Groundbreakers

Podcast: Groundbreakers

A fortnightly podcast speaking to the best founders and operators. Our guest list includes founders who have exited the multiple hundreds of millions and are recognised and curated through the Bricks & Bytes network. We explore the stories and strategies used to build, operate and sell generational companies in AEC technology. The Groundbreakers arena is reserved for the best in the game.

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Episodes

July 14, 2026

“I can make you something that looks like it’s really expensive, but it took me four hours.” Dustin Burns, SVP of Technology at McCownGordon Construction, on the software demo you

July 11, 2026

This week’s briefing covers three things every construction leader should understand before they sign off on anything this year. David Gal from Samsara makes the argument that three quarters of

July 10, 2026

“Real AI is way more about how you do change management than picking the right technology.” That is Dr. Sarah Buchner, founder and CEO of Trunk Tools, on this week’s

July 8, 2026

You can vibe code software in a weekend. You can’t vibe code a decade of safety data. That was the throughline with Ben Leach and Andrew Barron of HammerTech. In

July 7, 2026

“How much money did we spend last year on small equipment?” That’s the one question David Gal, VP of Product & Engineering for ConnectedEquipment at Samsara, says stops most construction

July 4, 2026

This month’s recap covers what June 2026 actually meant for the industry, and it was not what anyone had pencilled in. The cheaper borrowing that stalled schemes were relying on

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