Business Goals:
Evaluate credit and payment history of general contractors, property owners and hiring parties
Extend the appropriate amount of credit in project financing deals
Anticipate and reduce write-offs
Augments traditional credit reporting tools / companies
Data Sets and Models:
Many large, disparate data sets:
Large databases of construction project, lien, invoice, company, etc. information
Graph database of network effects / relationships
User reviews and ratings
Extensive decision tree computes hundreds of clean metrics
NLP sentiment analysis on customer reviews
Output and Benefits:
Risk reports sold to third parties as a data product; potential 6-figure additional revenue
Internal credit rating aids in internal credit decisions; reduces default rates by 30-40%
Construction industry statistics for marketing, white papers, etc. bolsters firm reputation
