Risk-Thinking in the Age of Coronavirus
The dizzying spread of Coronavirus will drive a radical shift in how real estate owners and managers operate properties and transact with tenants, guests, and vendors. During a crisis, it is natural to seek predictable forecasts that will drive planning and action to mitigate adverse outcomes. The problem with pandemics is that the future is […]
How PropTech Startups Can Move the Needle in 2020
2019 was a riveting year for PropTech. Venture investments peaked at $25BN (double that of 2018), acquisitions picked up (a handful at >10x revenue multiples!), unicorns emerged (VTS), and valuations hit new highs. While one PropTech titan wound down its IPO (WeWork), another is getting ready for the hottest IPO of 2020 (AirBnB). The cycle […]
Enhancing the Jones experience and design
Why Redesign? COI tracking is hard and time-consuming. At Jones, we do everything we can to make our users’ life easier. Jones is a workflow automation tool, which means that every compliance workflow you handle today via email, phone calls, or documents — we want to automate. We do all the heavy lifting on the […]
Testing Out Proptech? Here Are The 5 Things To Know Before You Go.
1. First, identify key pain points It is tempting to sign up for dozens of cool software demos, especially if you have an in-house innovation team dedicated to adopting new technologies, and most definitely if you have an internal venture arm that wants to take part in the financial upside. However, there are dozens of […]
Better COI Management with Jones: Best practices
Tip #1: Upload your own COIs for faster processing Customers who are comfortable uploading vendors’ COIs directly in Jones instead of emailing them get vendors compliant and ready to start on the project up to 5 hours faster than average. The reason is simple. When you email a COI to our team, it takes time […]
5 Tips to Keep in Mind When Hiring Subcontractors
Many contractors need to work with subs sometimes, but it can get tricky, especially on larger projects. Here are our tips to keep it simple.
COI Mismanagement Horror Stories to Learn From
Learn from the mistakes of others. When you ignore common sense or fail to understand your own insurance policy, things can go sideways pretty quickly.
Everything You Need to Know About Certificate Holder
What is a Certificate Holder A Certificate Holder is a person or organization to whom the certificate is being provided as evidence of insurance. In the commercial real estate space, the Certificate Holder is typically required to be the landlord, property manager, or both. A COI’s Certificate Holder usually appears at the bottom left of […]