KP's unfiltered insights on innovation, technology, and startups in real estate and construction.
When you hear the term "civil engineering", your eyes and ears usually don't perk up in anticipation like they do when you hear "new iPhone" or "driverless cars" or "Artificial Intelligence." Instead, you think bridges, roads, dams, airports...
This post is written by Ray Daddazio. The motivation of the lecture is focused on the fact that corporate entrepreneurship is a very hot topic these days. However despite all the talk, actual innovation performance comes...
I have been a passionate entrepreneur since launching my first business at the age of 19. With my first IPO reaching a market cap of some quarter-billion dollars in my 20's, I quickly learned how to take a good...
The AEC workflow looks nothing like it did thirty years ago. From paper and pencil to CAD and now BIM, Cliff Moser is a prime example of how to adapt and evolve in an industry that isn't always receptive to change.Based in Oakland, California...
For Brian Skripac, the key to implementing new technology is to try not to get bogged down in the technology. Counterintuitive, right? But for him, tech is less about the "what," and more about the, "how." He asks, "How do we plan our...
Ask anyone under the age of 25 today "who invented the mouse?" or "who invented the graphical user interface (GUI)?" and you may get a lot of blank stares and fun wild guesses. These two inventions were the sparks that launched the...
I used to host this "salon" at my house called "Chai with KP" on Friday mornings. It was a time when people could get together and talk about different subjects, strengthen relationships and...
The H2H (Human2Human) concept has taken hold of the marketing sector. But it's not just customers who benefit from an honest, personalized and straightforward exchange with another person? What's really happening is that we're living in...
Business is all about relationships, right? So what happens when a friend comes to you wanting to know if you have any feedback on their incredible business idea? I get hit up by fifty entrepreneurs...
A couple of years I was CEO of a company called Software Automation, a leading robotics company in the apparel industry. But here's the thing. I wasn't an expert in robotics or apparel. So why...
With M&A increasingly becoming the likely outcome for most startups, what are the things that you--as a founder--need to know in order to generate acquisition interest in your company, navigate to a close and how to maximize the outcome?
Watch KP Reddy's talk about "Why BuiltTech, why now" at Lat59 in Estonia.