Hi, I'm Long.
Quick answer
I build BlastBid from upstate NY. One person, not a company pretending to be one.
I started it after looking at what sandblasting shops had to choose from: generic field-service tools that don't know the difference between crushed glass and coal slag, or accounting software retrofitted for job tracking.
Small blasting shops deserve software built for them. Bid a job, snap a photo, track the hours, send the invoice, get paid. That's it. People deserve nice things: software that gets out of your way, works when you lose signal, and doesn't charge per seat.
BlastBid is my long-term project. I'm not flipping it, not chasing a round, not bolting on ERP or inventory management. The job is to make the simplest tool a blasting shop can actually use, and keep it that way.
I answer my own support emails. If something's broken or missing, tell me and it gets on the list that day.
Say hi: [email protected]
Common questions
Who builds BlastBid?+
BlastBid is built and run by Long Nguyen, a solo developer in upstate New York. It is one person, not a company pretending to be one. Long answers the support emails himself.
Is BlastBid a venture-backed startup?+
No. BlastBid is a long-term independent project, not a flip and not chasing a funding round. The goal is to build the simplest tool a blasting shop can actually use and keep it that way.
Why build software just for sandblasting?+
Because the alternatives are generic field-service tools that do not know the difference between crushed glass and coal slag, or accounting software retrofitted for job tracking. Small blasting shops deserve software built for the way they actually work.
How do I get support or request a feature?+
Email [email protected]. If something is broken or missing, it gets on the list that day.