![]() ![]() The team focused on how it could handle more RFP’s simultaneously, allowing it to achieve more in less time and increase the odds of making it to a finalist round of the proposal process. Furthermore, the inability to leverage technology to help identify proper answers to previously answered questions results in a lack of efficiency and accuracy which is necessary to ensure consistency of responses.Īfter responding to hundreds of RFP’s through limited methods and storing questions and answers in one giant word document, David and Justin started to evaluate what would make this process more efficient. These inefficient modes increase time and labor costs to complete an RFP which is a deterrent to participating in the process. The majority of RFP’s are conducted using a Word, Excel, or PDF document making it difficult for a team to collaborate within a single solution. The new platform expanded PlanTools market beyond the financial services industry. After making numerous technology upgrades, the team made the decision to abandon that platform and replace it with new technology. At PlanTools, Justin inherited a RFP solution for the financial services industry that focused on advisor searches for retirement plans. In 2011, he was hired as the CTO and partner of PlanTools, a leading FinTech platform. Justin later transitioned to the private sector. Additionally, the team sent top secret information over unencrypted email and viewed blueprints at Starbucks. This created a daunting task for identifying which direction the team wanted to take because version control did not exist. It was when Justin helped with a Satellite launch for a foreign government that he realized the RFP process was ripe for innovation. Justin’s team spent over several hundred million dollars reinventing the wheel on 200+ RFP’s for this launch. The project had terrible communication channels resulting in many unique versions of the same RFP. This results in better outcomes for both the responder and requestor, as well as time and money savings.ĭuring Justin’s time in service in the US Air Force, he was a project manager on many RFP’s. ![]() Catapult was founded in February 2017 by Justin Witz (Co-Founder | CEO) and David Witz (Co-Founder | COO) on one basic premise… making the Request for Proposal (RFP) process more efficient. ![]()
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