In this episode of The Ellipsis Drive Podcast, Rosalie van der Maas, CEO of Ellipsis Drive, sits down with Dan Pilone, Co-Founder and CEO of Element 84. Together they explore one of the biggest strategic decisions in geospatial engineering: should you buy tools off the shelf or build your own from scratch? They break down: - Why building from zero is usually the wrong move - How discovery phases help teams avoid wasted effort - What AI is changing in the spatial data world - Where real innovation is happening behind the scenes Whether you're managing a geospatial team, scaling a data platform, or making infrastructure decisions, this episode offers a practical take on how to move faster. 👉 Subscribe for more insights on geospatial strategy and tech: @ellipsisdrive #GeospatialTech #BuyVsBuild #GISStrategy #SpatialData #EllipsisDrivePodcast #element84 #AIinGIS #GeospatialEngineering