Alastair Blenkin is the Founder & CEO of ProcurePro, who are fast becoming one to watch in the Australian and global Construction-Tech landscape. Starting life in a top tier law firm MinterEllison, Alastair leapt into the world of Construction-Tech, teaming up with a long time friend and Project Manager Tim Rogers to found ProcurePro. ProcurePro is on a mission to make agreement easy - providing visibility, controls and efficiencies to the highly manual subcontractor procurement process for contractors such as Roberts Co, Hutchinson Builders, Kapitol Group and more. Alastair is passionate about technology, the positive and transformational change it can have on business, and the people within the business. Alastair is highly ambitious, relishing in the challenge of creating something out of nothing against improbable odds, and motivated to promote Australian Con-Tech on a global scale. Outside of work, Alastair has a love of sport and travel, though the travel has been curtailed since 2020! In this episode, you'll learn about:
- Changing the world through technology
- Principles that lead to founders' success
- Lessons to taking first steps
- Importance of speed to success
- Defining your support circle
- Backing yourself
- Risks worth taking
And more! If you are a budding entrepreneur who needs that belief to get going, this episode is for you. Resources: https://procurepro.co How to Win Friends & Influence People - Dale Carnegie The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically - Eric Ries Show notes If you enjoyed this episode, and you've learnt something or it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me, @elinormoshe_ or Elinor Moshe on LinkedIn. Don't forget you can also join the Facebook community to be part of the growing family of constructors who chose exceptional futures.