Jon Birdsong

Plaid is built to make it easier for businesses to build and scale financial products that people trust. That trust starts with knowing who you’re working with. As Plaid helps platforms onboard and support millions of businesses, verifying business identity accurately and efficiently is foundational. That’s why Plaid partners with Middesk to automate business verification during onboarding — confirming core business details, reducing manual review, and helping teams make confident risk decisions without slowing down the customer experience. Together, we help Plaid deliver faster onboarding, stronger compliance, and a more durable foundation for growth across the financial ecosystem they power. We’re proud to support Plaid as they help teams move fast while maintaining trust at scale. #KYB #KYC #AML #BEV #businessverification #financialservices #onboarding #compliance #smallbusiness #SMBs

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Your property managers are spending $49,500 per year on software that doesn't talk to each other. One system for access control. Another for events. A third for work orders. Leasing uses VTS and Salesforce. Experience teams patch together Eventbrite and Mailchimp. Everything gets reconciled in spreadsheets. The average CRE portfolio runs on 8-12 disconnected tools. Each one works fine in isolation. Together, they create expensive chaos.The math is brutal: → 10-15 hours per week lost to platform switching → $15k-$40k annually on middleware that breaks constantly → Zero portfolio-wide visibility because data lives in silos Your tech stack isn't creating efficiency. It's creating a swivel-chair tax your teams pay every single day. Read the full breakdown: https://lnkd.in/eQhSthzp #CommercialRealEstate #PropTech #CRE #TechStackConsolidation #AssetManagement

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🚀 Big bets, bold vision. At a time when many developers are going “land-light,” our client BTI Partners is taking the long view, making strategic investments that will shape communities for decades. Their latest move? A $93M acquisition of 3,200 acres in Clay County, Florida – a master-planned community where more than half the land will remain open space. This feature in The Builder’s Daily spotlights how BTI’s patient, disciplined approach is redefining growth in Florida and beyond. 👉 Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4oa2quk #floridalanddevelopment #masterplannedcommunitiesflorida #noahbreakstone #btipartners #floridarealestateleadership #southfloridahousingmarket #commercialrealestateflorida #landinvestmentopportunities #crethoughtleadership #tomclientnews

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TBBJ Column: Let’s stop confusing builders and developers Too often, public discourse blurs the lines between “developers” and “builders,” and in doing so, we overlook the skilled men and women who actually build the places where we live, work, and play. Developers may propose a high-rise or submit plans for a subdivision, but it’s builders like tradespeople, project managers, foremen, electricians, welders, carpenters, and countless others who show up every morning, tools in hand, and make it happen. They pour the concrete, raise the steel, run the wire, install the plumbing and finish the job. They are responsible for the homes we live in, the hospitals that care for us, the schools that educate our children, the stadiums we cheer in and the roads, bridges, utilities and public infrastructure that keep our communities moving forward. Read more... https://lnkd.in/em75WrRy

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What does it take to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem without traditional venture capital infrastructure? New Orleans offers a compelling answer: procurement + community capital + disciplined founders. Here's what our ARIE research found: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 Local organizations are helping founders secure certifications, navigate bids, and line up financing—so they can win contracts that validate their business before ever pitching an investor. In 2024 alone, one program helped 13 businesses secure $9.8M in contracts while supporting entrepreneurs in accessing $1.78M in loans through community lenders. 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗮𝗴𝗲 The city's emerging investor community isn't looking for founders who burn cash chasing growth. They're backing disciplined entrepreneurs who prove it with traction first, then scale to national markets. 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 In New Orleans, resilience isn't a buzzword. It's the operating system. Founders here build companies that stretch every dollar because they've learned from a city that's rebuilt itself time and again. The lesson for other regions? You don't need to import someone else's playbook. https://lnkd.in/g6h7QK7A #ARIE2025 #Entrepreneurship #NewOrleans #VentureCapital #SmallBusiness

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Miami Angels is one of Florida's leading angel investor networks. They connect accredited investors with high-growth potential startups, primarily focused on South Florida. The investment range of Miami Angels can range up to $200,00

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What We Automate for Real Estate Developers & Operators When you're overseeing construction, budgets, and future financing, automation becomes essential, not optional. Here’s what we help automate at Growth Solutions Partners LLC: - Cost tracking by project & phase: automatically coded - Receipt capture: synced from mobile apps or email inboxes to cloud folders, tied to transactions - Vendor payment workflows: with approval chains and audit trails - Budget vs. actual dashboards: updated in real time with dynamic alerts - Draw request prep: pulling actuals, invoices, and summaries for lenders - Rent roll and lease tracking: with auto-updated P&Ls by property - Monthly investor updates: pre-filled with KPIs and cost status - Forecasting models: built on your actual cash flow behavior The result? -->Fewer bottlenecks -->More accurate data -->Better overview -->More time for strategic decisions You build the vision, we build the system that supports it. #Realestateautomation #Constructionaccounting #Accountingsystems

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