#079 - From Student to Co Founder - Building The ChatGPT for Construction

In today’s episode of Bricks & Bytes, we have Fauzan Reza Maulana, CEO of Rekava, an AI-driven digital assistant for the construction industry

In this episode, Fauzan shares his journey from student to Co-Founder and CEO as well as some eye-opening takeaways from his recent thesis on Startups In Construction Tech.

Tune in to find out about:

• The ideal size and expertise of a founding team in construction tech
• The importance of deeply understanding your customer's problems before building  products
• Fauzan's personal journey from civil engineering to programming to leading a tech startup and his key learnings along the way.
• How Rekava is using AI to create a virtual assistant that can answer questions on construction project documents, acting as a knowledge base that never retires.

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Fauzan | Co-Founder at Rekava

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Timestamps:

00:00:00-00:02:00 Intro

00:02:00-00:06:10 Key Findings Working In Construction Tech

00:06:10-00:09:55 Current State of Construction Tech Startup

00:09:55-00:17:20 Transition from Student to Startup Founder

00:17:20-00:25:14 How do you find Founders

00:25:14-00:32:02 Outro