Can Palantir Run an Entire Construction Company?

"I currently haven't found a use case in which I haven't been able to build." That was Brett Adams on what Palantir Foundry can do in construction. This week on Bricks & Bytes we sat down with Dan Julien (Chief Revenue Officer) and Brett Adams (Forward Deployed Engineer and Head of Construction) of ForgeSight, the i4C born team implementing Palantir Foundry across the AEC industry, to cut through the rumours about what Palantir is actually doing in construction. Tune in to find out about: ✅ Whether Palantir Foundry can really replace your ERP ✅ What "forward deployed engineering" actually means on a job site ✅ Whether Procore, Autodesk and Trimble survive a Palantir world ✅ How a contractor rebuilt its entire operation on Foundry in roughly a year 🎧 Watch now on Spotify and YouTube #bricksandbytes #bricksbytes #bricksbucksandbytes #aec #construction #constructiontech #ai #vc Our Sponsors: BreadCrumb- 50,000+ projects globally. All running safer, faster, with Breadcrumb. - breadcrumb.co Aphex is the multiplayer planning platform where construction teams plan together, stay aligned, and deliver projects faster – check out aphex.co Archdesk - “The #1 Construction Management Software for Growing Companies - Manage your projects from Tender to Handover” check archdesk.com Chapters 00:00 Teaser 00:18 What Is Palantir & Why Construction? 02:36 Palantir Foundry Explained 05:16 Who You Need to Implement It 08:35 Do You Actually Need Palantir? 11:01 Real Use Cases in Construction 13:19 How to Implement Foundry & Integrate Data 22:00 Sponsor 25:01 Getting Your Data Into Foundry 28:40 How Long Does Implementation Take? 30:31 Solving Software Integration Challenges 33:06 Can Foundry Replace Your ERP? 36:22 The Future of ERP vs Palantir (SAP, Oracle) 39:31 Palantir for Non-Technical Teams 42:58 Case Study: How Kavanaugh Uses Foundry 46:02 How Much Does Palantir Cost? 48:03 Who Foundry Is Actually For 49:41 Use Cases for On-Site Workers 56:12 Solving Common Operational Headaches 📩 Subscribe to the Bricks & Bytes Newsletter: https://bricks-bytes.beehiiv.com/ 🌐 Visit our website: http://bricks-bytes.com/ 📲 Follow us: LinkedIn:   / bricks-bytes   Twitter: https://x.com/bricksbytespod Instagram:   / bricksbytes   Enjoying the insights? Hit that Subscribe button to stay ahead in construction tech, AI, and the future of how we build.