"We don't want this data to exist because if the owner knows it exists, they'll be all over us."

This shocking confession from a contractor reveals the massive information gap plaguing the $2 trillion construction industry.

In today's episode of Bricks & Bytes, we had Ardalan Khosrowpour, CEO of OnsiteIQ, and we got to learn about why contractors intentionally hide project data from owners, how 95% of construction projects don't even use their BIM models, and the brutal reality of 3% profit margins that force underbidding... and many more!

Tune in to find out about:

✅ Why the construction industry suffers from deliberate information asymmetry

✅ How network effects can create monopolies in vertical markets

✅ The stark difference between contractor mindset ($1.5M profit) vs owner mindset ($150M asset)

✅ Why selling to capital allocators beats selling to contractors every time

Listen now on Spotify to discover how one founder is revolutionizing construction oversight by working with owners instead of contractors.

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Chapters

00:00 Intro

01:45 The Power of Network Effects in Real Estate

04:47 Understanding the Construction Intelligence Platform

07:38 Data Capture and Its Impact on Project Management

10:40 Misalignment of Incentives in Construction

13:46 The Role of Transparency in Construction Projects

16:44 Challenges in Selling Technology to Owners

19:52 Monitoring and Analyzing Construction Progress

22:45 Quality Control and Data Comparison in Construction

34:14 Building a Data-Driven Construction Model

39:45 Challenges in Selling to Owners

43:13 Outbound Sales Strategies and Market Dynamics

48:59 Generating Demand Through Product Value

54:25 Defensibility and Competition in the Market

Could mobile factories revolutionize homebuilding and solve the housing crisis? One company thinks they've cracked the code.

In this episode of Bricks & Bytes, we sit down with Alex Gample, co-founder of Cuby, who's tackling America's housing shortage with a radical approach: containerized micro-factories that can be deployed anywhere to manufacture homes at $100-110 per square foot—significantly cheaper than traditional construction.

Key topics discussed:

How Cuby's mobile micro-factories work and why they chose a distributed model over gigafactories

The company's ambitious plan to deploy 275 factories over the next decade

Why construction productivity hasn't improved in decades while other industries have transformed

How they're using unskilled labor with advanced software guidance to replace skilled construction workers

The regulatory challenges that have killed previous housing innovation attempts

Their partnership model with local developers and the economics behind it

Why Eastern European engineering talent is giving them a 7-10x cost advantage

The three-phase master plan from factory deployment to vertical integration

"For every seven folks that now retire from the construction industry, only one replaces them... nine out of 10 times no one even has in their immediate circle someone that swings a hammer."

Discover how Cuby is reimagining homebuilding from the ground up, why their "antithesis" approach might succeed where others have failed, and what it could mean for making homeownership accessible again.

"Most software companies either get acquired or go out of business. If you start doing really well, they're either going to copy you or buy you."

In today's episode of Bricks and Bytes, we had Geoff Tarrant from Payapps and we got to learn about how a $600 million construction tech exit really happens, why Australian startups must expand globally, and the brutal truth about fundraising timing... and many more!

Tune in to find out about:

✅ Why construction tech companies never IPO and always get acquired instead

✅ The mistake founders make when expanding to new markets too early

✅ How to build relationships with potential acquirers years before selling

✅ Why raising money too late kills more startups than anything else

Geoff shared incredible insights from building PayApps from a CFO's monthly nightmare into a tens-of-millions revenue business that Autodesk couldn't ignore. His investment banking background gives him a unique perspective on what really drives acquisitions and why timing everything wrong can destroy even great companies.

Listen now on Spotify to discover the real playbook for construction tech exits and what founders get dangerously wrong.

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Chapters

01:41 – Intro & Acquisition Overview
04:34 – How Claims Are Evolving in Construction
07:41 – Market Dynamics & Competitive Landscape
10:30 – The Role of Independent Players in ConTech
13:45 – Inside the Acquisition: Strategy & Timing
16:49 – What Happens After: Post-Acquisition Integration
19:37 – Winning Customers: Acquisition Strategies That Work
22:31 – Going Global: Expansion & Market Entry
36:58 – Hard Truths: Challenges in New Markets
42:13 – Product-Market Fit: Why It Matters More Than Ever
47:58 – Team Building at Scale
52:55 – Raising Capital & Managing Dilution
01:00:39 – What’s Next: AI & The Future of ConTech
01:03:59 – Where the Opportunities Are: Shifting Construction Markets