S1E1: They do $20M a year on sticky notes
Annija Eizenarma on why $20M legacy businesses still run on paper, what makes an AI pilot stall at month three, and how operators judge a vendor.
Construction
How construction and trades businesses are actually using AI — estimating, bids, site documentation and the tools that did not survive the job site.
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The construction AI problem Annija Eizenarma would solve first
Cross-company coordination, not internal workflow. What a subcontractor communication hub must do, and the six questions to ask before signing.
Four jobs construction firms are actually giving AI
Vendor pricing once meant calling 5 to 10 suppliers. Annija Eizenarma names the construction workflows where AI is working now, and one that isn't yet.
Why one solved task beats a full platform in legacy industries
Annija Eizenarma on why the AI companies that sell into construction solve one task first: one design partner can open 15 doors, then 100.
What's not working
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Why subcontractor communication hubs fail on the side that did not buy them
The GC buys it and the subcontractor is asked to change for free. Why construction coordination products stall, and the inversion nobody has built.
The six-figure integration bill your product competes against
Legacy operators dislike the software they own and still cannot switch. Annija Eizenarma on why sunk integration cost is a product spec, not an objection.
Get your house in order before you buy any AI
Annija Eizenarma on the records legacy operators need in order before onboarding, and why missing them turns an AI rollout into months of assembly.
How to judge an AI vendor when you cannot judge the software
A $20 million business run on sticky notes cannot tell a real AI product from a wrapper. Annija Eizenarma on what to evaluate instead of the technology.
The AI pilot that dies in month three of data collection
Integration costs of $500,000, contracts running five to ten years, and onboarding that takes months: why AI deals in legacy industries die before output.
AI tools used
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Best AI tools for construction floor plans and engineering drawings
Five funded products generate floor plans and electrical systems from a prompt. What each one covers, and how to evaluate them before you buy.
Best AI tools for construction invoice follow-up
Siteline, Adaptive, Briq and Ontik, judged against what one legacy-industry adviser says a contractor actually needs from invoice automation.
Best AI tools for comparing construction quotes in 2026
Kojo, SubBase, ProcurePro and Parspec compared on what each collects, who they serve, and the coverage question to ask before you sign.
What needs to be built
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The number no AI drawing tool will publish
Construction AI markets generation speed. Nobody reports how much output survives engineer review unchanged, and that is the figure buyers need.
Nobody built data readiness for the owner who isn't selling
Transaction-readiness banks on one side, developer data tools on the other, and nothing between them for a non-technical owner who is not selling.
In construction procurement, coverage is the product
Four funded procurement platforms, one unsolved constraint: the vendors who must respond bought nothing. What that caps, and the asset nobody sells.
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