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Built This Week
Hosted by Jordan Metzner, Samuel Nadler · EN
Built This Week is a weekly podcast where real builders share what they're shipping, the AI tools they're trying, and the tech news that actually matters. Hosted by Sam and Jordan from Ryz Labs, the show offers a raw, inside look at building products in the AI era—no fluff, no performative hype, just honest takes and practical insights from the front lines.
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A Ten Minute Phone Video Replaces Hours of Home Inspections. We Demo the AI Doing It.
2d ago00:16:12Tap to summarizeThis week we sit down with Zach Rattner, CTO and co-founder of Yembo, to demo the computer vision platform that turns a ten minute phone walkthrough into a full home inventory, 3D model, and floor plan. Deployed in 35 countries, running thousands of inspections every day for moving companies and property insurers — and the end user never even knows AI is involved. We also dig into Claude Fable 5 being pulled without coding access, the 25,000 Chinese accounts exploiting the model, and whether AI has finally entered its regulatory adolescence.We cover:What Yembo does — computer vision that deeply understands the interior of homesHow a ten minute phone video replaces a 60 to 90 minute in-home inspectionThe visual inventory — color coded, numbered, time stamped photos of every itemWhy the real AI opportunity is doing what was previously impossible, not just fasterHow Yembo embedded AI in a workflow where the end user never knows it existsThe insurance use case — 3D model and floor plan from a single video walkthroughWhy 30 percent of their patents are on guiding the camera capture without any trainingClaude Fable 5 pulled and reinstated without coding access — what it means for developersAI reaching regulatory adolescence and whether the framework arrives in time25,000 Chinese accounts exploiting the model and the KYC failure behind itIf you are building with AI, working in insurance or logistics, or want an honest take on what happens when regulators start touching frontier models, this episode is for you.Find Zach and Yembo:Website: yembo.aiLinkedIn: search Zach RattnerNew episodes every Friday at BuiltThisWeek.comTIMESTAMPS[00:00] Intro[01:15] Meet Zach — CTO and co-founder of Yembo[02:05] What Yembo does — computer vision for home interiors[03:30] How a ten minute phone video replaces 90 minutes of in-home inspection[05:10] Live demo — the visual inventory report[07:00] The real AI opportunity — doing what was previously impossible[09:30] Embedding AI so the end user never knows it exists[11:00] Insurance use case — 3D model and floor plan from video[13:00] 30 percent of patents on guiding camera capture without a tutorial[14:30] News — Claude Fable 5 pulled and reinstated without coding[16:20] AI adolescence — the regulation debate[18:30] 25,000 Chinese accounts and the KYC problem[20:30] Where to find Zach and Yembo[21:00] Wrap up#AI #ComputerVision #Yembo #Insurance #MovingIndustry #ClaudeFable #BuildWithAI #BuiltThisWeek #PropTech #AIRegulation
Transcribe →The Code Running Your Plane Was Written Decades Ago. This Startup Proves It Still Works.
1w ago00:24:06Tap to summarizeThis week we sit down with Ryan Aytay, President and COO of Code Metal, to dig into one of the most underestimated problems in tech — the legacy code running mission critical infrastructure across aerospace, defense, automotive, and medical devices. Code Metal translates that code to any hardware with mathematical proof it will behave identically. Provably correct. We also dig into Meta glasses, Jony Ive at OpenAI, and where AI hardware interfaces are really heading.We cover:What Code Metal does and why provably correct code mattersThe legacy code problem running mission critical infrastructure right nowWhy testing is not enough and what formal methods actually proveHow AI finally made formal verification scalable after 50 yearsThe Tesla over-the-air update analogy for code-to-hardware deploymentWhich industries Code Metal is built for and whyWhy vibe coding works for apps but terrifies Ryan for aerospace and defenseWhat brought Ryan from running Tableau at Salesforce to a code verification startupMeta Ray-Ban glasses — price drop, Kylie Jenner, and the veteran use caseJony Ive at OpenAI and what the mystery hardware device might beWhy every AI interface is converging on the same form factorIf you build software, work in hardware, or want to understand the infrastructure layer AI is about to touch, this episode is for you.Find Ryan and Code Metal:Website: codemetal.aiLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ryanaytayCompany LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/code-metalTwitter: x.com/Code_Metal_AITIMESTAMPS[00:00] Intro[01:04] Meet Ryan — President and COO of Code Metal[02:00] What Code Metal does in one sentence[03:30] The legacy code problem in mission critical systems[05:32] What provably correct means and why testing is not enough[07:10] Formal methods — mathematical proof not just testing[08:45] How AI made formal verification scalable[10:20] Tesla over-the-air updates analogy[11:40] ICP — aerospace, defense, automotive, medical[13:05] Why vibe coding terrifies Ryan for mission critical systems[15:10] From Salesforce and Tableau to Code Metal — the origin story[17:30] News — Meta Ray-Ban glasses price drop and Kylie Jenner[19:45] Meta glasses given to veterans — the real use case[20:50] Jony Ive at OpenAI and the mystery hardware device[22:30] Why all AI interfaces are converging on glasses[23:05] Where to find Ryan and Code Metal[23:45] Wrap upNew episodes every Friday at BuiltThisWeek.com#AI #CodeMetal #FormalMethods #LegacyCode #Engineering #Defense #Aerospace #BuildWithAI #BuiltThisWeek #AIHardware
Transcribe →AI Agents Doing Commercial Real Estate Due Diligence in Minutes. We Demo It Live.
2w ago00:24:32Tap to summarizeThis week on Built This Week we sit down with Jackson, co-founder of Realm AI, to demo the platform replacing months of manual due diligence with AI agents that find, compile, and cite every piece of data on any commercial property in the US in minutes. We also go deep on the SpaceX IPO, what the Cursor acquisition means for the Elon portfolio, and whether the finance textbooks are just wrong.We cover:What Realm AI is and how it works for commercial real estate due diligenceA live demo of the self-serve platform — any property in the US in minutesHow dozens of AI agents communicate and delegate to find property dataWhy Realm deliberately refuses to make investment recommendationsThe before and after — printed spreadsheets and button calculators vs AI agentsHow small firms with three analysts are beating 100-analyst firms to dealsWho is actually using Realm AI and what surprised them about the ICPSpaceX IPO — is the valuation frothy or are the finance textbooks just wrong167 launches in 2025, one every 2.2 days, and no real competitionThe Cursor acquisition confirmed and what it means for the SpaceX portfolioHow Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, and Cursor all connect into one bigger visionWhat it actually feels like to watch a SpaceX launch in personIf you are in real estate, building with AI agents, or want a fresh take on the SpaceX IPO from people who actually use the product, this episode is for you.New episodes every Friday at BuiltThisWeek.comTIMESTAMPS[00:00] Intro[01:04] Meet Jackson — co-founder of Realm AI[02:03] What Realm AI does and the problem it solves[03:19] Live demo — researching any US property in minutes[05:10] How the waterfall of data agents works[07:20] Why Realm refuses to make property recommendations[09:08] Before vs after — the printed spreadsheet era[11:27] Who is getting the most value — small firms vs big funds[14:43] ICP and asset type diversity[15:40] News — SpaceX IPO valuation above Amazon[16:41] Jackson's take — throw away the finance textbooks[17:40] The SpaceX monopoly on launches — 167 trips in 2025[19:55] Jordan's bull case for the full Elon portfolio[21:12] Cursor acquisition confirmed[22:11] Watching a SpaceX launch in person[23:15] Where to find Jackson and Realm AI[23:46] Wrap up#AI #RealEstate #PropTech #AIAgents #SpaceX #Cursor #BuildWithAI #BuiltThisWeek #CommercialRealEstate
Transcribe →We Tested Claude 4 Fable and Deployed Enterprise Agents Without a Single Data Migration
3w ago00:23:39Tap to summarizeThis week on Built This Week we sit down with Emanuele Melis, who leads Field Engineering at AI One, to demo how enterprises are deploying AI agents right now without needing a massive data transformation first. We also go deep on Claude 4 Fable — first impressions, token spend chaos, the '100x the design' prompt, and what the Jevons paradox means for AI consumption.We cover:Emmanuel builds a physics puzzle game from memory using Claude in 10 minutesJordan's first 36 hours with Claude 4 Fable — slow, expensive, and world classWhat happens when you type '100x the design' into FableWhy nobody knows how many tokens they are burning and why that needs to changeWhat AI One and Context One actually do for enterpriseThe autonomous ladder — how to deploy agents safely without giving them full controlThe sweet spot for AI agents: high complexity, low judgment workHow a financial firm cut a week-long investigation down to hours using agentsWhy 150,000 brittle rules are being replaced by a single agentMaking custom coloring books for kids with AI every dayJevons paradox — cheaper tokens, more consumption, no ceilingA PM had Claude Code listen to a live engineering meeting and build in real timeSpaceX IPO — the bull case, the wait and see case, and who is rightIf you are building with AI, deploying agents in enterprise, or just want an honest take on Claude 4 Fable, this episode is for you.Find Emanuele and AI One:Website: ai.oneLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/emanuele-melisCompany LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/ai-one-1TIMESTAMPS[00:00] Intro[01:33] Emmanuel builds a physics game with Claude in 10 minutes[03:30] Jordan's first take on Claude 4 Fable[04:35] Token spend confusion and the slider nobody understands[05:17] '100x the design' — what happened[06:37] Fable in five — Jordan's verdict[07:32] What AI One actually does — the context control layer[09:03] The autonomous ladder — starting agents at zero[10:12] High complexity low judgment — where agents win[11:40] Financial investigation use case — from one week to hours[13:25] 150,000 rules replaced by one agent[14:03] Coloring books for kids — the fun use case[15:07] News — Claude 4 Fable launch and what it means[15:55] Jevons paradox — cheaper tokens, more consumption[16:42] How fast AI has evolved in 18 months[17:17] Claude Code listening to live engineering meetings[18:49] SpaceX IPO — bull case vs wait and see[22:17] Where to find Emmanuel and AI One[22:50] Wrap upNew episodes every Friday at BuiltThisWeek.com#Claude #Fable #AI #BuildWithAI #Enterprise #AIAgents #SpaceX #BuiltThisWeek #AIOne #ContextOne
Transcribe →Your Pipeline Is Lying to You. This AI Fixes It After Every Sales Call
Jun 500:26:09Tap to summarizeThis week on Built This Week we sit down with Anis Bennaceur, co-founder and CEO of Attention, to demo the AI-native Revenue Operating System that automates CRM updates, sales coaching, and pipeline forecasting after every call. Sam also demos a Monte Carlo forecast dashboard he built on top of Attention's open source coaching stack.We cover:What Attention is and how it automates sales operations end to endSam's live Monte Carlo forecast dashboard built on Attention's open source stackHow AI listens to every call and updates your CRM automaticallyWhy filling the CRM is the painkiller every sales team actually needsReal-time coaching scorecards and how reps get scored during the callPipeline forecasting and how AI catches deal risk before you doHow to manage LLM token costs at scale without killing developer productivityWhy Anis personally approves every token budget overrage at AttentionAnthropic filing for an IPO and what it means for the AI raceWhy Uber capping developer token spend is the wrong moveAgents vs deterministic workflows — the honest truth about what actually works in productionWhy the companies letting their teams run free with AI are pulling aheadIf you are in sales, building a revenue operations stack, or want to understand where AI is taking enterprise software, this episode is for you.Find Anis and Attention:Website: attention.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anis-bennaceurTwitter: x.com/anisbennaceur1Company LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/attentiontechCompany Twitter: x.com/tryattentionTIMESTAMPS[00:00] Intro[01:03] Meet Anis — CEO and co-founder of Attention[01:50] Sam demos his Monte Carlo forecast built on Attention's open source stack[04:51] What Attention actually does — the core product[06:30] Painkiller vs vitamin — why CRM accuracy is the real problem[07:45] Real-time coaching scorecards and call scoring[09:20] Pipeline forecasting and deal risk detection[11:00] Who is using Attention and why[12:30] Automating work for reps, managers, leaders, and RevOps[14:00] News — Anthropic filing for an IPO[15:10] Uber CEO capping developer token spend[17:00] How Attention tracks LLM cost per client, per feature[19:05] Claude token caps and how Anis approves overrages personally[20:30] The token budget chaos — tracing where the spend went[22:30] Agents vs deterministic workflows — what actually works[24:34] Why workflows beat agents in most production scenarios[25:10] How to find Anis and Attention[25:30] Wrap upNew episodes every Friday at BuiltThisWeek.com#AI #Sales #CRM #BuildWithAI #Anthropic #AIAgents #RevOps #BuiltThisWeek #Attention
Transcribe →This AI Platform Lets Anyone in Your Company Manage Operations Without a Single Engineer
May 2900:23:45Tap to summarizeThis week on Built This Week we sit down with Wiley Jones, CEO and co-founder of Doss, to demo an AI-native operations platform built for mid-market companies managing the flow of goods, dollars, and data. He incorporated the company a month before ChatGPT existed.We cover:What Doss is and why he calls it an Adaptive Resource Platform not an ERPA live demo of the platform including inventory management, procurement, and order managementHow Doss lets companies build their own data model instead of forcing them into the shape of the softwareDOSBOT — an AI agent that can self-introspect the entire system and answer complex operational questionsWhy switching costs in enterprise software are only relevant if you are talking to the wrong customerHow to identify the 5 to 10 percent of the market that actually wants to moveThe ICP — physical product companies doing 20 million to a few hundred million in revenueNews — Robinhood launching AI agents to trade stocks and whether that is innovation or gamblingWhether AI trading bots can actually generate alpha or just raise everyone's tide equallyIf you are building in enterprise software, working in operations, or want to understand where AI is taking business systems, this episode is for you.
Transcribe →The AI Product Team Replacement? Inside Autonomy AI’s Live Demo
May 2200:25:06Tap to summarizeThis week on Built This Week we sit down with Adir, CEO and co-founder of Autonomy AI, to demo the platform helping enterprise teams build, update, and ship product changes directly on top of their existing codebase.No slides. Just a live walkthrough of the real product.We cover:What Autonomy AI is buildingHow non-technical teams can work directly with existing codebasesWhy the handoff between product, design, and engineering is still brokenBuilding new product views from a simple promptConnecting AI-generated work to real APIs and pull requestsDesign mode, Figma-style editing, and mobile responsivenessWhy companies are using less Figma and JiraWho is actually buying AI product-building toolsKarpathy joining Anthropic and what it means for the spaceGoogle’s new AI agents and the future of searchIf you are building with AI, managing product teams, or trying to understand how software development workflows are changing, this episode is for you.
Transcribe →The Voice AI Platform Built for Enterprises That Actually Need to Scale
May 1500:23:26Tap to summarizeThis week on Built This Week we sit down with Karim, founder and CEO of Breeze (heybreez.ai), to demo the enterprise voice agent platform built for companies that actually need to run AI at scale. No slides. No prep. Just a live walkthrough of the real product.We cover:What Breeze is and how it differs from other voice AI platformsA live demo of the platform built from a blank screenWhy multi-agent architecture matters for enterprise complianceHow to prevent voice agents from being jailbrokenThe latency and model selection decisions that make or break productionThe operational layer of voice AI that everyone is ignoringPhone groups, smart routing, and running 10,000 calls a dayWho is actually buying enterprise voice AI and whyBreeze's partnership model and expansion into MENA and South AmericaAnthropic raising at a $900 billion valuation and what it meansWhether AI is replacing junior developers and what comes nextIf you are building with AI, scaling voice agents, or trying to understand where enterprise AI is heading next, this episode is for you.Find Karim and Breeze:Website: heybreez.aiLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kmalhasTwitter: x.com/kmalhas_TIMESTAMPS[00:00] Intro[01:05] Meet Karim — founder and CEO of Breeze[02:12] Live demo — building a voice agent from scratch[07:34] Multi-agent architecture explained[11:55] Latency vs quality tradeoff in voice AI[12:56] OTP security and jailbreak prevention[14:13] The operational layer nobody is building[16:41] Version control, compliance, and phone groups[18:43] Who is the ideal customer for Breeze[21:49] Partnership model and global expansion[22:55] News — Anthropic raising at $900B valuation[24:28] Will AI replace junior developers[26:05] Building from the Middle East — why it matters[28:23] Where to find Karim and Breeze[28:52] Wrap upNew episodes every Friday at BuiltThisWeek.com#VoiceAI #AIAgents #Enterprise #Anthropic #BuildWithAI #BuiltThisWeek #AIStartup #heybreez
Transcribe →This Headset Reads Your Brain in Real Time. We Demo It Live.
May 800:21:17Tap to summarizeThis week on Built This Week we sit down with Ramses Alcaide, founder of Neural, to demo a noninvasive brain computer interface that tracks your focus in real time through a pair of headphones. No surgery. No implants. Just data.We cover:What a brain computer interface actually is and how it worksA live demo of focus tracking during the episodeA browser plugin that adjusts podcast speed based on your brain activityHow the technology detects brain fatigue before you feel itGaming, medical, and sports applicationsHow AI finally unlocked BCI for consumer devices after 40 years in labsThe science behind ice baths affecting men and women differentlyWhy kids are bypassing age verification AI with a fake mustacheWhy AI security cameras are still failing at basic common senseThe edge compute problem nobody in consumer hardware wants to talk aboutWhy your brain signature might be the future of identity verificationIf you are building with AI, interested in wearables, or want to understand what brain computer interfaces actually are today, this episode is for you.TIMESTAMPS[00:00] Intro[00:44] Meet Ramses — what is a brain computer interface[01:40] How the headphones track focus in real time[02:28] Live focus tracking demo on the podcast[03:00] Browser plugin that adjusts podcast speed to your brain[04:35] How to use biofeedback to stay focused[07:02] Brain health tracking — cognitive strain and brain age[07:33] Gaming use case — overclocking your brain with HP[08:16] ER doctors and high stakes focus applications[09:08] How AI finally brought BCI out of the lab[10:01] Origin story — PhD, family tragedy, US Army backing[11:45] How to find Ramses and the product[13:09] Ice bath experiment — men vs women brain data[14:45] News — AI security cameras calling dogs bears[15:13] Why edge AI for consumer hardware is brutally hard[16:28] Brain data and camera AI share the same constraint[17:08] Kids bypassing age verification with a fake mustache[19:23] Brain signature as the future of identity verification[20:03] Wrap upNew episodes every Friday at BuiltThisWeek.com#BCI #AITools #Neuroscience #BuiltThisWeek #BrainComputerInterface #AI #Wearables #EdgeAI
Transcribe →Claude Design Changes Everything (Figma in Trouble?)
Apr 2400:20:51Tap to summarizeThis week on Built This Week, we break down one of the most interesting new AI product launches in recent memory: Claude Design.No demos. No fluff. Just what happens when AI starts replacing traditional design workflows.We cover: • What Claude Design is and how it works • Creating ad campaigns, decks, and full product redesigns with simple prompts • Why it could become a serious competitor to tools like Figma • How teams are exporting AI designs directly into production code • The rumored xAI / Cursor deal and what it means for the coding race • ChatGPT Images 2.0 and whether it lives up to the hype • Why Google might be quieter now—but still dangerous long termIf you're building with AI, working in design, or trying to understand where creative tools are heading next, this episode is for you.⏱ TIMESTAMPS[00:00] Intro [00:45] Claude Design overview [01:50] First impressions after using Claude Design [03:00] How the interface works [04:20] Building decks, ads, and redesigns with prompts [06:10] Creating ad campaigns for Hip Train [07:45] Exporting projects, sharing, and production handoff [10:15] Full internal app redesign with AI [12:45] Is Claude Design a Figma killer? [13:00] xAI / Cursor acquisition rumors [16:15] ChatGPT Images 2.0 reactions [18:30] Why AI is still in the early innings [21:40] Google’s new TPUs and staying in the race [22:40] Wrap up & what’s next for Built This WeekLinksBuiltThisWeek.comNew episodes every FridayJordan Metznerhttps://x.com/mrjmetzSam Nadlerhttps://x.com/Gravino05
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