RCN Podcast 61: Bridging Industry and Education with Brian Nickel
In Episode 61, @alliedbiminc CEO/founder and adjunct instructor Brian Nickel discusses the path to Allied BIM’s founding, fabrication, startup strategizing, Revit roots, AI leveraging, “moonshots”, what teaching has taught him, optimism vs. pessimism, and more.
Episode Timeline
01:11 Brian’s background, Revit roots, experience in architecture school and learning to become a workaholic
8:01 True problem solving, technologies & tools used early is his career, and a great plumbing case study
13:10 The progression Brian sees for fabrication, digital twins, and robotics
15:45 AI visions, and industries ripe for opportunity
17:54 An insightful anecdote from Brian’s teaching experience, LinkedIn thoughts, and entrepreneurial wisdom
24:07 Something Brian learned working for a general contractor, and fundraising insight
28:33 Building your team, ideal skill sets, Autodesk’s Forge, and the freelance realm
33:26 Overseas outsourcing, and an app Allied has been focusing on
38:42 Technology taking over; true or false?
43:51 What Brian expects to see across technologies in the coming years, a particular VR ambition, and Allied’s “moonshot”
49:51 What growth isn’t about, and what Thomas Edison can teach us about iterative processes
52:49 Why Brian enjoys teaching, and optimism vs. pessimism
55:16 The stair step analogy, the valley of sorrow, and the man in the arena
57:03 Drawing motivation, and the nature of the reality capture community
1:01:48 The advice Brian would give those just entering the space
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