{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"NC Tweener Talks","title":"Marc Minor, Higharc: Built an AI Company for Homebuilding BEFORE the AI Boom","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2935,"description":"After Tweener Madness, we’re back to regular programming with a special conversation featuring Marc Minor, CEO & Co-Founder of Higharc.\nIn this episode, Marc talks about the long road to building fundamental technology, why Higharc spent years developing before going fully to market, how he found his co-founders, what he learned from early fundraising, and why AI has become a major tailwind for the business. Highlights CoveredHow Higharc applies advanced manufacturing concepts to homebuildingWhy the company spent four years building before going to marketHow Marc raised Higharc’s first $4.7M seed roundWhy founders need confidence, conviction, and a willingness to askHow Higharc thinks about spatial AI and proprietary dataWhy “buildings as data” is a major competitive advantageWhat founders can learn from great storytellersWhy peer groups are so valuable for CEOsIf there’s one takeaway from this conversation, it’s that great companies are rarely built overnight, but clear vision, strong storytelling, and relentless execution can take you a long way.\nTimestamps00:00 Cold open: Building takes longer than expected\n00:31 Welcome to NC Tweener Talks\n01:51 Back from Tweener Madness\n03:00 Introducing Mark Minor and Higharc\n07:36 What Higharc does\n10:18 Mark’s path to the Triangle\n11:23 From 3D printing to homebuilding\n15:19 Taking the leap into entrepreneurship\n17:20 Getting fired, getting encouraged, and starting Higharc\n18:49 Four years of building before market\n19:33 Early fundraising lessons\n23:39 Raising the first $4.7M\n24:24 Why Higharc had to de-risk technology and go-to-market\n27:05 Finding technical co-founders\n30:12 The technical problem behind Higharc\n33:24 Where Higharc is today\n35:26 How AI became a tailwind\n37:02 Why Higharc builds homes as data\n39:14 Training models for spatial AI\n41:16 Asking buildings questions with AI\n42:17 Competitive moats in an AI world\n45:10 Advice for founders\n46:04 Storytelling as a founder skill\n48:10 Closing thoughts\nWhere to...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UEzoK7N1siD9YRaSVBWfZ8B3suSS2aonEIZ5NwBH1Gs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NjBh/YWVhZTA4ZTUyY2Fl/MDdhNzQwZWFhNDI4/MDc3Zi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}