Construction Technology Podcasts

In today’s episode of Bricks & Bytes we have Josh Levy, CEO of Document Crunch. We discuss the importance of building a strong team culture, contracts in the construction industry, maintaining work-life balance as a CEO and many more! Tune in to find out about: Key factors in building a team within your business, Common Issues with construction contracts, How to sell software in construction industry, Interview techniques when hiring, Challenges of being a CEO, Learning and improvement culture in early stage startups. If you enjoy today’s episode, leave us a comment. And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel! ---------------------------------------- Josh Levy  | CEO of Document Crunch | ConTech ---------------------------------------- We are travelling to Chicago to Procore Groundbreak on September 19th and 20th to interview innovators in construction technology - let us know if you are coming! If you are, use promo-code BRICKS100 for $100 off your ticket price. Check https://www.procore.com/groundbreak —----------------------------------- Today’s Sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠beta⁠⁠⁠ – Construction and technology network platform  – connecting the tech industry with traditional construction partners.  Check ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-beta.com⁠⁠   ---------------------------------------- Timestamps: (0:00:00-0:14:00) - Intro (0:14:00-0:18:15) - Difficulties in complying with every construction contract procedure (0:18:15-0:20:20) - Common issues with construction contracts (0:20:20-0:28:38) - Experience selling software to the construction industry (0:28:38-0:30:25) - Key factors in building the team at Document Crunch (0:30:25-0:34:30) - Interview techniques when hiring (0:34:30-0:43:35) - Challenges of being a CEO (0:43:35-0:44:39) - Outro

On todays show we welcome Mark Hurst who runs HurstX. Mark has worked as tech executive, investment banker, management consultant and held operations and business development positions in the proptech space. In this episode we deep dive into: Scaling companies Sales Advisory roles Web3 applications within proptech space If you’re enjoying our podcast, please check us out on Spotify or Apple and wherever you listen to your podcast. And if you enjoyed - please leave us a review! This helps us get more amazing guests to give you guys the best and most informative content on technology in the built world. Link to the Mark's substack:  https://rew3.substack.com --------------------------------------- Mark Hurst - CEO at HurstX Solutions and host of Proptech Espresso Podcast --------------------------------------- Today's Sponsor: @Beta Construction and technology network platform - connecting the tech industry with traditional partners. --------------------------------------- Timestamps: (00:00:00-00:01:34) - Intro (00:01:34-00:02:17) - Sponsor (00:02:17-00:05:32) - History of Mark Hurst journey in Proptech (00:05:32-00:07:45) - Networking as a significant part of Mark’s journey (00:07:45-00:10:13) - Mark’s definition of Proptech (00:10:13-00:11:22) - Real estate industry as the biggest asset in the world (00:11:22-00:14:37) - History of Mark’s Proptech Espresso Podcast (00:14:37-00:19:24) - What are the key tips that you could give to people involved in sales within the industry? (00:19:24-00:22:10) - Engagement with customer as a critical part of the sales process (00:22:10-00:25:10) - Why would someone want to partner with Hurst Tech? (00:25:10-00:28:15) - Is there any process that you follow when working with founders and startups? (00:28:15-00:31:15) - Things that help you grow your business (00:31:15-00:35:13) - Mark’s thoughts on Web3 in the real estate industry (00:35:13-00:36:33) - Construction use cases for blockchain (00:36:33-00:39:20) - Web3 in residential and commercial construction (00:39:20-00:40:54) - If you had an unlimited budget where would you invest it? (00:40:54-00:41:38) - What book could you recommend? (00:41:38-00:42:28) - More about Mark (00:42:28-00:42:45) - Outro

Excited to share this brilliant and latest episode of the Bricks and Bytes Podcast, where we take a deep dive into the world of construction, technology, and business. In this episode, Scott Ellison, a strategy consultant, talks about his personal connection to the construction industry and his journey to becoming an advisor and investor in tech companies. Here are some of the highlights: ⁃ How Scott's personal connection to the construction industry started with his uncles, who were general contractors, and his job working in a hardware store. ⁃ The impact of the ubiquity of smartphones, cloud, and SaaS on the construction industry and how it has led to a slower but steady shift towards digitisation. ⁃ The importance of software infrastructure in construction tech and how it needs to be laid down first before we can fully appreciate the benefits of new ways of capturing information. ⁃ Go-to-market strategies, such as product-led growth that have created value in certain sector. Tune in to the episode to learn more about Scott's insights and his thoughts on the future of the construction industry! If you’re enjoying our podcast, please leave us a review! This helps us get more amazing guests to give you guys the best and most informative content on technology in the built world. --------------------------------------- Scott Ellison - Investor | Advisor | Judge | Mentor --------------------------------------- Today's Sponsor: beta - Construction and technology network platform - connecting the tech industry with traditional partners. Chek: www.the-beta.com --------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00:00 --> 00:01:05 - Intro 00:01:05 --> 00:01:45 - Sponsor 00:01:45 --> 00:03:33 - Scott's background and personal connection to the construction industry 00:03:33 --> 00:04:26 - The impact of technology on the construction industry 00:04:26 --> 0006:38 - The importance of software infrastructure in construction tech 00:06:38 --> 00:08:12 - The challenge of data islands and pockets in the construction industry 00:08:12 --> 00:10:40 - Go-to-market strategies in built tech, and how it can make or break a startup 00:10:40 --> 00:13:06 - Table stakes in the game of building a successful startup 00:13:06 --> 00:14:35 - Playbook in construction tech  00:14:35 --> 00:20:30 - Introduction to the concept of Product-Led Growth (PLG)  00:20:30 --> 00:24:25 - The unique dynamics of construction industry 00:24:25 --> 00:26:04 - The concept of respect to disrupt ratio 00:26:04 --> 00:27:17 - Setting up a strategy for a startup  00:27:17 --> 00:32:35 - The challenges faced by people from outside and inside the industry when introducing change 00:32:35 --> 00:34:52 - Key metrics in early-stage investing  00:34:52 --> 00:37:41 - Individual (jockey) over the idea (horse) in early-stage investing 00:37:41 --> 00:39:15 - Exciting ideas and technologies in construction tech  00:39:15 --> 00:41:02 - Scott's advice to companies in the construction tech on hiring, firing, marketing and finance  00:41:02 --> 00:42:25 - The student debt crisis in the US and how it impacts the construction industry's ability to attract top talent 00:42:25 --> 00:44:43 - Robotics and technology changing the construction industry workforce 00:44:52 --> 00:46:36 - Thoughts on hot trends in construction industry  00:46:36 --> 00:48:55 - Scott's passions 00:48:55 --> 00:49:37 - Top skill for entrepreneurs 00:49:37 --> 00:50:10 - More information about Scott  00:50:10 --> 00:50:28 - Outro 

How do you build the most effective c-suite and executive leadership team? Today, we speak with @George Dobbins, Co-Founder of @Beaumont Bailey and Mentor at @Pi Labs.  Listen in to hear George's advice on: Building effective leadership teams Key mistakes when starting up and building your c-suite George's relationship with an ex Dragon (from Dragon's Den) Recommendations on the best restaurants in the UK ---- In releasing this podcast, we are also delighted to announce our partnership with @beta.  BETA is the UK’s leading build environment & technology networking platform. Their main aim is to connect traditional industry with technology partners as well as connecting construction & proptech companies with advisors, VC’s, angel investors, technology partners AND contacts at some of the top corporations in the UK, Europe and globally. More info in the comments. Thanks for all your support on the podcast so far. We have more exciting guests lined up in the coming months. Please also help us out by reviewing our podcast on whichever platform you get your podcast from.