A Briq original series
Future of Work: Rewired
A free eight-episode Briq original series about how AI is changing construction, from the first lead to project delivery. Sign up for Future of Work: Rewired.
Eight episodes. One industry, rewired. Hosted by Bassem Hamdy and Ellis Talton.
Series premieres October 27, 2026 at 9 AM ET.
Episode 1: Rewire Your Brain
Why construction has to think big on AI
Bassem and Ellis open the series by naming the problem: most contractors treat AI as a side project. They explain why small, bolted-on pilots fail and why this is a replatforming moment as big as the move from CD installs to the web.
The Big Picture · 8 min
Opens
Episode 2: The Briq Vision
From bots to Otto
How Briq went from building bots that patched gaps in legacy software to betting the company on Otto, and the four principles behind it: generative, orchestrated, autonomous, and conversation first.
The Bet · 22 min
Opens
Episode 3: Project Initiation
From lead to award
A job starts the moment an owner or GC first signals it, not at award. How Otto tracks inbound bids, market signals, and target accounts, scores every lead, and runs deep research before anyone opens their inbox.
Lead to Award · 9 min
Opens
Episode 4: Estimate to Budget
Estimating is your production floor
Why AI won't be writing estimates anytime soon, where it already catches mistakes in real time, and why the real payoff is turning each estimate into a budget, billing plan, schedule, and cash flow forecast.
Estimate to Budget · 7 min
Opens
Episode 5: Estimate to Commitment
How a job gets bought out
How general contractors go from carry number to signed subcontract, and how specialty contractors turn an estimate into material purchases. Bid leveling, scope, and qualification without the human bias, plus pending POs built straight from the estimate.
Buyout · 16 min
Opens
Episode 6: Cash Flow Part 1
Procure to pay: the money going out
Procure to pay isn't an AP automation problem. Most invoices need investigation that OCR can't do, and Otto follows the thread from order to payment so every check you write is one you can explain.
Procure to Pay · 10 min
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Episode 7: Cash Flow Part 2
Contract to cash: the money coming in
AI won't get you paid faster. What it does change is the accuracy of the first bill, billing screens that fit each contract type, certified payroll for subcontractors, and a cash flow report the CFO can trust.
Contract to Cash · 9 min
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Episode 8: Project Delivery
The PM role, rewired
What happens when Otto reads the project team's email, why drawings and specs need to be analyzed together, and why the era of best-of-breed point solutions in construction is ending.
Delivery · 25 min
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Episodes 1 and 2 open October 27 at 9 AM ET.
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Behind the scenes
Meet the people building the future of work in construction. Follow the journey from lead to award, estimating and buyout through billings, payments and delivery.