Russo: Field worker advocacy cuts through construction tech vendor noise
Patrick Russo · 15 - Streamlining On-Site Project Management with OnStation Founding CEO Patrick Russo · Jan 14, 2025 · at 6:36
Patrick Russo, CEO of roadway management software OnStation, explains why driving grassroots adoption on construction job sites is crucial for winning over executive decision-makers.
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“What separates the noise is that my guys are coming to me saying, we like OnStation. And so, when they get calls from 20 software providers, and one of them, their guys are telling them about, and it's our product, that's what separates it.”
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