Description

This episode is a reality check for anyone who thinks construction is just catching up to tech. It's not. Construction is now leading it.

In this episode of KP Unpacked, KP Reddy and Nick make the case that design and construction have become the single most important constraint on technological progress. Data centers can't get built fast enough. Housing can't scale. Power generation is racing to keep pace. And for the first time in history, construction is facing technology-driven upgrade cycles, not aesthetic ones.

But this isn't just macro. KP walks through live experiments with Claude Cowork and Claude Code: automating LinkedIn grooming, generating $7K in Substack revenue, replacing million-dollar consulting contracts, and sending 1,000 personalized emails in under an hour. The breakthrough? AI agents don't need APIs anymore. They're reading screens and controlling desktop applications, which means on-screen takeoff, Revit, and legacy construction software are suddenly vulnerable.

Key topics covered:

• Why on-screen automation could kill 50+ construction tech startups in the next year
• How AI agents control your desktop by watching and clicking, not integrating via API
• Real experiments: LinkedIn automation, competitive analysis, email campaigns, vibe modeling in Excel
• Why construction is the bottleneck for AI infrastructure, housing supply, and energy distribution
• The shift from trickle-funding to big bets: why seed rounds should be $15–25M for real problems
• How to get surgical about ICP definition using AI-powered research
• The 48-hour email delay hack: protecting your time when automation makes you too efficient
• Why sales-oriented, variable-comp businesses are ideal for AI leverage right now

If you're a founder building in AEC, an investor trying to understand where capital should flow, or an operator wondering whether your software strategy is already obsolete, this episode will reframe how you think about the next five years.

Listen now.

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