The power of the pivot

Meet Emma Stapleton. A traditional surveyor who saw a gap in the market for technology to deliver better service to the built environment so took the giant leap of quitting her job, teaming up with her husband, David, (also a surveyor) and investing their own cash into building a network for construction professionals. Together they built a site that worked and attracted users. It was a site that they kept building, and for which they attracted a round of funding. But it had moved away from the technological solution that they set out to develop, so they took the brave - but entirely correct - step of stopping in their tracks and pivoting. That first solution was called Tenderspace, and was part of the RICS Tech Affiliate programme. The pivoted, evolution is called CoProNet – The Construction Professionals Network. In this week’s TechTalk Radio, Stapleton talks candidly about the decision to pivot and shares her advice for anyone else facing the difficult decision.       EG's standalone tech publication EG TECH is out now. To download your copy visit https://www.egi.co.uk/news/eginvestorguides/