AI-skeptic contractor
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About the Guest
Dimitri Sidiropoulos is a second-generation leader in the construction industry, bringing over 15 years of project management and preconstruction experience. At Delphi — a family-owned company specializing in heavy mechanical infrastructure work — Dimitri plays a key role in continuing a legacy of quality and innovation. His primary focus is on team building, business development, and cultivating a strong company culture.
Connect with Dimitri
- Delphi Plumbing & Heating: www.delphiph.com
- Dimitri on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dimitri-sidiropoulos-b4485190
- Delphi on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/delphiph/
Want to Use AI Like Dimitri Does?
Eric runs a ChatGPT course built specifically for construction company owners and their leadership teams. It walks you through exactly the kind of work Dimitri described in this episode — setting up Projects, capturing your voice, using AI for SOPs, meeting minutes, estimating support, and strategic planning. No theory. No hype. Just the practical moves that save hours every week. Dimitri has been through the course, along with leaders from construction companies across the country. The next session is filling up.
Get on the waiting list → https://ericanderton.activehosted.com/f/255
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