"We acquired a robotics company that nobody knows about and robot costs just crashed from $100,000 to $15,000."
In today's episode of Bricks & Bytes, we had Matt Daly, CMO of DroneDeploy, and we got to learn about the hidden robotics revolution happening in construction, why most startups are choosing the wrong funding path, and how AI agents with "a million eyeballs" are about to transform job sites... and many more!
Tune in to find out about:
✅ How ground robots went from $100K to $15K and why this changes everything
✅ Why 60% of DroneDeploy's new customers come from word of mouth
✅ The biggest mistake early-stage construction tech founders make with funding
✅ How multimodal AI models are replacing human-powered data analysis
Listen now on Spotify to discover why Matt believes "this is such a phenomenal time to be building products in reality capture" and what's coming this fall that will deliver answers, not just mountains of photos.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
03:24 Introduction and Overview of DroneDeploy
06:20 The Role of Robotics and AI in Construction
09:17 Merging for Market Consolidation
12:07 The Future of Reality Capture Solutions
15:19 Vision for Automated Data Capture
18:18 Challenges in Robotics and Automation
21:02 Cost Dynamics in Ground Robotics
24:10 The Impact of Major Tech Companies
27:02 Understanding Customer Personas
30:00 Visibility and Data Sharing Among Stakeholders
33:07 Customization of Solutions for Different Trades
35:56 Lessons Learned in Business Growth
40:01 Mastering Talent Acquisition
47:07 Navigating Capital Acquisition
53:59 Effective Resource Allocation
01:00:18 Marketing Strategies and Customer Acquisition
01:03:26 The Evolution of Reality Capture with AI
01:06:17 Pricing Models in Construction Software
