A contractor pulled up to my house in an unmarked minivan to clean my chimney. All he had was a Ryobi drill, a chimney brush, and an air of confidence.
Twenty minutes later, my living room was covered in soot and the chimney sweep was upselling me on fractures he claimed he "discovered" in my chimney.
This was not the first time a five-star contractor on Google disappointed me. It was just the most memorable — and it caused me to realize there was a fundamental problem with homeownership. Our home is our most important asset, and most of us make decisions about it with almost no understanding or knowledge.
That information asymmetry costs homeowners money, confidence, and control.
So I brought in an AI engineer and a data scientist to build the tool I needed: one that is easy to use, starts with a photograph of the problem and tells you what you're looking at before anyone else gets involved. That's Jackknife. Take a photo of a problem or an appliance and get an answer in seconds.
I built Jackknife because I needed it. Now other homeowners in my neighborhood are using it for the same reason. It's the tool homeowners deserve.
Ryan McCarthy, Founder
Available in Essex County, MA