Bricks And Bytes

Bricks And Bytes

A show about construction technology, business, and entrepreneurship. Welcome to the Bricks and Bytes Podcast, where we bring together the worlds of construction, technology, and entrepreneurship. We explore the innovative ideas and groundbreaking advancements that are shaping the future of the industry.

  1. vor 19 Std.

    Procore's Response to Every AI Startup Trying to Replace Them

    The most overhyped term in construction tech right now? "AI-native startup." That's the take from Geoff Lewis, SVP of Product Management at Procore and co-founder of Honest Buildings (acquired by Procore), who joined us on Bricks & Bytes to talk about how an incumbent fights back in the AI era. Tune in to find out about: ✅ Why Procore says it has already neutralised the speed advantage of AI-native startups ✅ The submittal-checking agent that collapsed weeks of review into hours ✅ Geoff's five-year bet on autonomous agents running RFIs end to end ✅ Inside Procore's new capital planning and portfolio suite built for owners 🎧 Watch now on Spotify and YouTube. Link in the comments below! #bricksandbytes #bricksbytes #bricksbucksandbytes #aec #construction #constructiontech #ai #vc Our Sponsors: BreadCrumb- 50,000+ projects globally. All running safer, faster, with Breadcrumb. - breadcrumb.co Aphex is the multiplayer planning platform where construction teams plan together, stay aligned, and deliver projects faster – check out aphex.co Archdesk - “The #1 Construction Management Software for Growing Companies - Manage your projects from Tender to Handover” check archdesk.com Chapters 00:00 Teaser 01:16 Introduction and Quickfire Questions 04:05 AI in Construction: Adoption and Challenges 12:18 Procore's Product Strategy and Customer Focus 16:57 AI Implementation and Future Prospects 23:38 Sponsors 25:39 AI Implementation and Future Prospects (cont.) 26:44 The Rise of AI Native Startups 29:28 AI Tools for Contractors 32:11 The Future of AI in Construction 34:15 Palantir vs. Procore: A Comparative Analysis 43:03 Procore's New Offerings for Owners 50:12 Lessons from Product Management Failures

    54 Min.
  2. vor 1 Tag

    Why One Construction Incident Can Wipe Out Project Profit

    "Every GC is one poorly managed incident away from wiping out the entire profit for the project." That line from Simon Elliott, CEO of Breadcrumb, set the tone for one of the sharpest conversations we've had on construction safety tech. We sat down with Simon to dig into why most safety tools miss the point, and why the real unlock isn't compliance, it's productivity. Tune in to find out about: ✅ Why "safety third" is the uncomfortable reality on many US job sites ✅ The hidden cost of the superintendent turning up at 3am just to clear paperwork ✅ What actually changes on site from day one to six months after going digital ✅ Why trusted field data is becoming the foundation for AI in construction ▶️ Watch on YouTube and Spotify. Our free Construction Safety Report. Download your copy here: https://bricks-bytes.com/downloads/construction-safety/ #bricksandbytes #bricksbytes #bricksbucksandbytes #aec #construction #constructiontech #ai #vc 00:00 Teaser 01:05 Introduction to Safety Technology in Construction 06:07 The Importance of Safety and Compliance 10:50 Technology's Role in Enhancing Safety 16:06 From Compliance to Productivity 21:02 Implementing Breadcrumb: A Case Study 30:58 The Future of Safety Technology 32:05 Integrating Technology in Construction 38:14 The Importance of Data in Safety Technology 42:04 Target Customers and Market Dynamics 51:01 Navigating the Competitive Landscape 56:57 The Future of Safety Technology in Construction

    1 Std.
  3. vor 5 Tagen

    Are AI Startups Overvalued? Anthropic, IPOs & VC Horror Stories

    A VC fell asleep for 30+ minutes during a founder's pitch. The round stillclosed. This week on Bricks, Bucks & Bytes, we traded the VC horror stories founders never forget, debated whether the hottest AI startups are just "reselling tokens," and brought on three founders fresh off funding rounds: Guy Saxelby (Earlytrade, $25M total raised), Adrian Rhaese (EnvioTech, €1M pre-seed) and Ben Waters (LightTable, $22M Series A). Tune in to find out about: ✅ Why Patrick calls Lovable, Cursor and Vercel "resellers of tokens" and what that means for their valuations ✅ How Earlytrade automates construction payments, with 10% of revenue already running with zero humans ✅ The streetlight startup saving cities 80% on energy while mapping how a whole city moves ✅ Dustin's no-mercy pushback on what it actually takes to be a "platform for pre-construction" Listen now on Spotify and YouTube. #bricksandbytes #bricksbytes #bricksbucksandbytes #aec #construction#constructiontech #ai #vcChapters00:00 Intro 01:10 VC Horror Stories Founders Never Share 07:05 The Weirdest VC Behaviour We've Seen 13:01 Why AI Costs Are Eating Your Margins 19:15 Will AI Companies Ever IPO? 25:49 How to Find Early Product-Market Fit 33:24 Expanding Internationally: What Actually Works 40:09 Where Construction Tech Innovation Happens 45:48 The Growth Playbook for the Next 5 Years 56:56 The Hardest Lessons of Entrepreneurship 58:11 Why Timing Beats Everything in Business 58:19 How Perception Shapes Professional Success 59:10 Why Being Eccentric Is a Branding Advantage 01:02:07 Where Tech Meets Construction 01:04:09 AI That Actually Manages Construction Projects 01:10:10 Why Pre-Construction Is Where the Money Is 01:16:16 Mastering the Critical Path

    1 Std. 19 Min.
  4. 9. Juni

    Why Construction Companies Are Turning to Palantir?

    "I currently haven't found a use case in which I haven't been able to build." That was Brett Adams on what Palantir Foundry can do in construction. This week on Bricks & Bytes we sat down with Dan Julien (Chief Revenue Officer) and Brett Adams (Forward Deployed Engineer and Head of Construction) of ForgeSight, the i4C born team implementing Palantir Foundry across the AEC industry, to cut through the rumours about what Palantir is actually doing in construction. Tune in to find out about: ✅ Whether Palantir Foundry can really replace your ERP ✅ What "forward deployed engineering" actually means on a job site ✅ Whether Procore, Autodesk and Trimble survive a Palantir world ✅ How a contractor rebuilt its entire operation on Foundry in roughly a year 🎧 Watch now on Spotify and YouTube #bricksandbytes #bricksbytes #bricksbucksandbytes #aec #construction #constructiontech #ai #vc Our Sponsors: BreadCrumb- 50,000+ projects globally. All running safer, faster, with Breadcrumb. - breadcrumb.co Aphex is the multiplayer planning platform where construction teams plan together, stay aligned, and deliver projects faster – check out aphex.co Archdesk -  “The #1 Construction Management Software for Growing Companies - Manage your projects from Tender to Handover” check archdesk.com Chapters 00:00 Teaser 00:18 What Is Palantir & Why Construction? 02:36 Palantir Foundry Explained 05:16 Who You Need to Implement It 08:35 Do You Actually Need Palantir? 11:01 Real Use Cases in Construction 13:19 How to Implement Foundry & Integrate Data 22:00 Sponsor 25:01 Getting Your Data Into Foundry 28:40 How Long Does Implementation Take? 30:31 Solving Software Integration Challenges 33:06 Can Foundry Replace Your ERP? 36:22 The Future of ERP vs Palantir (SAP, Oracle) 39:31 Palantir for Non-Technical Teams 42:58 Case Study: How Kavanaugh Uses Foundry 46:02 How Much Does Palantir Cost? 48:03 Who Foundry Is Actually For 49:41 Use Cases for On-Site Workers 56:12 Solving Common Operational Headaches

    58 Min.
  5. Polestar's Designer Found Construction's Blind Spot, £3bn Burned on the Wrong Thing, + Incoming Safety Report

    6. Juni

    Polestar's Designer Found Construction's Blind Spot, £3bn Burned on the Wrong Thing, + Incoming Safety Report

    Seven men carrying one 140kg steel bar, on the biggest infrastructure project in Britain. The founder of Laing O'Rourke saw it and concluded that in fifty years, nothing had changed. This week's Executive Briefing is about the man he hired to fix it. Chetan Kotur designed cars at Volvo, launched Polestar globally, then spent three and a half years looking at construction with outsider's eyes. At our private fireside in London this week, he shared his diagnosis on the record for the first time. In this briefing: The industry that innovates daily or dies, versus the industry that fears innovation might kill itWhy nobody in construction checks what competitors are doing (and what Polestar did instead)56% of construction injuries are musculoskeletal. No other industry still accepts thisHinkley Point C: how a precision rebar factory turned a month of work into a single shiftThe pattern across Europe: Laing O'Rourke's lab, Bouygues' Scale One, Vinci's hired field, and why testing grounds are multiplying as construction's innovation wave goes physicalFrom a Paris stage: investor Patric (Foundamental) on why tech aimed at 2% of construction's cost base was always going to disappointThe two questions that expose a weak tech vendor in five minutesA first look at our State of Construction Safety Tech report, landing next week: incidents consume 4 to 6% of project cost in an industry running 2 to 3% margins

    21 Min.
  6. 5. Juni

    The $3.6 Billion Bet On Construction's Future

    A venture capitalist walks into a bar. "I'll have what everyone else is having." Patrick told that joke about his own profession on this week's Bricks, Bucks & Bytes, and it set up the sharpest exchange of the episode: venture stopped backing hard problems and started buying momentum. We're joined by Alain Waha, CTO of Buro Happold, and Richard Fifita, CEO of Veyor, fresh off a $7.5M Series A, alongside Dustin DeVan. What we get into: → Autodesk's $3.6 billion all cash acquisition of MaintainX, and why Dustin, who watched this strategy take shape from inside Autodesk, says it all leads back to the digital twin → "Knowledge arbitrage": Alain's framework for what stays defensible when knowledge becomes computable → Why construction robotics needs systems integrators more than it needs humanoids → How Veyor went from backed up concrete trucks to managing deliveries at JFK, SFO and major data center projects Full episode is live now on YouTube and Spotify. #bricksandbytes #bricksbytes #bricksbucksandbytes #aec #construction #constructiontech #ai #vc Our Sponsors: BreadCrumb- 50,000+ projects globally. All running safer, faster, with Breadcrumb. - breadcrumb.co Aphex is the multiplayer planning platform where construction teams plan together, stay aligned, and deliver projects faster – check out aphex.co Archdesk - “The #1 Construction Management Software for Growing Companies - Manage your projects from Tender to Handover” check archdesk.com Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:30 Introduction and Technical Challenges 03:21 Live Streaming and Event Experiences 06:13 Autodesk's Acquisition of MaintainX 11:50 Data Ownership and Predictability in Construction 16:23 Knowledge Arbitrage in Engineering and Robotics 20:00 Exploring Knowledge Arbitrage in Robotics 22:06 The Role of Systems Integration in Construction Robotics 22:54 Challenges in Robotics for Construction Trades 24:16 Collaborative Robots: The Future of Construction 25:59 The Disconnect Between Innovation and AI in Construction 27:30 Testing Software vs. Materials in Construction 27:45 The Reluctance to Experiment in Construction Tech 29:52 Capital Efficiency and Technology Adoption in Construction 32:49 The Venture Capital Landscape and Its Challenges 36:33 The Future of Venture Capital in Technology 44:46 Innovative Event Planning in Construction Technology 47:26 Branding and Customer Perception in Construction 48:11 Disruption in Construction: Insights from Automotive Industry 51:09 Bouygues' Innovation Lab: A New Era for Construction 51:53 Introducing Richard: Veyor's Journey and Innovations 56:59 Streamlining Material Management in Construction 01:01:58 Challenges in Construction Scheduling and Delivery 01:05:36 The Aussie Tech Scene in Austin, Texas

    1 Std. 7 Min.

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A show about construction technology, business, and entrepreneurship. Welcome to the Bricks and Bytes Podcast, where we bring together the worlds of construction, technology, and entrepreneurship. We explore the innovative ideas and groundbreaking advancements that are shaping the future of the industry.

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