Vertical Polymath

A newsletter for the vertical trade

Intelligence for
the vertical trade

AI is reshaping every industry. The elevator trade is worth $100B+ and still runs on fax machines and tribal knowledge. This newsletter connects both worlds — written by someone who works in the hoistway and ships the software.

What to expect

Weekly intelligence at the intersection of vertical transportation and artificial intelligence. Not news rehash — analysis with a point of view.

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Industry intel

What's actually moving in the elevator trade. Modernization trends, code changes, OEM moves, and the deals that matter — stripped of the PR fluff.

AI intersection

Where artificial intelligence meets vertical transportation. Predictive maintenance, computer vision in hoistways, AI dispatching, and what's real vs. what's vaporware.

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Field perspective

Analysis from someone who actually turns wrenches. How technology lands when it hits the jobsite — what works, what doesn't, and what the corner office doesn't see.

Written by Joshua Worth

Elevator mechanic. AI builder. The duality is the point.

I'm a temporary mechanic with IUEC Local 74 out of Tampa, FL. During the day I'm on jobsites — new construction, modernization, service. I've been in the vertical trade for 7 years, most of it at KONE.

I also build AI software. PullSheet is an AI diagnostic tool I built for elevator techs — it has 54+ organic users and growing. IntentMesh is the company behind it. I ship web apps, AI workflows, and tools that survive the real world.

Most people writing about the future of this industry have never pulled a rope or traced a wire. Most people building field service AI have never worked a service route. I do both. That's why this newsletter exists.

IUEC Local 74 IntentMesh founder PullSheet creator 7 years in the trade AI builder

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