Build vs. Buy

Joshua Jensen, Co-Founder and CEO at Inspectify

Episode Summary

Joshua Jensen from Inspectify (https://www.inspectify.com/) joins the pilot episode to discuss his framework and decision making on building product functionality in-house in the early days at Inspectify

Episode Notes

[Pilot episode]

In this episode of the Build vs. Buy podcast, host Mang-Git talks with Joshua Jensen, co-founder and CEO of Inspectify. Inspectify makes it easier to complete home inspections with their national network of licensed home inspectors and common software / data platform.

Joshua shares his journey in tech and real estate, the evolution of Inspectify, and their decision-making process for building versus buying software solutions. The discussion highlights the importance of capturing structured data and how Inspectify balances internal development with external partnerships to enhance their inspection platform.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Welcome 

00:31 Guest Introduction: Joshua Jensen 

02:25 Inspectify: Revolutionizing Property Inspections 

04:27 The Build vs Buy Dilemma 

07:21 Case Study: OCR Implementation at Inspectify 

17:56 Decision Making and Team Dynamics 

21:51 Future Prospects and Exciting Projects 

25:19 Lighthearted Wrap-Up and Recommendations 

28:45 Conclusion and Farewell