KP Unpacked

What happens when everyone's AI agents start talking to each other—and you're stuck without any?In this episode of KP Unpacked, KP Reddy and Nick process the Zero RFI launch aftermath - from...

What happens when a VC flips to the founder side and raises $13.8M to fix the biggest broken relationship in construction?In this episode of KP Unpacked, KP and Nick finally reveal what's been hi...

What if the biggest crisis in construction isn't AI adoption, it's that we hand over $100M assets with no instruction manual?In this episode of KP Unpacked, KP Reddy sits down with David Nie...

If contractors get 50% more efficient with AI, who captures the margin improvement?In this episode of KP Unpacked, KP Reddy and Nick tackle a question that went viral in construction circles: with all...

Why are corporate knowledge workers structurally prohibited from learning the most important skill of the decade?In this episode of KP Unpacked, KP Reddy sits down with Nona Black, Head of People, to ...

What matters after decades of building, losing, and rebuilding?In this episode of KP Unpacked, KP Reddy turns 55, and Nick uses the milestone for a lightning round conversation exploring career highs,...

What happens when execution isn't enough to raise capital?In this episode of KP Unpacked, KP Reddy and Nick tackle a critical founder mistake: obsessing over traction while forgetting to sell the...

What if getting cheaper is actually the goal?In this episode of KP Unpacked, KP Reddy and Nick unpack why AI-driven deflation isn't something to fear, it's the entire point of innovation. Fr...

This episode is a reality check for anyone who thinks construction is just catching up to tech. It's not. Construction is now leading it.In this episode of KP Unpacked, KP Reddy and Nick make the...

This episode is a gut check for founders heading into 2026.In this episode of KP Unpacked, KP sits down with Nick to unpack a question every builder eventually faces: are you pushing through healthy f...

This is our final episode of the year, and we’re ending it with the kind of conversation AEC needs more of.In this episode of KP Unpacked, KP sits down with Dr. Barry Clark (CTO) to connect the dots f...

If you want to understand the future of construction, look at your phone. In this episode of KP Unpacked, KP Reddy and Nick explain why the next major shift in AEC will mirror the moment Uber replaced...

Founders, if your board meetings feel pointless, this one’s for you. Rethink the people shaping your company’s future.Private company boards should drive growth, not block it. Yet too often, they beco...

AEC leaders, operators, and innovators, this one matters. Listen now and fix your closeout before it burns value.The closeout process is where most projects quietly fail. In this episode of KP Unpacke...

If meritocracy starts at a web form, do you still need warm intros or just relentless curiosity?Track3D founder/CEO NK Chaitanya joins KP for a field-level riff on founder-led sales, learning on job s...

If you can ship a site plan with one click, do you still need the degree or just better prompts?Director of Innovation Brandon Blackberg (RTM Engineering) joins KP for a fast, practitioner-level riff ...

KP Unpacked, the #1 number podcast in AEC breaks down how early-stage teams actually win attention and revenue in 2025. KP and Nick go deep on founder-led distribution, “signature marketing” vs checkl...

In this episode of KP Unpacked, KP and Nick break down one of the toughest choices for hardware and robotics founders in AEC: Should you sell the equipment, offer it as a service, or self-perform the ...

Welcome back to KP Unpacked, the #1 podcast in AEC!In this episode, KP Reddy sat down with Ahmad Omar, founder of Slate, also our Mastermind member, to discuss the new wave of entrepreneurship sweepin...

Welcome to KP Unpacked of the #1 podcast in AEC.In this conversation, KP Reddy and Nick Durham cut through the noise and challenge the stories AEC leaders keep telling themselves. From LinkedIn posts ...

The #1 podcast in AEC.In this episode, KP Reddy and Nick Durham unpack why defensibility today looks less like patents and more like paradoxical thinking, and why the smartest move for AI “wrappers” i...

In this episode of KP Unpacked, the #1 podcast in AEC, KP and guest Frank Lazaro explore how AI is reshaping the job market for recent graduates and what parents should tell their children about futur...

The #1 Podcast in AEC.This episode marks a first: KP sits down with Nick for their debut recording together on KP Unpacked. Funny enough, you heard their second episode (on the MIT AI Report) before t...

Welcome to KP Unpacked, the #1 podcast in AEC. Hosted by @KP Reddy and co-host @Nick Durham. What if the way we measure work is completely wrong? In this episode, KP and Nick dive into the MIT “Gen AI...

Welcome to KP Unpacked - the #1 podcast in AEC.What if buying a home felt like talking to Jarvis instead of chasing a realtor? In this episode, Jeff Echols sits down with Enoc Silva, CEO of Vuen AI, t...

Most AEC and manufacturing firms are leaving serious money on the table.Jordan Wilson, Director of Business Development at Corporate Tax Advisors, joins Jeff to unpack a major tax law change that coul...

In this episode of KP Unpacked, the #1 podcast in AEC, Jeff Echols sits down with Chris Parsons, founder and CEO of Knowledge Architecture, to explore why knowledge management (KM) is no longer just a...

This episode of KP Unpacked pulls no punches. KP and Jeff dive into why real innovation in AEC doesn’t come from AI, tech stacks, or strategy decks, it comes from frustration. From timesheet tyranny t...

In this special edition of KP Unpacked, Jeff and KP dive into the heart of KP’s viral Sunday Scaries post: Brackish Waters – The Startup Survival Zone.KP breaks down why traditional lines between VC a...

KP Unpacked is the #1 podcast in AEC—and for good reason. In this episode, KP Reddy and Jeff Echols start with baseball and end up somewhere way more urgent: the death of innovation-as-edge. From Mone...

Welcome to KP Unpacked , the #1 podcast in AEC. In this episode, KP Reddy and Jeff Echols unpack a movement that's flipping tech, venture, and entrepreneurship on its head: vibe coding.What start...

Welcome back to the number one podcast in AEC, KP Unpacked, where AI, innovation, and the built world collide.In this episode of the AI in AEC series, Jeff Echols (Executive Director, Catalyst) is joi...

In this brutally honest episode of KP Unpacked, the number one podcast in AEC, KP Reddy and Jeff Echols take a sledgehammer to one of the industry's most overused and misunderstood buzzwords: dig...

Every AEC firm faces it: Do we build our own AI tools or buy what's already on the market?In this episode of KP Unpacked, the number one Podcast in AEC, Jeff Echols and Frank Lazaro dive deep int...

In this episode of KP Unpacked, the number one podcast in AEC, Jeff Echols sits down with Frank Thalakotur, Senior Research Advisor at KP Reddy Co., to dig into one of the core issues holding the AEC ...

Welcome back to KP Unpacked, the #1 podcast in AEC.In this episode, KP Reddy (Founder & CEO of Shadow Ventures) and Jeff Echols (Executive Director at Catalyst) unpack a powerful metaphor that’s r...

🎙 Featuring: Jeff Echols, Chief Executive Director Catalyst, KP Reddy Co. David Niewadomski, Senior Research Advisor, KP Reddy Co.In this episode of KP Unpacked, the number one podcast in AEC, host J...

On this episode of KP Unpacked—the number one podcast in AEC—Jeff Echols sits down with Alan Montpellier, Principal and Chief Innovation Officer at PAE, to explore what it really takes to embed innova...

In this episode of KP Unpacked, the number one podcast in AEC, Jeff Echols, Executive Director at Catalyst, KP Reddy Co. kicks off a brand-new series featuring the in-house research team at KP Reddy C...

This week on KP Unpacked—the number one podcast in AEC—Jeff Echols and KP Reddy unpack the Sunday Scaries post that broke the internet (or at least LinkedIn).It all started with a Talking Heads lyric ...

In this episode of KP Unpacked—the number one podcast in AEC—Jeff Echols sits down with architect and senior research advisor Zig Rubel to explore a bold question: What if the biggest issues in AEC ar...

In this episode of KP Unpacked, the number one podcast in AEC, Jeff Echols and Frank Lazaro unpack the rising wave of custom GPTs—and why every forward-thinking AEC firm should be building one. From k...

In this special episode of KP Unpacked, the number podcast in AEC, Jeff Echols sits down with Hope Alexander, senior advisor at KP Reddy Co., to spotlight the one voice often missing in AEC innovation...

In this episode of KP Unpacked—the number one podcast in AEC—Jeff Echols and KP Reddy go deep on awards, ethics, and why it’s time to rethink how innovation gets recognized in the built environment.KP...

AI isn’t just about flashy tools—it’s about transforming how AEC firms research, analyze, and make decisions. In this episode of KP Unpacked - the number one Podcast in AEC, Jeff Echols and Frank Lazz...

Are Gen Z professionals really unambitious, entitled, and disconnected—or just playing by a different set of rules? In this bold episode of KP Unpacked, KP Reddy and Jeff Echols break down the generat...

What if your “too early” is actually right on time?In this episode of KP Unpacked - the number one podcast in AEC, Jeff Echols sits down with structural engineer turned AI innovator Kevin Jeswani to u...

AI is building faster than the law can keep up. In this episode of KP Unpacked — the number one podcast in AEC — Jeff Echols and Frank Lazaro dive into a messy question every firm needs to answer: Who...

In this episode of KP Unpacked,  the number one podcast in AEC, KP Reddy and Jeff Echols go full throttle on the one thing most AEC startups get completely wrong: ignoring the owner.You’re selling to ...

 In this episode of KP Unpacked (AI in AEC edition), Jeff Echols and Frank Lazaro—KP Reddy Co.'s in-house AI expert—tackle one of the biggest blind spots in AI adoption: training your team. Every...