#037 - Brendan Ardagh - The AI revolution in construction

In this episode, we sit down with Brendan, Co-Founder of Provision, who made the jump from a traditional QS role to a technology role. He shares with us his interesting journey and how he fell in love with construction.

During the episode we dive into: 

• Brendan's experience with the startup world 
• His Journey through Y Combinator 
• World of AI 
• Machine learning 

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Brendan Ardagh  Co-Founder of Provision

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Today's Sponsor: beta - Construction and technology network platform

- connecting the tech industry with traditional partners.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 --> 00:01:22 - Intro

00:01:22 --> 00:02:04 - Sponsor

00:02:04 --> 00:04:35 -  Brendan's journey from Quantity Surveyor to entrepreneur

00:04:35 --> 00:05:55 -  Differences between the startup and technology scene in South Africa and Canada/US

00:05:55 --> 00:07:25 - Brendan's involvement with Y Combinator and how he got in

00:07:25 --> 00:13:29 - Innovation in construction industry and the difficulty in changing it 

00:13:29 --> 00:16:13 - Discussing Y Combinator and the value it provides to startups

00:16:13 --> 00:18:16 - The dinosaur-like view of the construction industry and the potential advantage of being associated with Y Combinator 

00:18:16 --> 00:30:31 - Introducing Provision and discussing AI & Chat GPT 

00:30:11 --> 00:35:30 - Getting involved in using AI and where to start learning about it 

00:35:30 --> 00:39:56 - Chat GPT and how it will impact construction industry in the future 

00:39:56 --> 00:41:47 - The importance of utilising GPT effectively and jumping on opportunities presented by it

00:41:47 --> 00:42:55 - How open is OpenAI

00:42:55 --> 00:46:03 - Brendan’s routine 

00:46:03 --> 00:46:53 - More about Brendan

00:46:53 --> 00:47:10 - Outro