KP's unfiltered insights on innovation, technology, and startups in real estate and construction.
"The Project is the Enterprise"--I have been saying this for almost two decades. If you've read my previous articles, I speak to the facts around innovation in the built environment especially with regard to its...
I must admit that I can be a little "old school." To build a great, fast-growing company, your activities should be focused on acquiring customers, talent, and investors. I have tried to be open to understanding the...
Desmond Tutu once said, "there is only one way to eat an elephant: a bite at a time." Not sure who is eating elephants, but I get the point. When you face an enormous task, it's helpful to take just a little...
At our office, we have an indoor running track. It's a converted gym, and it's one of the coolest things about our office. I was walking on it yesterday having a phone call (yeah, it's better than some sort of...
I previously discussed how The Cap-Ex : Op-Ex Conundrum is the foundational issue that keeps the building industry from innovating. The planet is still on fire, and the real estate industry is broadly...
What is a lunch and learn? I'm sure the term is used in other industries, but for the building industry specifically it is when a building product representative--or any vendor, for that matter--comes to an AEC...
When we launched Shadow Labs almost two years ago, I didn't want to call it an incubator. Instead, we called it a lab. We still call it Shadow Labs, but when people ask us what it is, we usually refer to it as an incubator...
I had two significant calls yesterday. One was with the owner/developer of a 10M+ square foot development and the other was with a president of a multi-billion-dollar building products manufacturer. There was a sing...
Last week I was in NYC and had an amazing meeting with Anand Sanwal, CEO of CB Insights. If you've never heard of CB Insights...
I remember the day in 2008 when my bank called me and asked for a meeting. I was running a startup that was gaining incredible traction--until 2008, that is. My startup was focused on the construction industry. The bank gave me notice on our line�
Last night, I was at dinner with a mentor, and we were discussing my goal of writing an article every day. So far, this goal hasn't been easy, but it also hasn't been the hardest thing that I've done. He asked me �
This week I had a great conversation with a friend who does freelancing consulting. She was facing the challenge of hitting her income potential. She's a one-person operation and has a fixed number of hours that she can work. So say...
