Tag: Business Development
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Internal Innovators – An Interview with Kaihan Krippendorff
Conventional business wisdom tells us that entrepreneurs are society’s main source of innovation. Young founders leave college with a big idea, get to work in a garage, and build something that changes the world. Typical corporate employees, strangled by slow-moving bureaucracy, are blocked from making transformative discoveries. In this podcast, strategist and advisor Kaihan Krippendorff,…
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Cutting Through ‘Paralysis by Analysis’: Strategies for Managing the Rising Tide of Construction Data
Construction firms juggle dozens or even hundreds of projects simultaneously. For c-suite decision-makers, that can translate into a near-permanent state of triage—scrambling to put out project-specific fires related to schedules, costs, quality and safety. It’s a dynamic that must end if contractors, especially self-performers, are to take full advantage of the tech and data revolutions…
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Buildiro Introduces a 90-minute Courier Delivery Service for Small Stock Items
Buildiro, the world’s first mobile app for materials procurement which has been building a loyal fanbase of tradespeople and merchants since its launch in September 2019, is set to introduce a new service. On 20 January 2020, Buildiro Direct begins, delivering those crucial, small, missing items to tradespeople within London, offering a 0.5% discount off…
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What’s Around the Corner? An Interview with Rita McGrath
I had the pleasure of interviewing Rita McGrath about pivotal changes in business environments. That’s the topic of her latest book Seeing Around Corners: How to Spot Inflection Points in Business Before They Happen. I was interested in hearing what an inflection point could be in the construction industry. In the interview, we discuss the…
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Idea Wall for Online Brainstorming
Idea Wall is a software-as-service for collecting ideas online in a structured way. It’s fast to implement and has a zero learning curve for the participants. Sticky notes are great for brainstorming. However, when you are not in the same place physically or you have many teams attending, digital tools work better. Also, if you…
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CEMEX Ventures Invests in X3 Builders, a Vertically Integrated General Contractor
CEMEX Ventures has announced its investment in X3 Builders. X3 Builders is a vertically integrated general contractor that combines architectural design, material procurement, and construction services to provide clients with a one-stop solution and a seamless transition from design to construction. This California-based startup is a completely new type of general contractor due to its…
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Maria 01 Aims to Be Europe’s Largest Startup Campus
Mikko Kuusakoski, Head of Data and Analytics at YIT, talks about Maria 01, a development project in Helsinki that will boost the European startup ecosystem. Maria is an old hospital block that in 2016 was turned into a startup campus. Today, it houses over 100 startups and has 1,100 members. In 2018, the members raised…
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Interviews from WDBE 2019 – AEC Business
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From Duct Taping to Reinventing Construction – an Interview with Steve Holzer
Construction tech is hot. The question is: Are the dollars are invested in contech reinventing the industry or are they merely adding patches to outdated processes? Steve Holzer, an industry expert and Product Evangelist at BIMobject, shares his views in this interview. Steve Holzer’s LinkedIn profile details industry experience that starts from 1976 when he…
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AEC Business Partnering with Chicago Build
AEC Business in partnering with Chicago Build, the leading construction show for Chicago and the Midwest. Part of the internationally renowned global Build series in New York, London, Sydney, Glasgow and Auckland, Chicago Build 2019 (September 19-20) features 200+ speakers across 12 conference tracks (including Government Contracts & Policy, Sustainability, Real Estate, Architecture, BIM &…