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Tarrant County hears consultant verdict on TechShare; leaders push pricing, sales and AI fixes
Summary
A consultant told the Commissioner's Court TechShare’s platform is largely implemented and delivering savings but needs clearer pricing and more sales/customer-success capacity; TechShare leaders said they are raising subscription prices for non‑shareholders and beginning marketing and AI-assisted development to speed fixes.
A consultant briefed Tarrant County's commissioners on April 14 that TechShare — the county-owned software cooperative — has moved from long development into a phase of full deployment and operational savings, but needs changes to its business model to stop subsidizing other counties.
Wade Meyers, who led a three-and-a-half-month strategic review, said historical spending on TechShare exceeded $60 million but recommended focusing on the product's forward value rather than sunk costs. “I didn't think it was a good idea for a county to own a software company,” Meyers said, describing his skeptical starting point, but added his review showed the software…
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