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Construction tech startups are poised to shake up a $1.3-trillion-dollar industry

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Allison Xu is an investor at Bain Capital Ventures, where she focuses on investments in the fintech and property tech sectors. In the wake of COVID-19 this spring, construction sites across the nation emptied out alongside neighboring restaurants, retail stores, offices and other commercial establishments.

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Buildots raises $30M to put eyes on construction sites

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One year after raising $16 million , construction technology company Buildots is back to claim another $30 million, this time in Series B funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round, with participation from previous investors TLV Partners, Future Energy Ventures and Tidhar Construction Group.

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5 construction tech investors analyze 2022 trends and opportunities

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Often, industries that have great potential to be disrupted are also the most resistant to adopting bleeding-edge technology. While legacy sectors like transportation and energy have embraced new tech, innovation in the construction industry has been slow to take hold. Nikitas Koutoupes, managing director, Insight Partners.

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YC, Khosla-backed Atmos lands $12.5M to design custom dream homes

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Founded in 2018, San Francisco-based Atmos touts that with its tech, homebuyers are able to select land, design a home within their budget and approve the design using 3D tech. Atmos says its technology allows buyers to see “exactly what can be built on any specific lot depending on the size, shape and development requirements.”

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What is a project manager? The lead role for project success

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What is a project manager? Project managers play the lead role in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing out projects. They are accountable for the entire project scope , the project team and resources, the project budget, and the success or failure of the project.

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Made Renovation promises “tech-enabled” remodels; customers describe “absolute nightmare”

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Last year, Jonas Heineman was overseeing a team of commercial project managers as they installed hundreds of electric vehicle charging stations. Heineman’s wife was also pregnant with their first child. I didn’t want to go and source materials.” A minimalist and highly popular aesthetic, helps, too.

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7 signs business stakeholders will sink your IT project

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IT projects fail at alarming rates — nearly 70% of them , according to project management tool provider TeamStage. Common factors of project failure are missed deadlines, blown budgets, or deliverables that fail to meet original objectives. CIOs and project managers understand these risks.