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Andrew Austin (left) and Alex Arata (center), both MBA’06, shown with partner Dave Dombroski (right), have expanded Sidekick, their home-improvement concierge service, to six new markets in Massachusetts. Sidekick provides a single point of contact between homeowners and contractors, handling everything from scoping jobs to payment and issue resolution. In 2019, the partners plan to raise a Series A round, expand to D.C., and develop a technology platform. Andrew and Alex email, “Our goal was to de-stress the home-improvement process by creating a ‘mission control’ for the home. We strive to bring simplicity and convenience to the process.”