Construction Projects

topic on 2 shows · 4 statements across 2 episodes

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4 statements about Construction Projects, every show

NEON SHOW Insight
Kumari: Every construction project is fundamentally a financial project
“Every construction project is a financial project at the end of the day. Right? So what, An owner, a builder cares about is end of the day. And did I make money on that project or not?”
Sneha Kumari Apr 9, 2026 ▶ 2:38 Why Construction still Runs on Spreadsheets (And How AI Fixes It) | Sneha & Graham, Merlin AI
NEON SHOW Opinion
Blake: AI is the only technology capable of coordinating complex construction project data
“The volume of data required to coordinate all those things from the light fixtures to every other aspect of the project. There's so much volume and complexity and dependency there. And quite frankly, you know, AI is the only thing that can solve for that.”
Graham Blake Apr 9, 2026 ▶ 6:31 Why Construction still Runs on Spreadsheets (And How AI Fixes It) | Sneha & Graham, Merlin AI
NEON SHOW Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kumari: Construction projects allocate only 1% to 5% of budgets to technology
“Clearly you can see two to three percent of the overall project is going to technology and doesn't have to be just Merlin. There's a lot of other stuff, but then people who are recurring building this Technology sits at the core of what they are building, righ…”
Sneha Kumari Apr 9, 2026 ▶ 26:12 Why Construction still Runs on Spreadsheets (And How AI Fixes It) | Sneha & Graham, Merlin AI
a16z Assertion Partly supported
Ladha: 98% of $1B+ Construction Megaprojects Run 80% Over Budget
“98% of construction projects above a billion dollars run on average 80% over budget.”
Saurabh Ladha Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 5:17 a16z Podcast | Construction Under Tech -- The Build

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