He Ran City IT. Now He Builds the Software That Runs Cities. | Tom Amburgey, Euna Solutions

$600 billion in public funds managed through software that governments depend on every single day. And some of them were still running on spreadsheets. Tom Amburgey is the CEO of Euna Solutions, a North American govtech platform serving more than 3,600 public sector organizations across the US and Canada. He spent years as CIO inside two Florida municipalities before crossing to the vendor side, meaning he has literally sat in the chair his customers sit in today. In this episode, Robin and Tom discuss:   The full-circle story of being a customer of his own products before running the company that built them What a community actually looks like when Euna is running well How Canada and the US differ as public sector buyers, and why Euna stays out of Quebec The broken procurement problem: 90 hours per RFP, two to five bids in return Solicitation Advisor, the AI tool that reviews draft RFPs before they go public and catches vague requirements, conflicting criteria, and mismatched evaluation criteria How the AI model is trained using publicly available government data Data sovereignty, data residency, and operating across the Canadian and American border What vendors get wrong about selling to government, and why lowest price does not always win Balancing private equity ownership with a mission-driven community focus A direct message to public servants who are still struggling with outdated tools   Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/slwlNbfbNRI Connect with Tom Amburgey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/twamburgey/ Learn more about Euna Solutions: https://eunasolutions.com Connect with Robin Ayoub on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinayoub Visit N49Networks: https://www.n49networks.com Read the blog post and show notes: https://www.robinayoub.blog Subscribe to the Localization Fireside Chat: https://localization-fireside-chat.simplecast.com/ Book a 30-minute call with Robin: https://calendly.com/robin-ayoub/30min Be a guest on the LFC podcast: https://calendly.com/robin-ayoub/localization-fireside-chat-podcast-recording CreditsHost: Robin Ayoub, Founder, Localization Fireside ChatConnect and watch moreWebsite: www.L10NFiresideChat.comSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5OoURgc29R31XPGzOWL9iXBe a guest: https://calendly.com/robin-ayoub/localization-fireside-chat-podcast-recordingLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinayoub/Support the showShare the episode with a friend. Subscribe on YouTube and Spotify. Leave a short review.DisclaimerViews are for education and discussion. Apply judgment in your own context.Tags#L10NFiresideChat #localization #hiring #recruiting #leadership #ai Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.