An Interview with Carlos Manuel Mendoza Rodriguez—CEO of Anser

BRINC has been our fuel to accelerate the vehicle and diversify our services to our clients

1. Please tell us more about Anser and what inspired you to create the business. ANSER is a mobile & web platform that allows any construction company to mitigate and control any overrun cost and delay through the use of AR & AI. ANSER puts the experienced construction manager in the palm of your hand. Two years ago, while we were working in a construction project and the client took several days to decide the next part of our job, we found that this industry would be benefited if they carried a tiny, experienced project manager right in their pocket. For
many years, the industry and contractors have depended on the right communication channel and on-demand decision-makers that align with any project to the best baseline—and this is what ANSER is trying to do; just make communication easy, fast and effective.

2. Who were your first customers and what was the reception towards Anser in your hometown?
Patria was our first customer. They are a local developer in Monterrey, Mexico City where the idea of ANSER was conceived. The customers didn’t believe in ANSER at the beginning but after they saw the benefits of our solution and how it can impact them in a positive way, they decided to start pilots with us.

3. Why did you decide to come to Bahrain and is this part of your plan to scale Anser?
For sure Bahrain is the place to go to as we want to accelerate our expansion of services due to the amounts that get wasted every minute by having the wrong conditions and decisions from construction companies. BRINC has been our fuel to accelerate the vehicle and diversify our services to our clients.

4. Can you tell us more about the startup ecosystem in Mexico and how this compares to Bahrain?
Mexico is a big country where you can find a great startup ecosystem full of high-tech companies that seek to improve the world as we know it right now. The main difference between the ecosystem in Bahrain and Mexico is the amount of money that you find in terms of investment for early-stage companies, but after that, the courage and desire to be successful with an initial idea that can change the world is the same in both countries.

5. What advice can you give to aspiring tech entrepreneurs?
I would like to say to everybody that if you have an idea, a really good idea that maybe only you have thought about, I suggest you go and make it real because you only need that one idea that works. The life of an entrepreneur it´s not easy in comparison with a good job and good life quality. The entrepreneur will always seek to materialize their ideas rather than be rich in the first moment. For me being an entrepreneur is not a lifestyle or mood, it´s an internal desire to make your dreams come true even when nobody wants to dream it too.

For more information:
anserweb.com