Here, we speak with two leaders who have gone down opposing paths. In the “build” corner we have Paul Cooper, the former Head of Technology Delivery, Operations and Cyber at takepayments, and in the “buy” corner we have Dan Allen, the Deputy Director Dan Allen, Deputy Director of Landlord Support, National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) of Landlord Support at the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA). Together they dive into the pros and cons of each approach and offer critical insights around AI scalability, maintaining AI independence, implementation best practices, talent management, and their biggest learnings.