Episode 19: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall… Who Built the Smartest AI of All?
It’s a spooky special! Sam Nadler (a.k.a. Bad Bunny) and Jordan Metzner (the resident vampire) celebrate Halloween with a pair of AI-powered builds that bring equal parts fun and fright. First, they unveil Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, a poetic, Gemini-powered “talking mirror” built in Google’s new AI Studio. Then, they conjure up a “Trick-or-Treat Route Optimizer,” a playful demo that uses Maps and AI to find the best candy streets in your city.
In Tool of the Week, they explore Google’s Build Studio, a fresh entry into the “vibe coding” space, and explain why it’s a step-function improvement over other no-code tools. Gemini comes baked right in. Finally, in AI News, they break down Nvidia’s record-breaking $5 trillion valuation and Elon Musk’s Grok-a-pedia, a controversial AI-powered rival to Wikipedia.
Fun, fast builds. Real AI demos. And a whole lot of Halloween spirit.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro + Halloween costumes
(1:00) Mirror, Mirror on the Wall – the spooky AI build
(3:20) How it works – Gemini, speech-to-text, and text-to-speech
(5:00) Building with Google’s new AI Studio
(8:00) Guess the Costume app demo
(9:00) Trick-or-Treat Route Optimizer with Maps + Gemini
(13:00) Why Google’s “vibe coding” tool feels like a leap forward
(15:20) News: Nvidia hits $5T valuation
(18:00) Elon Musk launches Grok-a-pedia
(21:40) Halloween wrap-up + what’s next week
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Platforms / Tools Mentioned:
• Ryz Labs – https://www.ryzlabs.com
• Google AI Studio / Build – https://aistudio.google.com/build
• Nvidia – https://www.nvidia.com
• Grok-a-pedia – https://x.ai
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Episode 18: TrickOrTreat!
Sam Nadler and Jordan Metzner get into the Halloween spirit with a playful AI build — TrickOrTreat, an interactive web app that lets users snap a photo and instantly generate custom AI costumes and “Happy Halloween” videos. Built in Replit using NanoBanana and Video 3.1, it’s a perfect mix of fun, speed, and creativity. The hosts discuss how quick AI builds can boost team culture, inspire side projects, and push generative video forward.
Then they spotlight Publer, the social media syndication tool that keeps their content engine running across platforms, and how it helps teams automate posts without losing authenticity.
In the AI News Rundown, they react to Kohler’s new “smart toilet camera” (yes, really), break down OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas browser launch, and explore Google’s new AI Studio app builder - three stories showing how fast (and weird) the AI world is moving.
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Show Notes
(0:00) Intro
(1:20) TrickOrTreat demo — how the AI costume builder works
(3:30) Why Jordan built it + tech stack (Replit, NanoBanana, Video 3.1)
(5:30) Funny results, costumes, and team reactions
(8:40) Real use cases for generative video
(9:50) Tool of the Week – Publer for social media syndication
(12:10) How Publer helps scale content across platforms
(14:30) AI News: Kohler’s “toilet camera” and privacy questions
(20:00) AI News: OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas browser
(25:00) AI News: Google AI Studio introduces “vibe-coding” app builder
(29:40) Wrap-up + closing thoughts
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Platforms / Tools Mentioned
• Ryz Labs
• TrickOrTreat – demo
• Publer
• NanoBanana API
• Replit
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Episode 17: Sora API, AI Automations, and Apple’s M5 Chip
This week on Built This Week, Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler unveil a brand-new internal tool built using the Sora 2 API, letting teams generate custom AI videos on demand. They compare OpenAI’s Sora to Google’s new Veo 3.1 model — with some hilarious results featuring capybaras hosting the podcast. Then, they dive into N8N, an AI automation platform now powering Ryz Labs’ outbound workflows using Perplexity and Claude for research and email generation. In the AI news rundown: Walmart partners with OpenAI to enable ChatGPT-powered shopping, Anthropic targets a staggering $9B in ARR, and Apple’s M5 chip rolls out with AI-first upgrades across the MacBook Pro and Vision Pro lineup.
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Show Notes
(0:00) Intro – welcome to episode 17 of Built This Week
(1:04) Overview: building an internal Sora 2 API video generation tool
(2:37) How Sora differs from the Sora app and why the API is more powerful
(3:15) Demo: generating videos with reference images, vertical/horizontal formats, and watermark removal
(5:16) Comparing Sora 2 vs Google Veo 3.1 Fast side-by-side
(6:11) AI-generated capybaras host the Built This Week podcast
(8:39) The race in AI video: OpenAI vs Google and the future of content creation
(10:15) Why these tools could transform video production for creators and startups
(11:42) Tool of the Week: N8N – building automated workflows with AI
(13:14) How Ryz Labs uses Claude, Perplexity, and N8N for automated outreach
(18:04) AI News #1: Walmart integrates with ChatGPT for in-app shopping
(22:04) AI News #2: Anthropic targets $9B ARR — and eyes $26B by 2026
(25:20) AI News #3: Apple M5 chip launch – faster, cheaper, and AI-ready
(28:46) Closing thoughts – nonstop AI growth, OpenAI x Broadcom deal, and what’s next
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Episode 16: AI Agents Reinvent Construction
This week on Built This Week, Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler sit down with Tristan Wilson, CEO of Edgevanta, an AI startup that brings automation to one of the world’s most traditional industries: construction. From parsing 1,200-page bid packages to predicting pricing with AI agents, Edgevanta is helping estimators work faster, smarter, and more profitably. Then, the hosts dive into the week’s biggest AI news: Nvidia’s $2B investment into Elon Musk’s xAI, OpenAI’s projected $1 trillion infrastructure spend, and how AI adoption is accelerating across industries, from consulting giants to construction firms.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro – welcome + guest intro: Tristan Wilson, CEO of Edgevanta
(1:10) What We Built: Edgevanta Tycoon, AI-powered construction sim game
(2:45) How Edgevanta helps estimators bid faster and smarter
(5:30) Breaking down the role of estimators + pain points in civil construction
(8:00) How AI agents parse 1,200-page bid packages in minutes
(11:00) Real-world impact: saving hours, reducing bid errors, and recovering millions
(13:45) Using AI to improve “go/no-go” decisions in construction projects
(16:15) How estimators are reacting to AI, from fear to full adoption
(19:50) AI News #1: Nvidia invests $2B in Elon Musk’s xAI
(22:30) AI News #2: OpenAI’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan and what it means for the future
(26:30) Closing thoughts – AI’s early days in construction + industry-wide acceleration
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Episode 15: Sora 2 Took Over AI Video + Our New Parking Data Tool
This week on Built This Week, Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler debut Tix LAX, a new platform that visualizes parking tickets across Los Angeles using city APIs, from officer leaderboards to the surprising car colors that rarely get ticketed. Then, they dive into Sora 2, OpenAI’s latest video model that lets you insert yourself directly into AI-generated clips, whether skydiving, cooking sushi, or working on an oil rig. In the AI news rundown: OpenAI reaches a staggering $500 billion valuation, Apple shifts focus from Vision Pro to AI glasses, and a new startup builds AI-powered defense technology to shoot down drones.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro – welcome + topics for this week
(1:20) What We Built: Tix LAX – LA parking tickets mapped with city data
(2:40) Inspiration from San Francisco’s viral parking ticket tracker
(4:00) Officer leaderboards + biggest ticket writers
(5:15) Ticket patterns by car color, violation type & neighborhood
(6:10) Data quirks: future-dated tickets + 2-day delay
(10:18) Tool of the Week: Sora 2 – OpenAI’s new video model + live demo
(19:32) AI News #1: OpenAI reaches $500B valuation
(21:54) AI News #2: Apple pivots from Vision Pro to AI glasses
(24:07) AI News #3: Startup building AI-powered defense robots to shoot down drones
(25:41) Closing thoughts – AI momentum driving markets into fall
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This week on Built This Week, we team up with Hooman (CEO, Collective) to build—and ship—new tools for solopreneurs. Jordan demos a cash-flow forecaster, insurance compliance checks, lending readiness, and AI business insights…plus a just-for-fun “Make It Rain” mode and mini-game. Then we go deep on Collective’s roadmap and the future of the one-person business.
What we built
-Cash-Flow Forecasting from your P&L + balance sheet (with sliders for revenue, expenses, and owner salary)
-Insurance Compliance review (flags lapses like workers’ comp and gaps like cyber)
-Lending Readiness & Risk report (eligibility + risk summary)
-AI Business Insights panel (Gemini-powered analysis)
-Bonus: “Make It Rain” theme + a quick 3D game (three.js)
Guest spotlight — the solopreneur wave
-Solopreneurs are already 38% of the U.S. workforce, generating $1.4T in revenue
-27M+ Americans run solo businesses; 5.5M make $100k+
-Why so many switch to an S-Corp with Collective: average $10k/year in tax savings; plans from $349/mo; and a “CFO-in-your-pocket” vision with AI agents
Tech stack
-Front end: Vite + React, Tailwind (UI), filtering library for snappy tables
-Models: started on Grok 120B, then moved to Gemini for larger context windows
-Fun stuff: three.js for the Make-It-Rain mini-game
Chapters (tap to jump)
0:00 Cold open + theme
0:42 Hosts + guest intro (Hooman, Collective)
2:15 Why we built these features
3:00 Build #1: Cash-flow forecasting demo
8:48 Build #2: Insurance compliance check
9:36 Build #3: Lending readiness + risk report
10:17 Build #4: AI insights dashboard
10:37 Build #5: “Make It Rain” mode + 3D game
14:15 Collective deep-dive: product, pricing, and who it’s for
22:21 AI news + mega-capex talk (NVIDIA, Oracle, OpenAI)
33:50 The margin crunch + round-tripping debate
37:50 Wrap-up & subscribe
Tools & links mentioned
Collective · Gemini · Grok · Vite · React · Tailwind · three.js (plus startup/AI news items)
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This week on Built This Week, we go full builder mode.
Jordan uses Claude to create a live 3D simulation of a liver, showing exactly how statins like Crestor crush cholesterol inside your body. Then Sam takes the mic — and the printer — and 3D prints Built This Week keychains, proving you can literally print your podcast at home.
Finally, we break down the biggest AI + tech headlines:
If you want AI, hardware, and startup news with founder energy — this is the episode.
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(0:00) Intro + what’s coming this week
(1:11) Jordan’s Claude-powered 3D liver + cholesterol demo
(3:22) Statins, Crestor, and real-time LDL impact
(5:20) How doctors + patients could use this tool
(6:23) Beyond medicine: AI visuals in other industries
(7:23) Sam’s 3D printing showcase
(8:19) Bambu Lab X1C + MakerWorld: keychains + builds
(9:19) Printing tools, fidgets, and custom gifts
(10:27) AI + 3D printing: customizing complex models
(11:36) Favorite prints + side hustle with charms
(13:19) AI News: Reddit extends Google deal
(14:49) Groq raises $750M at $7B valuation
(16:29) Lyft + Waymo bring robotaxis to Nashville
(18:39) Closing thoughts + subscribe reminder
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This week on Built This Week, Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler bring a mix of practical, playful, and breaking AI news.
First, Jordan demos Ryz Chef, a tool that turns your grocery receipts (Amazon, Instacart, even fridge photos) into 11 Mediterranean-inspired recipes — complete with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert options. Then Sam shares how he and his daughter are using AI-generated imagery to launch a small e-commerce project selling 3D-printed hoodie charms, combining entrepreneurship, creativity, and social good. Finally, the hosts break down the biggest AI news: Replit’s $250M raise at a $3B valuation, Oracle’s AI-fueled surge, Vimeo’s acquisition, and Robinhood’s new “social trading” product.
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Episode 11: Coding the Beat: Strudel, Claude Dashboards & OpenAI’s $1B Play
This week on Built This Week, Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler dive into the intersection of AI, music, and enterprise tools. Jordan shows off a new project built on Strudel, a live-coding JavaScript music library, turning it into an AI-powered DJ + Ableton-style mixer that generates new beats on the fly. Then, the hosts spotlight a daily use case of Claude that creates instant CFO-style dashboards from raw spreadsheets or PDFs, beating out other LLMs for speed and clarity. Finally, they break down OpenAI’s $1.1B acquisition of StatSig, what it means for Codex and the AI coding race, plus big moves in Figma’s IPO, Google’s antitrust settlement, and the rise of enterprise-focused AI like You.com.
Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro + Jordan discovers Strudel for live-coding music
(2:20) Demo: remixing tracks with AI-generated beats
(5:02) Building an AI-powered two-deck DJ tool inspired by Ableton
(8:14) How LLMs are lowering barriers to music production
(10:13) Claude use case: auto-generating dashboards from Google’s 10-K
(12:59) Why Claude outperforms other LLMs for financial and ops data
(14:27) Codex gains traction; Rise Labs engineers switch from Claude Code
(15:56) OpenAI acquires StatSig for $1.1B to boost Codex + experimentation
(17:14) Anthropic predicts 90% of code will be bot-written
(18:17) Figma’s IPO rollercoaster & enterprise adoption
(19:37) Google avoids selling Chrome in antitrust ruling
(20:29) You.com raises $100M pivoting to enterprise AI search
(22:08) Why back-office ops are AI’s sleeper hit in enterprises
Platforms / Tools Mentioned:
Strudel – https://strudel.cc
Claude – https://claude.ai
Codex – https://platform.openai.com
Ryz Labs – https://www.ryzlabs.com
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Episode 10: Future in Focus: AI Tools & Big Tech
This week on Built This Week, Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler unveil the AI image platform they’ve been building from scratch at Ryz Labs, powered by Gemini’s new “nano-banana” update and other AI models. Designed to deliver faster, cleaner, and more customizable visuals, it pushes image generation beyond today’s mainstream tools. Then, they put Gamma under the spotlight, a presentation app that reimagines how decks and docs are created with AI at the core. In the AI news rundown: Google’s Gemini image model gets a “bananas” upgrade, Will Smith faces backlash over suspiciously AI-generated tour footage, and Anthropic launches a Claude AI agent embedded directly into Chrome, raising big questions about the future of browsers.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro + demo of new in-house AI image editing prototype
(3:03) Building a chatbot-style AI tool for small businesses & e-commerce
(8:15) Risks of deepfake-style edits and blurred lines between real vs AI
(9:10) Google Gemini’s “bananas” model upgrade explained
(10:49) Anthropic brings Claude agents directly into Chrome
(13:29) Will Smith’s tour footage is accused of using fake AI crowds
(15:17) Tool of the Week: Gamma AI presentation builder
(16:31) Live demo: generating a 3-card “Built This Week” deck in minutes
(19:22) Why Gamma beats Google Slides/PowerPoint at AI integration (for now)
(21:24) The future of consultants, schools & pitch decks in an AI-driven world
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Platforms / Tools Mentioned:
• Claude – https://claude.ai
• Gamma – www.gamma.app
• Ryz Labs – https://www.ryzlabs.com
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Episode 9: Hiring Tools, Built from Scratch
This week, Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler unveil Ryz ATS, a fully functioning applicant tracking system built in-house using Claude AI. From job templates and smart matching to drag-and-drop pipelines and sourcing CRM, this tool streamlines the entire hiring process with AI as a co-pilot. Then, they explore Envato’s new AI image generation features, built for non-designers and creators alike. In the AI news rundown: xAI leaks Grok chats into Google search results, Meta re-orgs its AI division under Scale AI’s founder, and OpenAI brings back the ChatGPT model picker, confusing UX and all.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:10) Building an ATS from scratch with Claude Code
(3:15) Prototypes & using multiple AI agents in parallel
(5:12) Walkthrough: jobs page, candidate pipelines, offers & feedback forms
(13:43) Choosing the right prototyping tool: Bolt vs Claude Code vs Replit
(14:05) Tool of the week: Envato AI for stock content & image generation
(15:17) Testing Envato’s AI-generated podcast ads (and why text fails)
(18:22) Why stock libraries like Envato still matter
(19:01) AI News: Meta’s AI re-org & Scale AI acquisition fallout
(20:37) Cultural tensions inside Meta around AI talent pay
(21:06) AI Grok leaks chats into Google search results
(22:07) Wrap-up & subscribe call-to-action
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Platforms / Tools Mentioned:
• Claude – https://claude.ai
• Envato AI – https://envato.com/
• Ryz Labs – https://www.ryzlabs.com
• ChatGPT – https://chat.openai.com
• xAI / Grok – https://x.ai
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Episode 8: Can Public Make You a Better Investor?
This week, Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler go deep on Public.com, the modern investing platform opening its trading infrastructure to developers. They demo a new tool built live on Public’s API, explore the real potential of programmable investing, and sit down with Emily Kurtz (Head of Product at Public) and Jake Trefethen (Director of AI) to unpack what’s coming next. Plus, in the news: Shopify now wants PMs who code, GPT-5 Pro hints at research-grade intelligence, and OpenAI’s model picker is back, and messier than ever.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro + guests from Public
(1:30) What is Public.com and how does the API work?
(3:30) Demo: Jordan’s trading bot built on Public’s API
(13:00) Comparing LLMs for financial reasoning
(17:30) Public’s broader vision + AI research features
(20:30) Generated assets and AI-assisted portfolio tools
(22:55) GPT-5 Pro release: early impressions
(24:30) The return of model picker + emotional attachment to AI UX
(26:30) Shopify now requires PMs to vibe-code
(29:00) What “vibe-coding” means and where it fits in product hiring
(31:00) Wrap-up and thanks to the Public.com team
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Platforms / Tools Mentioned:
• Public – https://www.public.com
• Ryz Labs – https://www.ryzlabs.com
• ChatGPT – https://chat.openai.com
• Shopify – https://www.shopify.com
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Episode 7: How Daily Check-Ins Fix Remote Work
Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler share a simple but powerful internal tool: a Slack-integrated daily check-in system that’s helped their remote team stay accountable, async, and aligned. It’s lightweight, fast, and has changed how their team shares progress. Then they revisit Clay, a thoughtfully designed relationship management tool that helps founders and operators stay in touch without the CRM bloat. In the news, they break down the latest on GPT-5 Pro, OpenAI’s rumored “research-grade” AI, and what the new product tiers might mean for the future of AI.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:21) Why we built a daily check-in tool for remote teams
(3:22) How the system works + Slack + AI summaries
(6:44) What it’s built with and what it unlocked for us
(9:15) What teammates actually do + future features
(10:30) Real example: AI blocker spotted and solved
(11:17) Tool of the Week: Clay for personalized outreach
(16:04) AI News: OpenAI’s new open-source models + Groq demo
(21:14) GPT-5 leaks and what’s coming next
(22:34) Final thoughts + wrap-up
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Platforms / Tools Mentioned:
• Ryz Labs – https://www.ryzlabs.com
• Clay – https://www.clay.com
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Sam Nadler
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Episode 6: From Avatar to AI Hire: Building NTRVSTA
Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler dive into NTRVSTA, a new AI-powered interview automation platform Jordan built to help teams move faster and smarter in the hiring process. The tool uses avatars to conduct adaptive, friendly interviews 24/7 across technical and non-technical roles. They break down how it works, why it saves time, and what they’ve learned from early users. Plus, in the news: Microsoft hits a $4 trillion valuation, Figma’s IPO surges over 250%.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:17) Why we built NTRVSTA — solving interview inefficiency
(2:51) How AI avatars help scale top-of-funnel interviews
(9:22) Product demo: scoring, transcripts, highlights, and whiteboard
(16:36) How it was built: avatars, scoring, and translation tech
(20:05) News: Microsoft hits $4 trillion valuation
(22:03) News: Figma IPO surges over 250%
(24:34) Wrap-up and final thoughts
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Platforms / Tools Mentioned:
• Ryz Labs – https://www.ryzlabs.com
• NTRVSTA – https://www.ntrvsta.com/
• Microsoft – https://www.microsoft.com
• Figma – https://www.figma.com
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Sam Nadler
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• X - http://x.com/Gravino05
Episode 5: Reinventing Company Culture, in Code
Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler reveal Mate: a custom-built social platform designed to bring remote teams closer through clubs, shared interests, and personality-rich profiles. Then they spotlight Clay, a sleek relationship management tool that helps founders and teams stay in touch with the people who matter, minus the CRM bloat. Finally, in the news: OpenAI signs a $30B cloud deal with Oracle, Trump issues an executive order banning “woke AI,” and Google reports its AI Overviews now reach 2 billion users monthly, with 100 million using AI Mode in the U.S. and India.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(0:51) Why we built “Mate”: a social app for our team
(2:10) What Mate is and how it works
(4:13) Why remote teams need tools like this
(5:04) Demo: profiles, badges, clubs, and interests
(7:21) How our team uses it today
(8:56) Tech stack: built with Bolt, Cursor & Supabase
(10:30) Google’s AI user numbers are wild
(13:32) Wrap-up & final thoughts
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Platforms / Tools Mentioned:
• Ryz Labs – https://www.ryzlabs.com
• Mate (internal tool)
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Sam Nadler
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Episode 4: Hiring in Half the Time: Meet Ryz Score
Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler reveal Ryz Score, an internal tool they built to help recruiters stop wasting hours on bad resumes. It uses AI to rank candidates and streamline hiring decisions. For the Tool of the Week, they explore surprising ways people are using ChatGPT: from health tracking and meal planning to full-on life automation. And in the news, they break down Grok’s new 3D AI avatars, OpenAI’s plan to monetize in-chat shopping, and Claude’s expansion into finance with its first industry-specific platform.
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Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:30) What is Ryz Score? The AI resume filter
(10:15) Tool of the week: ChatGPT as a personal assistant
(11:13) Using GPT for meal tracking & other hacks
(16:34) Claude enters finance — Bloomberg disruptor?
(22:14) OpenAI adds shopping + affiliate revenue
(25:46) Grok’s NSFW AI avatars — companion or concern?
(30:12) Final thoughts: loneliness, Alexa 2.0, AI futures
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Platforms / Tools Mentioned:
• Ryz Labs – https://www.ryzlabs.com
• ChatGPT – https://chat.openai.com
• Claude by Anthropic – https://claude.ai
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Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler unveil a tool Jordan secretly built — a mini CRM that scrapes podcast emails via RSS and auto-generates personalized, AI-written outreach using Gmail. Then they demo their favorite AI tool for creative expression: Suno, the text-to-song app that powers everything from Built This Week’s theme music to cookie-sale jingles and classical-to-trap remixes. Finally, they discuss the rise of the AI band Velvet Sundown and how AI might reshape education after OpenAI, Microsoft, and Anthropic partner with America’s largest teacher union.
This week on Built This Week Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler unveil the AI engine they built to write and publish SEO content across 15 Webflow sites with zero human effort
They break down how they trained each site to sound like a real brand, how the tool runs daily without lifting a finger, and why it's already driving global traffic and leads from search engines and LLMs like Perplexity. They also dive into their new favorite productivity tool Granola and unpack Meta’s talent raid on OpenAI
In this episode
• How they built a self-publishing AI SEO machine from scratch
• Why voice and images make AI content feel real
• How Granola saves their brain on back-to-back interviews
• What Meta's OpenAI takeover means for the future of AI power plays
• Why Figma’s S1 shows big upside but AI might eat its lunch
Built This Week is a podcast about building real tools in real time. No fluff. No theory. Just AI builds, startup tactics, and weekly drops from the front lines
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In the debut episode of Built This Week, Jordan Metzner and Sam Nadler walk through how they built Ryz Labs Video Studio — a new internal tool for generating marketing-ready videos using top AI models like Veo 3 and Seed Dance.
They explain how they shipped the first version in just three days using Replit, Replicate, and GPT-4, and how their team used it to produce two full commercials in under 48 hours — without touching a camera.
In this episode:
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