Construction Conversations Ep. 31 - From Jobsite to Startup: The Hard Truth About Building Construction Tech With Cameron Page
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Jan 27, 2026 
Cameron Page, founder and CEO of ClearStory and former carpenter-turned-project manager, shares his move from fieldwork to building construction tech. He talks about spotting the change-order pain, building an MVP amid hiring mistakes, and shaping a hybrid culture with construction-savvy hires. The conversation also covers scaling challenges, re-architecting a platform, and integrating AI into product and sales workflows.
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Change Orders Are A Visibility And Handoff Problem
- Change orders are a systemic visibility problem, not just a T&M ticket problem — delays come from manual handoffs and transcription steps.
- Cameron mapped every manual step (field signing, scanning, transcribing, pricing, PDFing, emailing, updating logs) to identify where automation adds most value.
Map Every Manual Step To Find Automation Wins
- Reverse engineer the manual workflow to find automation wins by mapping each step and asking what can be automated.
- Cameron used that mapping to design ClearStory's workflows for real-world subcontractor practices instead of abstract features.
Offshore Engineers Forced A Hard Product Management Lesson
- Cameron first hired an offshore engineering team that built to their interpretation, not his vision, teaching him he was project-managing rather than product-managing.
- That mismatch cost time and savings but led to learning how to run product and eventually hire in-house leadership.
