Nikolai Suvorov (Spectar) on AR vs Plum Bob and String – The Future of Construction
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The Guest
Nikolai Suvorov is the CEO at Spectar, a company who uses augmented reality to connect construction design documentation to the job site with the goal of accelerating construction timelines while reducing costs.
Nikolai spent 10 years at Hilti, a big, international construction technology company where he served as a VP of Sales in Russia, and a country General Manager in Ukraine, before returning to the US to be a sales leader.
He then was VP of Sales at ToughBuilt before helping to create Spectar.
The Conversation
In this conversation, Nikolai shares his perspective on the challenges and opportunities for infusing technology into an industry that still relies on little weights suspended from strings (plumb bobs and strings).
He talks about his pragmatic approach to focusing on measurable ROI for customers by leveraging the AR technology that exists today, specifically within the Hololens, rather than hoping for what may come.
Nikolai also shares his mandate to keep his team focused, namely there can only be one top priority – everything can’t be the most important thing.
Nikolai goes on to share lessons learned about critical leadership traits particularly during difficult times.
Links From The Episode
- Blog: PubG Construction Project Case Study by Spectar
- Book: Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott
- Episode Transcript