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Director of Innovation Brandon Blackberg (RTM Engineering) joins KP for a fast, practitioner-level riff on how AI is reshaping civil and structural work. We cover the “McDonald’s vs gourmet” future of delivery, why generalists win in a systems world, and how to avoid getting locked into someone else’s feature stack. We also talk vibe coding, token bills, and what KP would do if he started a firm tomorrow.
Highlights
- Why entry-level engineers will start closer to “junior-plus” with AI at their fingertips
- Generalist thinking vs narrow specialization when failures are system level
- Rethinking drawings and phases when iteration is cheap
- Time and materials, lump sum, and the real impact of token costs
- Multi-LLM strategies to avoid platform lock-in
- Guardrails that keep creativity alive and production safe
- Build vs buy: when an internal tool beats a vendor, and when it doesn’t
- Career paths that don’t look like ladders: engineering, coding, sales
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Chapters
1. Mastermind Roundtable Setup (00:00:00)
2. Brandon’s Path From CAD To Innovation (00:01:27)
3. Young Talent, AI Fluency, And Hiring (00:03:18)
4. Do We Still Need Engineering Degrees (00:04:55)
5. From Specialists To Master Generalists (00:07:46)
6. Systems Thinking Beats Component Thinking (00:10:49)
7. Rethinking Drawings And Design Phases (00:13:22)
8. Fees, Tokens, And Billing Models (00:15:46)
9. Multi‑LLM Strategies And Lock‑In (00:18:41)
10. Tools, Agent Kits, And Platform Risk (00:21:35)
11. No‑Code, Vibe Coding, And Guardrails (00:23:39)
12. Intern Prototypes And Build vs Buy (00:26:39)
13. Coding Capacity And Product Choices (00:29:36)
14. If You Started A Firm Tomorrow (00:31:39)
15. Change Journeys And Culture Shifts (00:33:44)
16. Choose‑Your‑Own Career Paths (00:36:36)
17. Where Agentic AI Actually Fits (00:39:39)
18. Better Questions Before Automation (00:42:44)
19. Power Tools, Home Automation, Forma (00:44:39)
20. Incumbents, Inspiration, And AI Momentum (00:46:39)
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