--- title: From Dirt to Data with Isaac Barlow of busybusy - BuildWitt description: Initially beginning his career as a site development contractor, Isaac Barlow started to see issues with his business and other construction businesses. image: https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/BuildWitt_November2021/images/podcast-500x500.jpeg --- ![From Dirt to Data with Isaac Barlow of busybusy](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/BuildWitt_November2021/images/podcast-500x500.jpeg) Episode 23 # From Dirt to Data with Isaac Barlow of busybusy July 9, 2020 ## Transcript![dropdown](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/2022%20-%20BuildWitt%20Theme/images/icon-dropdown-thick.png) Pellentesque congue luctus enim, ac feugiat purus convallis vel. Ut eget maximus enim, vehicula malesuada tortor. Vivamus mollis quis arcu a gravida. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. 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Ask us! And we will try to answer it in future Dirt Talk episodes. ## Featured Guest --- ![107_podcover](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/107_podcover.jpg) Nic Parish Job Title, Company ![icon-linkedin-black](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/BuildWitt_November2021/images/icon-linkedin-black.svg) Initially beginning his career as a site development contractor, Isaac Barlow started to see issues with how his business and other construction businesses tracked time and costs associated with each project. With little to no data, no one could accurately manage and estimate work. Once he realized he could potentially create a solution for his company, but many other construction companies, he set out to research why construction companies fail. The number one reason? Not lack of skillset. It was entirely due to a lack of information. What followed is what’s now been over a decade long mission to develop a software to help contractors go into battle daily armed with the information to operate their businesses effectively. Busybusy’s story is such a cool one, and Isaac explains the whole process of how they developed the software, what the early problems with it were, and how they’ve rolled it out to thousands of contractors around the world on this podcast. If you’re a contractor looking for a better way to track time or to learn more about busybusy, check out [https://busybusy.com/](https://busybusy.com/)! --- Listen on: [Apple Podcast ![Apple Podcast](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/ApplePodcast.svg) ](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirt-talk-by-buildwitt/id1494235724) [Google Podcast ![Google Podcast](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/GooglePodcast.svg) ](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS83Nzk2MDMucnNz?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjQ24rn4__2AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ) [Spotify Podcast ![Spotify Podcast](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/SpotifyPodcast.svg) ](https://open.spotify.com/show/2GK5UWkulNJ6tNFXvWngMt) [Apple Podcast ![Apple Podcast](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/Apple.svg) ](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dirt-talk-by-buildwitt/id1494235724) [Google Podcast ![Google Podcast](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/Group%201989.svg) ](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS83Nzk2MDMucnNz?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwjQ24rn4__2AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ) [Spotify Podcast ![Spotify Podcast](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/Spotify.svg) ](https://open.spotify.com/show/2GK5UWkulNJ6tNFXvWngMt) *To connect with other people who listen to this show, use and search for the hashtag **#betterdirtworld** and join in on the conversation.* *If you have questions/comments/concerns, reach out to [DirtTalk@buildwitt.com](mailto:dirttalk@buildwitt.com) .* *Stay Dirty!* **[PREVIOUS](https://www.buildwitt.com/dirt-talk/podcast/dropping-out-of-college-to-buy-a-backhoe-with-ford-berg-of-berg-construction)** [![Aaron Witt of Dirt Talk](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/BuildWitt_November2021/images/podcast-500x500.jpeg)](https://www.buildwitt.com/dirt-talk/podcast/dropping-out-of-college-to-buy-a-backhoe-with-ford-berg-of-berg-construction) ### [Dropping Out of College to Buy a Backhoe with Ford Berg](https://www.buildwitt.com/dirt-talk/podcast/dropping-out-of-college-to-buy-a-backhoe-with-ford-berg-of-berg-construction) **[NEXT](https://www.buildwitt.com/dirt-talk/transforming-the-family-business-with-taylor-white-of-ken-white-construction)** [![](https://resources.buildwitt.com/hubfs/BuildWitt_November2021/images/podcast-500x500.jpeg)](https://www.buildwitt.com/dirt-talk/transforming-the-family-business-with-taylor-white-of-ken-white-construction) ### [Transforming the Family Business with Taylor White](https://www.buildwitt.com/dirt-talk/transforming-the-family-business-with-taylor-white-of-ken-white-construction) ## Latest Episodes [Episode 275 Goodfellow Bros Book Report Part 2! 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