Built 2 Scale

Built 2 Scale

From bootstrapped chaos to VC-backed scale, Built 2 Scale is your backstage pass to building high-growth startups at the edge of business, tech, AI, and robotics. Hosted by founders Matt Perrott and Scott Wilcox, this podcast dives into the raw, unfiltered reality of turning big ideas into scalable companies. Each week, we unpack the messy middle—fundraising, hiring, product-market fit, and the growing role of automation and AI in modern business. No hype. No jargon. Just real stories, hard lessons, and sharp insights from founders who are actually in the trenches. Whether you’re building SaaS, hardware, or something the world’s never seen before—if you’re scaling, you’re in the right place.

  1. Vision Mode: Agency Over Intelligence | Ep. 29

    6 NOV

    Vision Mode: Agency Over Intelligence | Ep. 29

    In this episode, Scotty and Matty swap the Apple Watch for knockoffs, swap politeness for precision, and dive into what it really means to operate in “vision mode.” From ditching devices and redefining productivity to the rise of humanoid robots, space-based data centers, and the end of polite AI — they explore how the world is shifting from intelligence as the goal to agency as the edge. Featuring reflections on Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, and the founder of Deel, they unpack how velocity, candor, and taste will define the next generation of builders and leaders. Built 2 Scale | Episode 29 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Back in Melbourne: BuildPass Office Rooftop Recording 0:39 Melbourne Building Expo: Getting Recognized for the Pod 2:04 Wide Variety of Listeners: Builders to Tech Geeks 3:58 Ditching the Apple Watch: Battery Life Problems 1:07:45 The Cost of Intelligence Going to Zero 1:08:19 Generalist with Half Your IQ Will Outperform You 1:09:11 The “Stuck at Dinner Table Test” for Hiring 1:10:16 Base Level Intelligence Still Required 1:11:01 Pro-Competent vs Anti-AI in the Workplace 1:11:31 High Agency + Low Intelligence = Criminal 1:12:16 Agency, Intelligence, and Taste: The Three-Legged Stool 1:13:29 Toby Lütke: Don’t Make It Obvious You’re Using AI 1:14:10 Building AI Seamlessly Into Products (Magic Trick Analogy) 1:15:09 Intelligence as Substrate: Autonomy → Time → Well-Being This Episode Covers: • Why agency is becoming more valuable than raw intelligence in hiring decisions • The three-legged stool framework: agency, intelligence, and taste • How AI is commoditizing intelligence and what that means for hiring • Why the “stuck at dinner table test” matters for company culture • Toby Lütke’s philosophy: use AI but don’t make it obvious • Building AI seamlessly into products like a magic trick • The correlation between agency and intelligence in hiring matrices • Why competence without AI still matters in the workplace • Intelligence as the substrate that leads to autonomy, time, and well-being KEY INSIGHTS: • The generalist with confidence often outperforms the super intelligent person without agency • High agency + low intelligence = dangerous; base competence is still essential • Modern hiring prioritizes “who can get me out of a bind” over “who has the highest IQ” • AI should be invisible in products—users should experience magic, not see the mechanism • Intelligence → Autonomy → Time → Well-Being creates a feedback loop for modern work • The best hires are people you’d happily be stuck with at a company dinner About Built 2 Scale: Weekly analysis of artificial intelligence business strategy, robotics adoption, and technology market dynamics. Hosted by Scott Wilcox (Australia) and Matt Perrott (Austin), providing actionable insights for founders, investors, and technology executives navigating the AI transformation. Subscribe for AI business intelligence: /@built2scale Available on Spotify | Apple Podcasts #AI #Hiring #Agency #Intelligence #Startup #BuildToScale #TechPodcast #Melbourne #Leadership #AIStrategy

    1j 15m
  2. Brett Adcock's 200x Apple Claim, OpenAI Atlas Browser Conspiracy & Top Private Companies Ranked

    24 OKT

    Brett Adcock's 200x Apple Claim, OpenAI Atlas Browser Conspiracy & Top Private Companies Ranked

    This week on Built 2 Scale, Matt reports live from Shanghai at 4:30 AM battling jet lag, the guys dissect OpenAI's surprise Atlas browser launch and the conspiracy behind the name, Brett Adcock claims solving humanoid robots will create a company 200x bigger than Apple, and voice UI takes over the home as a 4-year-old hacks Google Home for K-pop concerts. Plus: The world's most valuable private companies ranked, SpaceX/Stripe/Neuralink predictions, and why AGI timelines are all over the map. Built 2 Scale | Episode 28 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Matt Broadcasting from Shanghai at 4:30 AM: Jet Lag & Lost Coffee Orders 1:32 OpenAI's Atlas Browser Launch: Did Sam Steal the Name from Matt's Supply Chain? 4:09 Brett Adcock's Latest: "Solving Humanoid Robots = 200x Apple's Value" 5:38 Voice UI Revolution: How a 4-Year-Old Hacked Google Home for K-pop 9:14 The Home Should Be Voice First: Kids Leading the Interface Revolution 14:01 Meta's Smart Glasses Success: Ray-Ban Collaboration Working 18:47 ByteDance's Doubao Model: China's Answer to ChatGPT 23:35 OpenAI's Atlas Browser Deep Dive: Chrome Extension Strategy 29:42 Browser Wars: Why OpenAI Needs Distribution Beyond ChatGPT 35:18 Figure AI Update: Production Timelines & Capital Raising Commentary 42:56 Tesla Optimus vs Figure: The Race for Humanoid Manufacturing 48:23 Robotics Business Models: Hardware Sales vs Robot-as-a-Service 53:41 Jensen Huang's Prediction: "Robots Will Do Everything That Moves" 58:16 AI Infrastructure Investments: The Picks and Shovels Play 1:02:34 Databricks at $100B: The Sleeper Enterprise AI Giant 1:06:49 Anthropic vs xAI: Comparing the AI Foundation Model Challengers 1:11:28 AGI Timeline Predictions: Elon, Dario, Ilya & The Field 1:17:09 World's Top 10 Most Valuable Private Companies Breakdown 1:18:04 Final Predictions: SpaceX, Stripe & Neuralink as Future Monopolies 1:21:24 Peter Thiel's Villain Arc & Zero-to-One Philosophy About Built 2 Scale: Weekly analysis of artificial intelligence business strategy, robotics adoption, and technology market dynamics. Hosted by Scott Wilcox (Australia) and Matt Perrott (Austin), providing actionable insights for founders, investors, and technology executives navigating the AI transformation. Subscribe for AI business intelligence: /@built2scale Available on Spotify | Apple Podcasts #AI #OpenAI #Atlas #FigureAI #Robotics #SpaceX #Stripe #Neuralink #VoiceUI #AIStrategy #Built2Scale #PrivateCompanies #TechNews

    1j 23m
  3. Figure AI's $4B Addiction, Agent Bosses, and Why Gen Z Quit The Internet

    17 OKT

    Figure AI's $4B Addiction, Agent Bosses, and Why Gen Z Quit The Internet

    This week on Built 2 Scale, Matt and Scotty dissect the agent workforce transformation as companies redesign org charts with AI reports-to structures, Figure AI's staggering capital appetite hits new heights with a dedicated fundraising team, and autonomous websites that evolve based on competitor moves. Plus: Why young people are abandoning the internet, the ChapGPT-Slack integration strategy breakdown, and Meta's AR glasses distribution disaster. Built 2 Scale | Episode 27 TIMESTAMPS: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Scott's Italian Adventure: Lake Como Meetings & Tuscany Pitches 2:14 Elon Loses a Customer: Matt Ditches Tesla for Toyota 4:47 Scotty's Stock Picks: Called the Crypto Crash & Market Top 5:58 Figure AI's Brad Adcock: "Assembling Capital Formation Team to Raise Tens of Billions" 8:04 Sam Altman's $250K Car Troll vs Paul Graham 9:21 Meta Finally Cracked VR (The Animation We Can't Show You) 10:49 Matt's China Trip: UniTree Factory Visit Plans 12:53 Jensen Huang & Lisa Su: GPU Empire Cousins Revealed 14:18 Autonomous Websites: Flint's $5M Round for Self-Evolving Sites 17:30 AI Slop vs Real Content: The Coming Bifurcation 18:38 Greg Isenberg Data: Under-25s Abandoning Internet for First Time 21:12 Human Reaction to AI Avatars & Seeking Real Content 24:30 The Bifurcation: When to Use AI vs Real Experiences 25:47 N8N's Natural Language Workflow Builder: The Real Unlock 29:11 Cursor's Browser Control: Final Piece of Autonomous Software Production 31:21 McKinsey's 4 Stages of Agentic Workflows 33:22 Designing Org Charts with Agents: Automate the Ordinary, Elevate the Extraordinary 37:43 High Agency People & Building Agents Across Departments 40:09 The Construction Site OS: Let Agents Handle...

    1j 18m
  4. OpenAI's SORA 2 Drops + WE CALLED THE BUBBLE TOP + Shopping Agents Win

    2 OKT

    OpenAI's SORA 2 Drops + WE CALLED THE BUBBLE TOP + Shopping Agents Win

    This week on Built 2 Scale, we call the market top with multiple bubble indicators: Wang's $14B acquisition raising eyebrows, Chamath's SPAC return, and a $30K baby naming service in San Francisco. Plus: OpenAI's explosive week with Sora video generation and the Stripe/Shopify shopping partnership that could capture billions in commerce revenue. Built 2 Scale | Episode 26 Timestamps: 00:00:00 AFL Grand Final Weekend & Les Grossman Dance Plans 00:02:04 Nano Banana to Veo 3: AI Meme Evolution at Grand Finals 00:04:48 San Francisco VC Party Intel & Scale AI Drama 00:07:27 Wang's $14B Payday vs Steve Jobs' $10B Lifetime Earnings 00:09:49 Top of the Bubble: $30K Baby Naming & Chamath's SPAC Return 00:12:30 Las Vegas Police Deploy Cybertruck Fleet for Pursuits 00:14:56 Robot UFC Fighting: Peak San Francisco Bubble Indicator 00:15:26 Maximo Raises $9M to Automate Finance Teams 00:17:14 Thanks for Watching: AppLovin CEO on A-Players & Automation First 00:18:39 Hiring Strategy: Domain Experts vs Pure Automation Approach 00:21:45 Figma's Jevons Paradox: AI Efficiency Creates More Demand 00:23:23 OpenAI's Sora Video Model with Integrated Sound Launch 00:26:48 OpenAI x Stripe x Shopify: The Shopping Agent Infrastructure 00:30:24 Google Launches AI Mode Visual Search for Shopping Competition 00:31:45 Where LLMs Get Training Data: 40% Reddit, 26% Wikipedia 00:34:13 Periodic Labs: $300M "Founding Round" for AI Physical Sciences 00:38:10 Jensen Huang's Energy Arbitrage: $35B Revenue Per Gigawatt 00:42:09 Dyna Robotics: 99% Success Rate with Generalized Learning 00:46:51 Tesla RoboTaxi Cost Advantage: 50 Units vs Waymo's 6 00:49:09 Tesla Gigafactory China: 98% Automated Manufacturing Floor 00:52:18 Stripe's ACP Protocol: Commerce Infrastructure for Agent Economy 00:56:05 Founder Files: Keith Rabois' 8am Office Arrival Test 00:57:23 Building in Public: Hiring Talent from Your Media Diet 00:59:10 Personal Operating Systems: Brian Halligan's CEO Question 01:01:49 Strategy Session Advice: Henry Ford's "Faster Horses" Wisdom THIS EPISODE COVERS: AI Product Launches & Partnerships: - OpenAI's Sora 2 video generation with integrated sound - The OpenAI + Stripe + Shopify partnership creating conversational commerce infrastructure across millions of stores - Google's AI Mode visual search with voice launching 24 hours later to compete for shopping dominance - Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol (ACP) establishing transaction standards for agent-to-agent commerce - Periodic Labs' $300M bet on AI solving humanity's hardest physical science problems People Referenced: - Jensen Huang (Nvidia CEO) - BG2 Pod interview - Patrick Collison (Stripe CEO) - ACP protocol announcement - Toby Lütke (Shopify CEO) - 15-year keylogging experiment - Keith Rabois (investor) - 8am office test methodology - Brian Halligan (HubSpot founder) - personal operating systems - Demis Hassabis (DeepMind) - AlphaFold training methodology - Alex Wang (Scale AI CEO) - Meta acquisition concerns and more! -------------------------- About Built 2 Scale: Weekly deep dives into AI business strategy, robotics deployment, and technology market dynamics. Hosted by Scott Wilcox (Melbourne) and Matt Perrott (Austin), delivering actionable intelligence for founders, investors, and operators navigating the AI transformation. Subscribe: youtube.com/@built2scale Available on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube

    1j 2m
  5. Autonomous Cars, Autonomous Tunneling and… Autonomous Homes?

    26 SEP

    Autonomous Cars, Autonomous Tunneling and… Autonomous Homes?

    This week on Built 2 Scale, we explore Jensen's conquest of capitalism through circular AI investments, Meta's Ray-Ban AR breakthrough, and the device-less future where your home becomes the computer. Plus: why squirrels follow Scott around New York, Matt’s iPhone 17 Pro unboxing, and our updated Top 5 AI power rankings after Jensen's Intel play. Built 2 Scale | Episode 25 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Scott's Squirrel Whisperer Powers in New York 2:30 The $100B Investment Merry-Go-Round: OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia 5:00 Jensen's Capitalism Hack: Buy Customers, Watch Stock Rise 30% 12:00 AI Salary Negotiations: When Both Sides Use ChatGPT 16:30 Meta Ray-Ban AR Glasses: Google Glass Done Right 25:00 Oura Ring's $10B Valuation: Wearables Beyond Apple's Ecosystem 30:00 Matt's iPhone 17 Pro Unboxing + AirPods 3 Chinese Translation Test 42:00 The Device-Less Future: Why Your Home Should Be the Computer 50:00 Elycium's Autonomous Home Architecture: $50K On-Site AI Workstations 58:00 Tobi Lutke's 15-Year Screenshot Strategy for CEO Optimization 1:05:00 Robot Rundown: Jensen Backs Waymo Competitor Wayve 1:12:00 Boring Company's Autonomous Tunneling: 1% of Traditional Costs 1:16:00 Top 5 AI Rankings Updated: The Holy Trinity vs Sam's Premium Features This Episode Covers: - Jensen Huang's circular investment strategy creating 30% instant returns - Meta's Ray-Ban partnership disrupting the AR glasses market 10 years after Google Glass - The rise of non-Apple wearables: Aura Ring's billion-dollar revenue milestone - iPhone 17 Pro real-world testing with local AI model capabilities - Elycium's vision for AI-native home architecture with embedded compute - Why influence and trust remain human-only skills in the age of automation - Wayve's camera-only autonomous driving approach backed by Nvidia - The Boring Company's breakthrough in autonomous tunnel construction KEY INSIGHTS: - How tech giants are creating self-reinforcing investment cycles that break traditional capitalism rules - Why the smartphone-to-AR transition mirrors the desktop-to-mobile shift of the 2000s - The architectural revolution required for truly autonomous homes with integrated AI infrastructure - Why CEOs should focus on influence and distribution as automation-proof career strategies - The emerging divide between AI-native companies and legacy businesses trying to adapt About Built 2 Scale: Weekly analysis of artificial intelligence business strategy, robotics adoption, and technology market dynamics. Hosted by Scott Wilcox (Australia) and Matt Perrott (Austin), providing actionable insights for founders, investors, and technology executives navigating the AI transformation. Subscribe for AI business intelligence: /@built2scale Available on Spotify | Apple Podcasts

    56 mnt
  6. Meta's AR Leak, Larry's TikTok Takeover & Brett Burns Another Billion

    19 SEP

    Meta's AR Leak, Larry's TikTok Takeover & Brett Burns Another Billion

    This week on Built 2 Scale, Scott broadcasts from Maui while Matt navigates New York with a sick toddler as we dive into Meta's AR Ray-Bans leak, Elon's humanoid robot complexity revelations, and why Larry Ellison just became Gen Z's granddaddy overlord. Plus: Brett Adcock burns another billion, Mira Murati releases a research blog instead of a product, and our AI Top 5 rankings get spicy. Built 2 Scale | Episode 24 TIMESTAMPS: 0:03 Aloha from Maui: Kids Vomiting on Qantas Without WiFi 3:36 Google's Nano Banana Creates Perfect Scotty Beach Photo 5:16 Meta Ray-Bans Go Full AR: Display + EMG Wristband Leak 8:48 Apple Vision Pro is Dead vs Meta's $300 Social Wearables 10:22 All In Summit: Elon's 45-Minute Masterclass Returns 11:35 Optimus Complexity: 26 Hand Actuators, Zero Suppliers Available 16:31 Scotty Stocks Bell: Tesla Doubles, Nvidia Up 40%, Google Up 30% 18:00 Larry Ellison's September: $100B Overnight + TikTok Control 22:10 Demis Hassabis: DeepMind Now Controls All Google AI 24:03 AGI Definition Debate: Einstein's Knowledge vs Model Training 25:24 Robot Rundown: Factory Worker Job = 18 Lines of Code 32:00 Brett Adcock Raises $1B+ for Figure at $39B Valuation 36:32 Brookfield, Nvidia, Macquarie: Serious Money Backs Humanoid Vision 40:35 OpenAI Job Posts Hint at Robotics Entry Strategy 42:51 Mira Murati's $2B Raises $2B, Releases Research Blog Six Months Later 49:09 Tool of the Week: Granola Mobile App vs ChatGPT Voice Mode Failure 55:03 Parting Wisdom: Humanoid Gold Rush - Picks and Shovels Strategy 59:31 AI Top 5 Draft: Murder Accusations, Knighted Scientists, Daddy's Home This Episode Covers: - Meta Ray-Bans AR upgrade with display and EMG wristband control leaked accidentally - Elon reveals Optimus complexity: 26 hand actuators none commercially available - Larry Ellison's $300B Oracle-OpenAI infrastructure deal and TikTok acquisition - Demis Hassabis restructures Google with DeepMind as AI engine room - Factory automation compressed to 18 lines of code raises job complexity questions - Figure AI raises $1B+ from Brookfield, Nvidia, Macquarie at $39B valuation - Mira Murati's deterministic AI research blog after six-month $2B raise silence - Granola mobile app phone call transcription vs ChatGPT voice unreliability KEY INSIGHTS: - Apple Vision Pro failure vs Meta's social-first AR approach at accessible pricing - Vertical integration strategy: Tesla building all Optimus components in-house - Infrastructure plays: Oracle capturing OpenAI spend, Nvidia supplying everyone - CEO role evolution: Vision, talent, capital over hands-on product development - Humanoid robotics gold rush: Opportunity for picks-and-shovels businesses About Built 2 Scale: Weekly analysis of artificial intelligence business strategy, robotics adoption, and technology market dynamics. Hosted by Scott Wilcox (Australia) and Matt Perrott (Austin), providing actionable insights for founders, investors, and technology executives navigating the AI transformation. Subscribe for AI business intelligence: /@built2scale Available on Spotify | Apple Podcasts

    1j 8m
  7. iPhone Air Launch, Tesla Master Plan & SpaceX Goes Direct to Your Phone

    12 SEP

    iPhone Air Launch, Tesla Master Plan & SpaceX Goes Direct to Your Phone

    This week on Built 2 Scale, we return from our strategy week break with our most Elon-heavy episode ever as he skips Trump's tech dinner to flex with massive product announcements. Plus: Apple's product-first AI strategy, China's 1000km/h maglev trains, and why figure robots are moving from one towel to full household automation faster than anyone expected. Built 2 Scale | Episode 23 Timestamps: 0:00 - Return from Strategy Week + Apple iPhone 17 Launch Analysis 1:24 - Apple's Product-First AI Strategy vs Competition 6:23 - Trump Tech Dinner: Seating Chart Power Dynamics 9:01 - Zuckerberg's $600B Commitment Moment 10:20 - Anthropic Valuation Jump to $180B - VC Bubble Discussion 12:06 - Scotty's Stock Picks: UniTree IPO, Aussie Minerals, Land Strategy 17:19 - Tesla Master Plan: The Home Problem Elon Can't Solve 18:08 - Creatine Meme Culture + Crypto Pump & Dump Economics 20:16 - R&D Business Strategy: Autonomous Homes Market 23:36 - Tesla Mega Block: Industrial Battery Revolution 26:32 - Alter Ego: Telepathic Wearables vs Neuralink 29:08 - Pickle AI: Desktop AI with No UI Interface 32:18 - Tesla Announcements: Robo-taxis + Data Center Strategy 35:18 - Future Communities: 3D Printing + Solar + Robotics 38:07 - Manufacturing vs Design: Execution is Everything 40:16 - China's 1000km/h Magnetic Levitation Train Technology 46:01 - Starlink EchoStar Acquisition: Direct-to-Phone Revolution 47:08 - Figure AI: From One Task to Multi-Task Home Automation 50:22 - Manufacturing Reality: 2000 CNC Machines, Zero Humans 53:04 - Union Innovation Strategy: Retrain Don't Resist 56:53 - Product of the Week: Starlink Spectrum License 59:16 - Age of Agents: A-Players vs Junior Talent Discussion 1:04:48 - Founder Files: Hiring Strategy + Time Allocation 1:12:24 - Naval's Wisdom: Capital + People = Company Success This Episode Covers: - Apple's product-focused approach beating AI hype with practical features like AirPods heart rate monitoring - Tesla's comprehensive ecosystem strategy from robo-taxis to data center batteries - China's infrastructure advantage: 1000km/h trains while Australia debates 180km/h rail - Starlink's spectrum acquisition eliminating traditional telco middlemen - Figure AI's acceleration from single-task to multi-task household automation - The A-player vs junior talent shift in AI adoption across 280,000 firms - Manufacturing's robot revolution: Chinese factories with zero human workers - Why unions need Chief Innovation Officers instead of automation resistance Key Insights: - Product excellence trumps AI buzzwords - Apple's strategy validates hardware-first approach - Infrastructure determines economic geography - high-speed rail enables distributed communities - Manufacturing prowess beats design innovation - execution is 1000x more important than ideas - Spatial intelligence and real-world robotics represent the next frontier beyond LLMs About Built 2 Scale: Weekly analysis of artificial intelligence business strategy, robotics adoption, and technology market dynamics. Hosted by Scott Wilcox (Australia) and Matt Perrott (Austin), providing unfiltered insights for founders, investors, and technology executives navigating the AI transformation. Subscribe for AI business intelligence: /@built2scale Available also on Apple Podcasts

    1j 22m
  8. Google CRUSHES Everyone + Elon's $10B Anime Crisis + The Age of Agents

    28 AGU

    Google CRUSHES Everyone + Elon's $10B Anime Crisis + The Age of Agents

    This week on Built 2 Scale, we deliver our most packed episode ever with rapid-fire coverage of Google's dominant month, Warren Buffett joining our audience, and our first-ever Top 5 Most Influential People in AI draft picks. Plus: why 95% of corporate AI spending shows zero ROI and Elon's latest anime obsession crisis. Built 2 Scale | Episode 22 TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Just-in-Time Software Goes Too Far (Contraction App Meme) 1:13 Hinge Dating App as Tech Founder Distribution Strategy 4:57 Elon's Anime Crisis + $10B Tesla Market Cap Drop 7:09 Marriage Prenups Need Vesting Schedules Like Equity 8:34 Reid Hoffman: "10,000 Prompts is the New 10,000 Hours" 10:11 Prompt Guilt: The New Productivity Anxiety 12:01 UniTree Dog Robot Carries 215kg (Pub Crawl Dreams) 14:05 Domain Addiction AA Meeting on Twitter/X 16:16 Sam Altman: "GPT-5 Was a Misfire, GPT-6 Will Win" 18:45 Yann LeCun Day 25: "Don't Work on LLMs" 21:17 DeepSeek Confirmed as Chinese State Operation 25:05 Elon's Edge Computing Vision: No More Operating Systems 30:01 Mark Cuban's Gen Z AI Implementation Opportunity 34:14 Google's Best Month Ever: Translation, Video, Market Cap 44:29 Meta Acquires Midjourney Talent for Image Generation 46:23 Digital Twins & Avatar Content: The HeyGen Revolution 49:25 Claude Browser Agent for Power Users Only 54:08 Thanks for Watching: Brian Chesky, Satya Nadella, Warren Buffett 1:01:20 Tool of the Week: Community Feedback from Listeners 1:03:36 The Age of Agents: Aaron Levie's Vertical AI Framework 1:09:20 Robot Rundown: Waymo vs Tesla LIDAR Battle 1:16:40 Nvidia's $3,500 Robot Brain Developer Kit 1:18:11 Top 5 Most Influential People in AI (Draft Picks) This Episode Covers: - Google's market dominance across Pixel phones, instant translation, and video generation at 10% of OpenAI's cost - DeepSeek revealed as Chinese government operation with state backing implications - MIT study showing 95% of corporate AI spending has no ROI - Meta's Mid Journey acquisition strategy to compete in image generation - Claude's browser agent launch exclusively for power users - Elon vs Waymo CEO debate over LIDAR necessity in autonomous vehicles - Aaron Levie's framework: "Every workflow is a vertical AI company waiting to be built" - Carbon Robotics deploys autonomous laser weeding systems - Digital twin revolution with HeyGen's avatar technology KEY INSIGHTS: - Why most big companies are failing at AI implementation despite massive spending - The opportunity for Gen Z to become AI consultants for backward industries - Google's systematic ecosystem integration creating unmatched competitive moats - Agent workflow optimization vs building agents for existing workflows - Chinese government's strategic AI investment model vs American free market approach About Built 2 Scale: Weekly analysis of artificial intelligence business strategy, robotics adoption, and technology market dynamics. Hosted by Scott Wilcox (Australia) and Matt Perrott (Austin), providing actionable insights for founders, investors, and technology executives navigating the AI transformation. Subscribe for AI business intelligence: /@built2scale Available on Spotify | Apple Podcasts #AI #Google #Nvidia #Meta #Tesla #Agents #AIStrategy #BuildToScale #Robotics #TechNews

    1j 25m

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From bootstrapped chaos to VC-backed scale, Built 2 Scale is your backstage pass to building high-growth startups at the edge of business, tech, AI, and robotics. Hosted by founders Matt Perrott and Scott Wilcox, this podcast dives into the raw, unfiltered reality of turning big ideas into scalable companies. Each week, we unpack the messy middle—fundraising, hiring, product-market fit, and the growing role of automation and AI in modern business. No hype. No jargon. Just real stories, hard lessons, and sharp insights from founders who are actually in the trenches. Whether you’re building SaaS, hardware, or something the world’s never seen before—if you’re scaling, you’re in the right place.

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