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W/C 2nd June 2025

NEW EPISODES
$100K Lost Before Breaking Ground – Understanding Risk Management in Construction

Victor Zhang from Trestle discusses the hidden profit leaks in construction, why phone calls still beat emails in B2B sales, and how AI is actually being used in construction tech.

Find out why construction companies lose money before projects even start, the real reason email marketing fails with general contractors and how proprietary data creates stronger defensibility than AI algorithms.

open.spotify.com/episode/1J5049tfW4vmTfSmHM4ZYq

Construction Scheduling Is Dead – Broken Scheduling Systems & Modern AI Solutions from $600M Firm

Patrick Hennessy from Harkins Builders shares why traditional project management tools are failing the construction industry, how AI could revolutionize daily site operations, and the brutal truth about construction tech pricing.

Find out why Primavera P6 and traditional scheduling software create more problems than they solve, how AI daily briefs could replace morning huddles and transform job site management and the real reason construction software pricing is getting out of control and what contractors should demand.

open.spotify.com/episode/3ArrWUx5av5DEVHWIlAxtX

Builder AI $450M Bankruptcy – The Beginning Of The End for AI Startups? Johnny Ive’s $6.5B Hire by OpenAI, Hiring Missionaries vs Mercenaries, TAM Reality Check

We dive deep into the shocking collapse of Builder AI and what it reveals about the entire AI industry. From fraudulent revenue claims to human workers disguised as AI, this cautionary tale exposes the dark side of Silicon Valley’s latest obsession.

Key topics discussed: Builder AI’s spectacular $450M bankruptcy and 25% revenue overstatement, why 90-95% of AI companies are headed for failure according to VCs and OpenAI’s questionable $6.5 billion acquisition of Johnny Ive’s design firm.

open.spotify.com/episode/3QkJJCnS8r2aAEfd0HzpUe

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Early Release Episodes

The $13 Trillion Messaging Mistake Killing AEC Startups – Kevin Ferguson – EARLY RELEASE

Product marketing expert Kevin Ferguson reveals why he can’t figure out what most AEC tech companies do—and why that’s costing them enterprise deals.

2 FAVORITE QUOTES:

“There’s zero room for discrepancies on realized revenue. That either happened or didn’t. And that’s fraud.”

– Dustin DeVan on Builder AI’s 20-25% revenue overstatement

“I can’t tell you how often you meet marketplace founders who make GMV on a transaction basis, annualize that GMV and call it ARR.”

– Patric Hellermann on startup metric manipulation

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