TruBid was originally built by Gerry Thiesen back in 2003 in the form of an incredible Excel Workbook that helped him create accurate and profitable proposals in a fraction of the time it took him to do it all by hand. Over the following 10 years, he licensed the Excel Workbook to over 200 other roofing contractors that helped them grow their businesses profitably. He provided ongoing monthly supp
ort and updates the entire time and was very passionate about helping other contractors benefit from his over 30 years experience in the business. In early 2013, Gerry wanted to do more with TruBid, so with the help of Josh Long, they made plans to convert it to a web based application that would grow far beyond the confines of Excel. Unfortunately, Gerry never got a chance to see that vision become a reality as he came down with a fatal infection of pneumonia that finally took his life on March 8, 2013. Gerry's wife (Carol) and three sons carried the vision of TruBid after his passing and continued the partnership with Josh Long to bring it where it is today. The web based version of TruBid launched at the end of January in 2014, one year after Gerry and Josh came up with the vision for it. We are very excited to carry on Gerry's work and legacy to bless other contractors with it to help them grow their businesses well into the future!
