Eldar Sadikov is a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded several venture funded AI companies. Eldar is currently the CEO and Co-Founder of Field Materials, the leading AI procurement platform for contractors to streamline material purchasing and equipment rentals. Prior to this, Eldar was the CEO and Co-Founder of Jetlore, AI software for retail, acquired by PayPal in 2018. Earlier in his career, Eldar pursued a PhD in Computer Science at Stanford with specialization in statistical and machine learning models before ultimately dropping out to pursue entrepreneurship. Eldar comes from a family of civil engineers who ran a large general contracting business building industrial facilities, hospitals, and commercial projects.

Expertise

AI
Construction industry
Entrepreneurship
Startups
Scaling software engineering teams

Education

Stanford University, PhD Candidate, Computer Science
Stanford University, MS, Computer Science
Northeastern University, BS, Computer Science

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2026 is bringing a storm of construction material price volatility that is set to turn fixed-bid contracts into a wrecking ball for your margins. The old way of buying construction materials - relying on the spot market and messy spreadsheets - is a fool's game. Learn how to stop bleeding cash and start treating your procurement as armor for your bottom line.

Construction Procurement Trends in 2025: US Mechanical Contractors

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