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That's a wrap! Thank you to everyone who had a hand in making our SketchUp 0-60 Challenge Kick-Off Meeting a success! Special thanks to the SketchUp 0-60 Challenge team Eliot Jones, Anne-Marie DeRosby, David A. Frankel 📈 🏗️🦅 and Craig Trickett to name a few. Excited to be working with our challenge finalist including Foveate, Loci, Modelizer.ai, ScaffPlan, Skema.AI, Spacely AI, Surfaice, V-Quest, ZIPPZAPP in the next phase of the program. I look forward to what we will be able to achieve together in the coming months! #startups #innovation #sketchUp #aecDesignTech #3dBasecamp

📣 Exciting Announcement! 🚀 We're thrilled to reveal the selected finalists for the SketchUp 0-60 Challenge! 🎉 🌟 Foveate 🌟 Loci 🌟 ScaffPlan 🌟 Modelizer.ai 🌟 Skema.AI 🌟 Spacely AI 🌟 Surfaice 🌟 V-Quest 🌟ZIPPZAPP Congratulations to these innovative teams who together with SketchUp will help build the next big idea in AEC design and transform how architects, designers, and construction professionals work. 🏗️🛠️ Don't miss the opportunity to see these companies present their solutions at our demo day at 3D Basecamp at Dimensions this November 11-14 for more info please visit https://lnkd.in/gnBNvDdP #AECInnovation #3DBC2024 #Startup #AEC

Am I crazy enough to disrupt the industry? My beloved humanity, this post is for those who want to live in beautiful future neo-cities in this life. I’m a 35-year-old son of a construction developer, and this is my third major attempt to disrupt the construction industry. Here is my story from the last 18 years: Part 1: Aerospace Engineer I graduated with honors as an aerospace engineer from Russia's best technical university, worked in the aerospace industry, and started PhD research on the flight movement of earth satellites. 🦾My key takeaway: Human can build complex autonomous systems. Part 2: Corporate IT I decided to move to IT and helped McDonald's, a telecom operator, and Yandex implement Oracle and SAP. Later, I was invited to McKinsey Academy and then became part of the IT advisory team at KPMG. 💩My key takeaway: Consulting sucks, don’t be a consultant, be an entrepreneur. Part 3: Startup Founder This is where my founder journey started. After KPMG, I launched my first big venture: a construction material marketplace. We raised venture investments, achieved top 100 commerce in Russia, and built a system that was acquired by a strategic investor. ❤️My key takeaway: Start companies out of love, not for money. Part 4: Reassembling After February 2022, I left Russia and moved back to Kazakhstan. Then, I was invited to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to launch a B2B construction material marketplace. After launching the product and building a team, I realized, “How can I consider myself a techpreneur without ever being in Silicon Valley?” In 2023, I joined the Draper Family. ✌️My key takeaway: Stick to your principles. Part 5: Serendipity In my first months in the US, I traveled throughout California, visited the Hawaiian Islands, attended TechCrunch, got my playa name on Burning Man and met over 500 people, including my US-based co-founder Omar Zhan. ⚛️My key takeaway: You need to be strong mentally and intellectually to rely on serendipity. And here I am, a California-based startup founder, building autonomous construction software to automate repeatable projects like McDonald's. Imagine saying, "Hey Subway GPT, deploy a new project in Austin, Texas." That's what we do! When we deliver our first project, it’s just a matter of time before the industry starts using AI to build buildings, to build cities and not just on this planet 🚀🚀🚀 ❗️My ask for you: We're starting the first cohort of professionals for our "Autonomous Construction Workshop". Join industry leaders to learn about AI in construction tech, best practices, and case studies showing 70% cost reductions. If you're in the construction industry or know someone who is, comment below, and I'll DM you with more details. Let's build the future together! 🚀 #entrepreneurship #construction #AI