Apr 7, 2021
Summary: In this episode the Propcast talks to
Javed Singha from Fieldwire, and Vivin Hegde from Hilti about the
growth of ConTech and project management solutions, trends in
Contech, and what we’re seeing with the adoption of Contech across
the globe.
The
Propcast by Louisa Dickins, Co-Founder of LMRE the leading Global
PropTech recruiter brought to you in partnership with CREtech and
ReimTech. This show will focus on connecting the Proptechs, real
estate funds and VC’s globally…and get everyone talking about
innovation of the build to rent environment.
About Our Host
Louisa Dickins
Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known
estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved
over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a
Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by
PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5
core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive
recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa
is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association
(UKPA).
About LMRE
LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more
comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to
the right place at the right time. They are passionate about the
industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time
with each client to become and an extension of the business, and
their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector.
LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve
the people driven, PropTech community.
About Our Guests
Javed Singha
Javed is an entrepreneur and the co-founder of Fieldwire, a
collaboration platform for construction, where he focuses on
business and product development. Previously, Javed has held
leadership roles in healthcare and video game start-ups within
start-ups in addition to having been a management consultant.
Fieldwire is the simplest way for construction companies to keep
everyone organised on the job site. With it's easy to use mobile
applications, Fieldwire saves each user up to one hour per day by
enabling more efficient information sharing. Fieldwire was
recognised by Forbes as one of America’s best start-up employers in
2020.
Vivin Hegde
Vivin is a Construction Technologist, and leads Hilti’s Scouting
and Venturing US office to find new technologies that will help
bring the next wave of innovation to construction. Vivin also
mentors start-ups and enables development of the construction tech
ecosystem leveraging over a decade of experience in strategy,
sales, project management and operations in multiple continents.
Hilti design and manufacture leading-edge technology, software and
services, which power the professional construction industry. They
are based in over 120 countries worldwise with more than 30,000
employees. Hilti offer a 360 degree service – from design software,
products and tools onsite to training, repairs, testing and
consultancy.
Companies mentioned:
Ubisoft, McKinsey, Clark Construction, Ellis Don, Power
Design
Resources mentioned
Insights From This Episode
- I think there'll be a collision between hardware and software
down the line – Javed Singha
- Bringing new solutions and software helps us be looked at as a
newly innovative player – Vivin
Hegde
- We really strive to find people that are builders in whatever
capacity that is, it can be with a hammer or a keyboard –
Javed Singha
- You have to pick the right battles, at least initially and once
you reach a certain scale, then automatically you can move to the
next pace and be much more disruptive – Vivin
Hegde
- Oe suggestion I would have for anybody is really taking
ownership of your career and taking the path less travelled – Javed
Singha
- There's no cookie cutter recipe for innovation –
Vivin Hegde
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