I think buildzoom is going to be big. I'm remodeling a condo in Florida, and it has been a nightmare to find contractors. In fact on the flight on the way home I penciled out some ideas to improve this that aren't too different from what buildzoom is offering. Edit: After reviewing my notes, one thing I considered was that for better or worse, a lot of the industry is under the table and transient. Maybe buildzoom wi…
What about Redbeacon (squarely aimed at the same place), or Thumbtack or Yerbid? This isn't a particularly new space, although I'm sure BuildZoom can do well in it.
There are some distinguishing factors: one of the biggest is that we use a heavily data driven approach. One of our goals is to consider every single licensed contractor in the United States. In most areas, the actual number of contractors who are licensed to practice is an order of magnitude (or two) higher than what is considered by most sites. We actually just look at the actual population of contractors to help a homeowner determine the right choice.