Builders, Budgets, and Beers
The Builders, Budgets, and Beers Podcast is where the construction industry comes to talk about the financial side of building — the decisions, the mistakes, and the systems that separate profitable companies from the rest. From regional GCs and high-volume builders to construction accountants and industry tech leaders, our guests share what's actually working and what they wish they'd known sooner.
Produced by the team at Adaptive, it's real talk on the financial operations behind growing, scaling, and running a complex construction business. One budget, one story, and one beer at a time.
Builders, Budgets, and Beers
How AI Speeds Up Profitable Bids with Deepti Yenireddy
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Reece sits down with Deepti Yenireddy, founder and CEO of Boon AI, to talk about the real business case for AI in estimating: tighter bid timelines, thin margins, and why speed matters when builders are chasing more work. They get into how Boone handles preconstruction from plan review to takeoff, why specialized AI beats generic tools in construction, and why the best estimators are becoming better reviewers and decision-makers, not obsolete. If you want to understand where AI actually helps builders today and how to stay competitive without buying the hype, this episode gives you a practical place to start.
https://www.getboon.ai
Show Notes:
00:45 Meet Deepti
02:35 Physical World Data
05:03 Boone Workflow
07:37 GC vs Trades
09:30 Data And Benchmarks
14:27 Estimating Bottlenecks
18:54 AI And Jobs
28:54 Estimator Skill Shift
31:42 Why Trust Lags
35:47 AI Partners
39:12 Keep Learning
Find Our Hosts:
Reece Barnes
Matt Calvano
Podcast Produced By:
Motif Media
