Big Tech is Quietly Taking Over Construction (And Making Billions Doing It)

In this episode of Bricks, Bucks & Bytes, Owen, Martin, and Patric dive deep into how tech giants are reshaping the construction industry - and who's really profiting from the AI boom.

What we cover:

• How big tech companies are forcing construction firms to completely rethink project delivery

• Why Palantir just signed a $100 million deal with a nuclear company (and what it means for the industry)

• The shocking truth about where all the AI money actually goes

• Why 22-28% of the world's GDP comes from projects - and what that means for capacity vs. software

• The wild world of fundraising scams targeting desperate startups

• Whether usage-based pricing models are about to collapse

• Why most construction startups are solving the wrong problems

Key quote: "Why would I invest in software rather than the factory? I would invest in the factory, right? If I want to have access to space and monopolize the access to space, dude, I'm not building software. I'm building a fucking launch ramp and a reusable rocket." - Patric

Plus, the hosts try (and fail spectacularly) to guess the World Economic Forum's top 10 emerging technologies of 2025. Spoiler: nobody saw "green nitrogen fixation" coming.

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Sponsors:

BuildVision - streamlining the construction supply chain with a unified platform - www.buildvision.io

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-----------------------Chapters

00:00 Intro

01:21 Heat Waves and Air Conditioning Trends

05:23 Big Tech's Influence on Construction

11:20 Capacity Challenges in Construction

17:14 Palantir's Nuclear Operating System Partnership

30:27 Navigating the Complexities of General Contracting

33:45 The Role of Private Equity in General Contracting

37:56 Emerging Technologies and Their Impact

40:40 The Future of Fundraising and Scams in Startups

52:35 Understanding the Venture Investment Ecosystem

55:25 Navigating Fundraising Challenges

58:20 The Role of Fundraising Advisors

01:02:30 Effective Messaging in Marketing

01:07:18 Competition vs. No Competition in Market

01:11:22 Debating Usage-Based Pricing Models