In partnership with

Effortless Tutorial Video Creation with Guidde

Transform your team’s static training materials into dynamic, engaging video guides with Guidde.

Here’s what you’ll love about Guidde:

1️⃣ Easy to Create: Turn PDFs or manuals into stunning video tutorials with a single click.
2️⃣ Easy to Update: Update video content in seconds to keep your training materials relevant.
3️⃣ Easy to Localize: Generate multilingual guides to ensure accessibility for global teams.

Empower your teammates with interactive learning.

And the best part? The browser extension is 100% free.

Check out Guidde

1. Architects, You Don’t Have a Software Costs Problem, You Have an IT Support Costs Problem.

Over the last year, I’ve assessed the tech stacks of practices of every size.
And almost every conversation starts the same way:

Sometimes that’s true but almost always there’s a bigger issue hiding underneath:

Your IT Support isn’t strategic.

When IT is reactive instead of proactive, practices quietly bleed money through:

-Endless firefighting instead of improvement

-Productivity lost to troubleshooting

-Overspending on licences, servers, storage

-Paying for systems no one uses (or understands)

-Support contracts that keep old workflows alive

The cost isn’t just “IT spend.” It’s Profit Margin. Productivity. Team Morale.

Here are the patterns I see again and again:

1️⃣ Overspending on Software + IT Stack
Duplicate tools and hidden subscriptions draining budget.

2️⃣ No Visibility of What You Have or Why
No clear inventory. No purpose. No ownership.

3️⃣ AI Is Moving Faster Than Procurement
Costs and capability shifts are totally out of sync.

4️⃣ Platforms Are Replacing Applications
But budgets still look like it’s 2019.

5️⃣ No Internal Capacity to Rationalise
Teams are too busy delivering to optimise.

When no one owns mapping, modernising, and right-sizing tech…
the invoice does the talking.

So let me ask…

👉 If you’d like to see where your money is really going, reply to this email and I’ll send you the IT Costs Spreadsheet Template I use with clients.

2. 2 years ago I bought a house, then quit my job in the same month. What’s happened since has been unbelievable.

Two years ago, I did two slightly mad things at once:
🛠 Bought a house falling apart
🚀 Quit my job to start something new

Since then…

The House
Weekends. Late nights. YouTube tutorials.
I learned bricklaying, wiring, flooring, and that great results come from great prep.
This weekend, we finished. Fully transformed. A home we’re proud of.

The Business
I founded ADDD.
Built an AEC software marketplace.
Reached 500+ ConTech founders.
Cofounded AEC Tech Jobs.
Helped start ups reach architects and sharpen their positioning.

Same rule: Preparation = everything.

I’ve been lucky to build this with brilliant people who’ve supported, challenged, and cheered me on. You know who you are, thank you! See a full list on the LinkedIn post here:

2026 feels like a tipping point.

AI and new tools are reshaping everything about how we design and deliver buildings, and I’m all in.

The lesson:
No one builds alone. Not a house. Not a business. Not an industry.

Here’s to what comes next!

3. If You Sell ConTech, This Is The Room You Need to Be In

If you build tech for architects or engineers, the biggest challenge isn’t the product, it’s getting in front of the people who can actually buy it. That’s why AEC INNOVATE (June 16–18, 2026, Aria Las Vegas) matters.

It brings together 500+ Principals, CTOs, Innovation Leads, Digital Directors, and decision-makers who come specifically to evaluate new AI and workflow tools.

This isn’t a trade show. It’s direct access to your ICP.

Why Exhibit?

You get two days of high-intent conversations with senior AEC leaders who are actively:

✓ Looking for new tools
✓ Making budget decisions
✓ Comparing solutions side-by-side
✓ Planning their 2026 tech roadmaps

If you want pipeline, product feedback, visibility, and deal acceleration, I think that this is it.

Your Exhibitor Package Includes

• Exhibit space
• 2 passes
• Your logo on the website + main stage
• A custom promo link (below) giving your prospects $200 off

Why It Works

AEC INNOVATE is built to connect ConTech builders with the exact end users shaping adoption across the industry - the people who influence real buying decisions.

Want one of the limited exhibitor spots?
Use this link to register your interest: https://www.psmj.com/innovateaddd

4. Did you know CONSIGLI was just acquired for US $390 million? 

What you don’t know is they’re hiring, and we’ve got all of their top roles listed on AEC Tech Jobs 👇

AECOM has snapped up Consigli in a deal worth ~$390m, according to reports. 

Now Consigli isn’t just any startup. Their AI-driven “Autonomous Engineer” platform rethinks space analysis, MEP loadings, Level 3 modelling, automated documentation and more, promising dramatic reductions in engineering time. If AECOM views that tech and talent as a strategic differentiator, then imagine what that signals for the broader AEC + ConTech job market.

🔥 Below you’ll find the top 20 live ConTech roles - including Consigli, and many more at leading AEC, engineering and ConTech firms.

1. CONSIGLI

2. Monograph

3. Autodesk

4. Sentient Grid

5. Acelab

6. Gendo

7. Part3

8. Bobyard

9. Intuety

10. Egnyte

11. SWAPP.AI 

12. Mercator.ai

13. Freeda

14. Buildots

15. Trayd: Construction Payroll, HR, & Compliance

16. ResiQuant

17. AI Clearing

18. Calcs.com

19. Motif

20. Automated Architecture (AUAR)

👉 If you’re recruiting, get in touch to add roles to AEC Tech Jobs today and get visibility among a specialised, global AEC-tech talent pool.

PS: We Build Brands in AEC Tech. You’re BUSY building the product. We’ll make sure the right people hear about it.

PLUS: Interested in transferring to Product Management? See our FREE How to become a Product manager resource! https://contech.carrd.co/

Thanks for reading!

See you next week,
Allister

Founder, ADDD & CoFounder AEC Tech Jobs

Please forward this to a colleague that you think will benefit from the content.

Get in touch with any questions you may have: [email protected]

Thanks for reading!