Some of the long time fans of Automate Construction might know that I love reading! In a world of short form content, few things are more satisfying than spending a multi hour chunk on one topic guided by someone who put immense thought and care intro crafting the journey that is a book, story, or novel.
Evan Maindonald, General Partner of Hyperlight Ventures reached out to me after seeing some of my Linkedin posts on construction tech and asked me to read a pre release copy of his new book “Breaking New Ground”. Evan made his mark on the world in property development from the ground up. His story is an inspirational primary source on deal structuring and risk.
As of today, Nov 20th, you can read it too!
Evan’s tale is one of success but he does not paint the picture with rosy colored glasses, risk is a key component of the book but Evan goes into great detail on creative financing options which create extremely attractive risk profiles for someone with nothing to lose! How can someone with nothing to lose get started in property development? It sounds crazy but there are strategies outlined in the book to do exactly that.
The reason Evan asked me of all people to read his book is because he knows I take a no BS approach to looking at construction technologies. One key aspect of “Breaking New Ground” is an introduction to a variety of forward looking technologies, some previously featured on Automate Construction but most of them I’ve never even had the chance to explore.
Reading “Breaking New Ground” was refreshing because instead of forcing tech on you with wild claims, Evan describes a future of prosperity and progress amplified by digital construction.
Evans VC firm Hyperlight Ventures is an investor in Azure, previously featured on the Automate Construction Podcast. Evan ran a promotional video with Automate Construction for the book. This article is independent of that promotion I am just a fan!
Check out Hyperlight Ventures portfolio company Azure 3D