Song: Traditional real estate software failed because it couldn't handle operational variability
Mina Song · Can AI Fix Housing and Healthcare Affordability? · Aug 21, 2025 · at 24:51
Mina Song, co-founder of EliseAI, explains the historical reasons why the real estate sector spent less on technology and R&D than other major industries.
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“In the past, you've really just needed a person because traditional software couldn't handle the variability that was required. So, if you needed a person anyway, there wasn't really a motivation to buy technology.”
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