Jay Sachetti has been a homeowner for over 15 years, and in that time he experienced the pain of taking care of a home. It was time-consuming, confusing, and expensive. While he did enjoy doing some of the work, he just didn’t have the time to do all of it since having a family. He looked into hiring service contractors for some of the tasks around his home, but the contractors he contacted indicated they weren’t interested because the tasks were either too small or too big. It was a whole new learning experience for him from going from the questions he had to ask as a home buyer to the questions he had to ask for his home services. Jay found that there wasn’t the cohesive customer experience that he expected from the home service providers.

In December 2018, while living in Georgia, he thought there was a great opportunity to create a new solution for other homeowners for how he wanted his home services problems solved. At the time, he had his second daughter and he and his family knew they wanted to come back to Minnesota to be near their extended family. Starting a business once he moved back home to Minnesota seemed like a good option. Over the next year and a half, Jay explored different ways to approach this home service solution he came up with. He asked for feedback from other homeowners and business people he knew, researched the home service trades and business models, and developed a better picture of what a service offering would look like.

In 2020, he joined the Bunker Labs Veterans in Residence 2020B cohort. Bunker Labs is a national non-profit, Veteran-focused accelerator program for small businesses. Through Bunker Labs, Jay gained access to online courses, an ongoing speaker series that included subject matter experts, mentorship, and other Veterans who were entrepreneurs and small business owners. The weekly check-ins provided the accountability and support he needed. Each week, the group was asked a critical question and as a group they brainstormed solutions. These weekly interactions helped him get through the roadblocks he was encountering while formulating his startup idea.

As 2020 was coming to an end, Jay felt like there was an end in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic and that home services would be able to be delivered safely soon. It seemed like a good time to get a solution in place to help homeowners. In December 2020, he sourced and started working with local, startup-focused consultants to help him get his idea off the ground. He recognized that for this concept he wouldn’t be successful being a solo entrepreneur - he needed a team. Over the next 3 months, Jay and his team breathed life into what is now Bundl Home.