#037 - Brendan Ardagh - The AI revolution in construction
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#037 - Brendan Ardagh - The AI revolution in construction
In this episode, we sit down with Brendan, Co-Founder of Provision, who made the jump from a traditional QS role to a technology role. He shares with us his interesting journey and how he fell in love with construction.
During the episode we dive into:
Brendan's experience with the startup world
His Journey through Y Combinator
World of AI
Machine learning
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Brendan Ardagh Co-Founder of Provision
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Today's Sponsor: beta - Construction and technology network platform
- connecting the tech industry with traditional partners.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 --> 00:01:22 - Intro
00:01:22 --> 00:02:04 - Sponsor
00:02:04 --> 00:04:35 - Brendan's journey from Quantity Surveyor to entrepreneur
00:04:35 --> 00:05:55 - Differences between the startup and technology scene in South Africa and Canada/US
00:05:55 --> 00:07:25 - Brendan's involvement with Y Combinator and how he got in
00:07:25 --> 00:13:29 - Innovation in construction industry and the difficulty in changing it
00:13:29 --> 00:16:13 - Discussing Y Combinator and the value it provides to startups
00:16:13 --> 00:18:16 - The dinosaur-like view of the construction industry and the potential advantage of being associated with Y Combinator
00:18:16 --> 00:30:31 - Introducing Provision and discussing AI & Chat GPT
00:30:11 --> 00:35:30 - Getting involved in using AI and where to start learning about it
00:35:30 --> 00:39:56 - Chat GPT and how it will impact construction industry in the future
00:39:56 --> 00:41:47 - The importance of utilising GPT effectively and jumping on opportunities presented by it
00:41:47 --> 00:42:55 - How open is OpenAI
00:42:55 --> 00:46:03 - Brendan’s routine
00:46:03 --> 00:46:53 - More about Brendan
00:46:53 --> 00:47:10 - Outro
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