ProblemPermit teams still chase plan-check comments, missing drawings, unpaid fees, and resubmission deadlines across AHJ portals, inboxes, and spreadsheets; NAHB says approvals can run from months to two years, and Washington builders peg a 6.5-month average delay at $31,000 per buyer.
SolutionPermitLaunch Desk is a read-only operations board that ingests jobs, permit packets, and jurisdiction updates, then shows which permit is truly ready, which blocker still exists, who owns it, and what must happen today to avoid another failed cycle.
Market opportunityThe U.S. Census Building Permits Survey tracks permit activity down to county and place level, PermitFlow markets 2.5x faster approvals and 90% less admin work, and manual permit expediters still charge about $500 to $15,000+ per project, leaving room for a narrower SaaS wedge.