Introducing Tech To Construction

Name: Iesh Dixit

Designation: Founder and CEO

Company: Poweplay

Age: 28

Some entrepreneurs are naturally good at sales, while others are good at technology. Iesh Dixit is from the rare breed of entrepreneurs that is good at both. He has always found himself to be fascinated with selling things, beginning with selling soda bottles at friendly cricket games. This curiosity about sales only grew with age. But make no mistake, he is also tech-savvy and his degree from IIT Roorkee and first job as a Software Developer is a testament to that.

“I was placed as a software developer being from an engineering background. I was good at it, but I realized that I wanted to do something more. So, I left,” says Iesh Dixit, Founder and CEO, Powerplay.

Serial entrepreneur

He went on to establish various startups, beginning with ProbZip, which was an on-demand intracity logistics marketplace. It was followed by Wholdus, a B2B wholesale marketplace that Dixit had to shut down due to a lack of funds. He went on to work with Jumbotail until 2019.

In 2020, Dixit started Powerplay to disrupt the construction business by simplifying end-to-end Construction and Architecture project management. The Powerplay platform provides a gamut of features, including automated daily progress report/weekly progress report (DPR/WPR), real-time project margins, invites all teams at one place for project coordination, tracking and requesting material inventory on-site, collecting invoices from the site and much more.

Tech in construction

Construction is a huge contributor to India’s GDP and Dixit has zoned in to help the sector adopt more technology. And he truly relishes the challenge of convincing the sector to take on tech adoption. “Given how much it contributes to the country’s GDP, the construction sector is least adapted to tech. I want to explore if Powerplay can convince them to adopt tech,” says Dixit.

When asked if he would undertake any other ventures in the near future, he says that all his energies remain invested in Powerplay for the next three to five years.