The SAFE Note Bubble Is About to Burst

SAFE notes are broken. AI hype is peaking. And Europe’s money printer is warming up again.

In this week’s Bricks, Bucks & Bytes episode:

💰 The SAFE note reckoning – why founders and investors alike are sleepwalking into chaos.

🇪🇺 Europe’s startup “renaissance” – real growth or just another debt-fuelled illusion?

🤖 AI in construction – from wrappers on drawings to the real frontier of project intelligence.

But that’s not all:

• Patric Hellermann calls out the venture capital “perversion” of the past three years.

• Dustin DeVan explains why SAFE notes are worse than useless

• Mike Powers breaks down how the AI gold rush is already repeating 2021’s sins.

• And Martin, flying solo, drives straight through EU policy, startup hype, and construction’s AI mirage.

🎧 Listen now for:

• Why SAFE rounds could destroy early-stage venture

• How AI in AEC is chasing the wrong problems

• Why US startups still outpace Europe’s best

• And how to spot the next great construction tech idea before the bubble pops

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