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"Companies are bought, not sold."That single line from Yves Frinault reframed the entire conversation on our first-ever Exited Founder Acquisition Roundtable.We sat down with four construction tech founders who collectively sold their companies for hundreds of millions:β
Yves Frinault (Fieldwire β Hilti) β
Dustin DeVan (BuildingConnected β Autodesk, $275M cash + $40M stock) β
Mo Akbari Hochberg (HoloBuilder β FARO, ~$36M) β
Zach Scheel (Rhumbix β Autodesk, fresh off the deal)Tune in to find out:β
Why Hilti told Fieldwire "we'll never acquire you" four years before acquiring them β
The one negotiation tactic Dustin says every founder should use against corp dev teams β
Why an acquisition is a "one-way door" once you walk in, and how to know you're ready β
The QSBS detail that decides how much of the exit you actually keepFull episode on Spotify and YouTube now.#aec #construction #constructiontech #bricksandbytes #bricksbytes #bricksbucksandbytes #ai #vct Our Sponsors:BreadCrumb- 50,000+ projects globally. All running safer, faster, with Breadcrumb. - breadcrumb.coAphex is the multiplayer planning platform where construction teams plan together, stay aligned, and deliver projects faster β check out aphex.coArchdesk - βThe #1 Construction Management Software for Growing Companies - Manage your projects from Tender to Handoverβ check archdesk.comChapters


