RCN Podcast 61: Bridging Industry and Education with Brian Nickel

June 19, 2024
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 https://realitycapturenetwork.com/podcast/episode-61/ #realitycapturenetwork #rcnpodcast #bim #aecindustry

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