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Founders. Try this. When pitching an investor, start with your Problem that you are solving. Then pause and ask “Are you interested in solving this problem?” This will likely tell you whether you need to keep going or not. As a founder, you are a rebellion leader. You don’t have time to convince people of your mission. You need to use that time to find the believers.

In my book “Creating the Intangible Enterprise” I tackle the common misconception that AI will simply replace human workers. The reality is more nuanced. Spreadsheets didn't make accountants obsolete. AI presents an opportunity to leverage our creative and strategic capabilities. The real opportunity lies in developing the critical thinking, leadership, and communication skills that will be indispensable in an AI-powered workplace. And now, I'm excited to announce that “Creating the Intangible Enterprise” is available in audiobook format — with a twist! Given the book's focus on the integration of human and machine intelligence, using AI as the narrator was an obvious choice. It's a fitting representation of the message at the heart of the book: the future belongs to those who can harness the strengths of both. Grab your audiobook copy today and let me know what you think! ????BUY THE AUDIOBOOK: Available on Amazon and Audible at https://a.co/d/bO5xLXb #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology

I'll be attending Procore Technologies Groundbreak in Denver this week! ?? I’m looking to connect with early-stage startups innovating in construction and the built environment. If you’re tackling big challenges in this space, let’s meet! DM me or comment to set up a time. Also be sure to check out our Shadow Ventures portcos there: Billy - we ?? compliance!, Green Badger, Track3D (formerly ConstructN). Billy has created a handy guide to getting the most out of the conference: https://lnkd.in/e6a3aXgQ Nyasha-Harmony Gutsa John Cotton Brittany Page, CRIS Chaitanya N K Meredith Tripp Tommy Linstroth

If you are an innovation leaders in AEC and do NOT believe that a big part of your job is marketing and business development, you are limiting your career growth. Building those skills are essential.

Last week we held our Q4 Executive Briefing hosted by KP Reddy, in partnership with Schneider Electric. The event saw executives from around the industry getting together to discuss challenges, opportunities and innovation around key sustainability topics. We heard from owners, construction managers, engineers and technologists who brought their knowledge to the table. We can't thank our attendees, speakers and Schneider Electric enough for what was an impactful and fantastic couple days together in Miami. We're looking forward to getting together again for our 2025 Executive Briefings. If you're interested in attending our future invite-only events, see https://buff.ly/3ZaurrZ.

The person who dies with the most clients gets rich. The person with the best clients lives the longest.

We?love structures that go the distance! Aren has built an AI-powered civil infrastructure management platform for asset owners to minimize the risk of failure and optimize infrastructure spending. Aren provides value to private asset owners globally starting from the time of due diligence all the way throughout the entire operation of the tollway. As civil infrastructure continues to age, the need to collect high-quality data and use cutting-edge technology to process it becomes more relevant than ever to make critical decisions on how to preserve, upgrade, and maintain civil infrastructure. AREN’s technology will enable us to reduce maintenance and?operating costs, improve the reliability and safety of civil infrastructure assets, and optimally invest in the most needed infrastructure. After over a decade of research and development, Aren has created a patented SaaS platform for asset owners and engineering firms that brings together structural engineering, artificial intelligence, deep learning, and computer vision to make the world’s infrastructure safer and more affordable to maintain. Our toolset is source agnostic allowing users to more safely and affordably capture inspection data and it is designed to enable life-cycle infrastructure assessment through automated change detection and analysis. To learn how we are serving the industry contact https://aren.ai/ #Engineering, #CivilEngineering, #TechTrends, #Innovation, #ArtificialIntelligence

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Our founder KP Reddy gave the opening keynote at the NCSEA Summit to a packed house. “The AEC industry is the most important industry in the world and we shape society like no other. We are core to Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs.” - KP Reddy

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