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Episode Snapshot
Scotty and Matt blitz through the week’s wildest tech headlines—from Google’s eye-watering $400/mo Ultra plan and Perplexity’s Samsung coup to China’s 100-mile, zero-human freeway. Along the way: domain names purchased under the influence, why Notebook LM might replace your MBA, and the very real rise of remote robot workers.
Quick Episode GuideTimestamp Segment
00:00:00 Cold-open headlines — Scotty.inc, Google Ultra, China’s 100-mile robot freeway
00:01:14 Personal branding: Scotty grabs Scotty.inc
00:03:00 Drunk-domain confession — PES tells all about late-night URL shopping
00:05:00 Google Ultra first week: $8–$10 per prompt (!)
00:07:05 100 % male YouTube audience — where are the women in tech?
00:07:58 Limitless pendant keynote & “Find My” face-palm
00:08:54 VC satire: raising at your kid’s school play
00:11:10 Perplexity Labs, WhatsApp bot & Samsung default deal
00:14:44 Rick Caruso shouts-out Aussie AI (Archistar) on Fox News
00:16:44 Notebook LM workflow: overnight research → morning podcast
00:19:26 A16Z: AI up-ends $140 B research industry
00:22:14 DIY MBAs & why campuses must pivot to community hubs
00:26:32 Starship “Gigabay” & manufacturing gets sexy again
00:30:30 North-Star thinking: shoot for Mars, fix your API
00:32:06Google AI Edge — local models & privacy as luxury
00:36:00 Tool of the Week: N8N + Claude agentic workflows
00:40:06 Automation as a sales pitch (back-office demo wins deals)
00:44:51 Robot Rundown: China completes 100-mile freeway with zero humans
00:49:48 Lumina’s autonomous electric bulldozers (SF)
00:52:26 Remote tele-ops: stacking Tokyo shelves from India & robot surgery
00:55:42 Founder Files: the pain of scaling across time-zones
01:00:43 Systems, processes & “surface area” for founder freedom
01:04:57 Anthropic’s 50 % job-loss headline—opportunity vs. fear
01:08:15 Live on air: OpenAI Codex gets Internet + free-tier Memory
Key ThemesCost vs. Value in AI Subscriptions – Google Ultra’s sticker shockApplication-Layer Wins – How Perplexity keeps shipping past the majorsAI Fast-Tracking Construction – Archistar in California wildfire rebuildsEdge Computing & Privacy – Why on-device models matterAgentic Workflows – Screenshot → Claude → fully-wired automationRobot Infrastructure – China, Lumina, and the future of heavy machineryScaling Globally – Time-zone pain, founder relocation, and systems that set you free
Resources & MentionsGoogle Ultra / Gemini AdvancedPerplexity Labs & WhatsApp botArchistar AINotebook LM (Google)A16Z “AI & Research” postNvidia Jetson & edge hardwareN8N + Anthropic ClaudeLumina Autonomous DozersOpenAI Codex + Memory update
About Built 2 ScaleFounders Scott Wilcox (Scotty.inc) and Matt Parrott go deep on startups, AI, robotics, and the future of construction & manufacturing. New conversations drop every week.
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Built 2 Scale — Episode 11
Title: How to make every Australian a MILLIONAIRE
Hosts: Scott Wilcox | Matt Perrott
Runtime: ≈ 58 min
Release Date: 2025-05-30
Quick SynopsisHow do you turn $20 trillion of natural resources into $1 million per Aussie? Scott Wilcox & Matt Perrott unpack Google IO hacks, Jony Ive’s OpenAI deal, the rise of “just-in-time” software, AI agents in your workflow, must-have tools, robot rundowns, and a blueprint for abundance.
Chapter Markers (Clickable on players that support them)Time Segment
00:00 Cold Open — headlines & 1080p ear-hair jokes
00:30 Parenting Tech Fail: the red-glow white-noise machine
01:02 Google IO recap: Gemini Ultra + $250/mo omnipass
04:23 Running two tech lives: Microsoft vs Apple + Google
06:45 OpenAI × LoveFrom: why a $6.5 B “design brain” matters
09:13 Anthropic “Code for” & Rick Rubin’s The Way of Code
18:33 Google Stitch—UI in one prompt
19:18 Just-In-Time software (goodbye, legacy bloat)
20:11 Live demo: podcast KPI dashboard in < 5 min
33:20 Tool of the Week: Den (chat + docs + agents)
39:00 Robot Rundown I: Dyson’s fluffy-cone vacuum love letter
41:01 Robot Rundown II: Tesla Optimus learns household chores
47:10 Home Power: Cybertruck as generator, edge compute dreams
49:00 $20 T → $1 M each: the resource-backed wealth plan
57:39 What’s Next & Sign-off
Key TakeawaysGemini Ultra isn’t cheap—but it turns every Google surface into an agent hub.Split-stack living is here: run Microsoft Copilot and Apple/Google gear to hedge innovation risks.OpenAI + Jony Ive = hardware renaissance. Expect Apple-grade devices with GPT brains.Just-In-Time apps kill single-purpose SaaS. If you’re shipping software, ship the outcome, not the dashboard.Dyson & Tesla prove physical product still wins hearts—marry great engineering with AI or be forgotten.National-resource monetization is a realistic abundance play, not sci-fi economics—if you treat energy and compute as public utilities.
Links & ResourcesGoogle IO 2025 Recap: https://io.google/Gemini Ultra Pricing: https://blog.google/products/google-io-2025LoveFrom (Jony Ive): https://lovefrom.com/Anthropic Code for: https://www.anthropic.com/Rick Rubin on “The Way of Code”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_RubinGoogle Stitch: https://stitch.withgoogle.com/Den (YC 2025): https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/denDyson Vacuum Launch Video: https://youtu.be/dyson-fluffyconesTesla Cybertruck Power Support: -
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Segment Highlights & Takeaways
00:00 - Founder-life Banter 1080p ear-hair, distribution hacks, and why humor matters for reach.
08:30 - Delegation vs “Founder Mode” Why Zuck, Chesky & Musk still get their hands dirty—plus a 3-step audit to decide when you should delegate.
18:55 - Coinbase HackAnatomy of a social-engineering breach and why Brian Armstrong spent $400 M instead of paying a $20 M ransom. Security checklist included.
28:50 - Google I/O 2025 RecapGemini 2.5, Veo-3 video AI, Project Astra live demo. What “Agent Mode” means for Apple’s walled garden.
37:40 - MCP & the Agentic WebMeet HTTP’s heir for AI agents. Translate “MCP packets” into traction for your startup.
47:15 - 1-Person Unicorns OpenAI Codex + cloud infra = solo dev superpowers. Case study: 6-week MVP → $8 M seed.
55:00 - Tool Stack SprintRelevance AI, NotebookLM app, DripMax style-rater, Cal.ai macro tracker—who should test what, and why.
1:02:00 - Nvidia Isaac GR00T & Omniverse Physics-true sims, synthetic data, and Jensen Huang’s “infrastructure is compute” manifesto.
1:08:20 - Robot RundownFigure AI’s factory deal momentum and the grand-slam TAM math behind the $50 T humanoid economy.
1:13:45 - Snack-Size Philosophy“You are only your next token.” How to run life like an LLM—practical mindset reframes.
Key Topics / SEO TagsAI news • Google I/O 2025 • Gemini 2.5 • Project Astra • MCP protocol • Agentic Web • OpenAI Codex • Nvidia Omniverse • Isaac GR00T • Figure AI • Humanoid robots • $50 T robot economy • Coinbase hack • Founder delegation • Venture capital strategy • Startup tooling
Resources & LinksGoogle I/O: https://io.google/Gemini 2.5 (DeepMind): https://deepmind.google/technologies/Project Astra: https://deepmind.google/blog/project-astraVeo-3 Video AI: https://deepmind.google/technologies/Nvidia Omniverse: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/omniverse/Nvidia Isaac (GR00T): https://developer.nvidia.com/isaacFigure AI Humanoids: https://www.figure.ai/Coinbase: https://www.coinbase.com/OpenAI Codex: https://openai.com/research/codexMCP primer: https://agentprotocol.dev/Relevance AI: https://www.relevanceai.com/NotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google/Cal.ai: https://www.cal.ai/DripMax (beta): https://dripmax.app/
TL;DR Action ItemsAudit your delegation stack: Use Scott’s “80/20 Founder-Mode Test” to decide today what to offload.Start agent-proofing your product: Map one... -
This week on Built 2 Scale: Scott loses his brand-new Limitless pendant (turns out “Find My” isn’t included), Matt explains why Zapier’s new MCP server might let interns run the office, and the guys dissect YC’s “full-stack AI” memo. They roast Google’s Gemini branding fumble, cheer OpenAI’s Sheryl-Sandberg-style hire, and marvel at Elon’s autonomous boring machine that digs tunnels for 1 % of Melbourne-Metro costs. Plus: stealth AR teleprompter glasses, trillion-dollar TAM math, and a $10 K “Founder OnlyFans” riff. Quick hits, sharp insights, and robot-enhanced banter—tune in or get left behind!
Topics:
Limitless pendant lost: wearables & “Find My” fails
YC’s full-stack AI vision & Elysium’s talking-walls dream
Brett Weinstein on AI consciousness (“no-pilot” mode)
OpenAI taps Fidji Simo to monetize ChatGPT
Google Gemini branding crisis & search erosion
Sequoia says AI TAM = trillions from day one
Zapier MCP: 8 000-app super-connector for agents
Even G1 AR glasses: TED talk, no teleprompter
Boring Co. tunnels at 1 % of legacy cost
0:00 Cold open – pendant saga & Hank-the-dog coworker mix-up
2:35 Tool-stack drama – Notion, Slack & Assembly takeover
4:03 Founder-OnlyFans riff – Nikita Bier’s $10 k Zoom calls
4:29 Charging for meetings chat & Limitless pendant unboxing
6:29 Pendant lost – discovers “no Find My” flaw
10:30 YC’s “full-stack AI” post sparks vertical-integration talk
16:58 Elysium vision – talking walls & home-robotics roadmap
17:56 “Thanks for Watching” intro – Brett Weinstein setup
19:45 AI consciousness debate – the looming “no-pilot” phase
24:50 OpenAI hires Fidji Simo – ads & App-Store layer ahead
29:19 Google’s Gemini branding crisis & search-share erosion
34:43 Sequoia on AI TAM – trillions from day one
42:12 PE roll-ups & equity alignment for automation
47:48 MCP deep dive – Zapier’s 8 000-app unlock
54:55 Even G1 AR glasses – stealth teleprompter demo
57:28 Boring Co. tunnels – $10 M/km autonomous TBM reveal
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This week on Built 2 Scale, Scott’s caffeine shakes are finally under control, Matt’s new Mac has quit gas-lighting him, and Australia tops a brand-new chart—for fearing AI more than any other country. From a paralyzed creator who edited a YouTube video with his thoughts to Stripe’s surgical strike on Apple’s 30 % cut, the lads unpack the future of robots, regulation, and founder productivity in one fast hour.
TopicsAustralia’s AI trust gap – only 30 % of Aussies believe the benefits outweigh the risks; why the dread?
Archistar × LA wildfire rebuild – Sydney prop-tech picked to slash permit times with generative zoning AI.
OpenAI + Windsurf – $3 B coding-assistant grab to cement Sam Altman’s “Apple of AI” stack.
Stripe’s 2.5 % escape route – Epic v. Apple ruling lets devs dodge the App Store toll booth.
“Smartest CEOs” list – NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang tops linguistic IQ rankings; Demis Hassabis, Reed Hastings, and Patrick Collison follow.
Neuralink telepathy – patient edits and uploads a full YouTube video using only brain signals.
Physical Intelligence’s $400 M laundry bots – Bezos backs household chore automation.
Tool HacksNotebookLM → spin any doc pile into a walk-and-learn podcast
Granola note-taker → one-click transcript ➜ templated minutes
MyMind → screenshot-to-second-brain for visual thinkers
HiDock H1 recorder → AirPods-powered voice capture ➜ AI task list
Limitless Pendant → always-on memory and meeting summaries
Robot RundownUnitree G1 sticks the first standing side-flip (on a $16 K bot).
Single-purpose chore bots—from folding tees to bussing tables—are everywhere.
DJI Dock 3 gives warehouses an always-ready drone workforce. Insights Home
NVIDIA Omniverse & Isaac Sim are where the next robot brains are growing up.
Why capturing SOPs today protects your craft in a robot-tomorrow world.
Resources & MentionsKPMG AI Trust Study – https://kpmg.com/au/
Archistar – https://archistar.ai
Windsurf – https://windsurf.ai
Stripe In-App Kit – https://stripe.com
Neuralink – https://neuralink.com
Physical Intelligence – https://physicalintelligence.company
Unitree G1 – https://unitree.com/products/g1
NotebookLM – https://notebooklm.google
Granola – https://granola.ai
MyMind – https://mymind.com
HiDock H1 – https://hidock.com
Limitless Pendant – https://limitless.ai/pendant
NVIDIA Omniverse / Isaac Sim – https://developer.nvidia.com/isaac/sim
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This week on Built 2 Scale, Scott returns jet-lagged from Texas while Matt battles a fresh Mac-switch identity crisis—yet somehow they still squeeze in everything from congressional insider-trading memes to humanoids doing side-flips. The duo dissects BMW’s surprise deal with China’s DeepSeek, Figure AI’s “three-robot” lawsuit, and Apple’s quiet robotics pivot. Plus: how to turn ChatGPT notes into a walk-and-learn podcast, spin up a five-minute AI phone agent, and why Sam Altman really wants to be the Apple of AI. If you’ve ever wondered when your watch, fridge, and driveway gardener will start talking back, this is the episode.
TopicsPelosi Act & the “Pelosi Tracker” loophole – will Congress finally lose its favorite side hustle?BMW × DeepSeek LLM – China’s vertical-integration flex and what 29 % of BMW sales revealFigure AI vs BMW – $40 B valuation, “only three robots,” and the spicy lawsuit that followedApple’s robotics reboot – what moving the entire org into the product team really signalsIntelligence Explosion – Zuckerberg’s recursive-AI thought experiment (and why it scares Scott)OpenAI’s consumer land-grab – WhatsApp, one-click shopping, and Sam’s bid to be the “Apple of AI”Tool HacksNotebookLM → instant podcast workflowBlend AI phone agents for trades & SMBsHumorPrompts + GPT-O3 voice mode to kill “sycophant” answersLovable’s one-prompt website builder (Scott did it mid-treadmill)Robot RundownApple’s iPad-on-wheels concept & smart-home armsNeuralink surgeries now robot-assistedUnitree G1 side-flip demo & DJI’s manufacturing edgeWhy capturing your SOPs today protects your craft in a robot tomorrow
Resources & MentionsPelosi Tracker – https://x.com/pelositrackerDeepSeek LLM – https://deepseek.comFigure AI – https://figure.aiBlend AI phone agents – https://blendai.comNotebookLM – https://notebooklm.googleHumorPrompts (GitHub) – https://github.com/jaschahuisman/humorpromptsGPT-O3 (ChatGPT Pro) – https://chat.openai.comLovable no-code builder – https://www.lovable.devLimitless Pendant – https://limitless.ai/pendantUnitree G1 humanoid – https://www.unitree.com/products/g1DJI – https://www.dji.com
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This week on Built 2 Scale, Matt and Scott unpack the rise of AI agents, lawsuit battles in SaaS, and what Chick-fil-A can teach startups about scale. From Tesla’s self-driving deliveries to Waymo rides in Austin, the boys dive into the golden age of automation and why execution—not just ideas—is the new currency.
They explore agent-to-agent workflows, the war on consultants, why China's innovation moat is deeper than you think, and how humanoid robots could soon replace your gardener, cook, and cleaner (without the gossip).
Topics:
Chick-fil-A’s culture playbook and what founders can learnAgentic workflows: Google’s A2A and OpenAI’s memory unlockTesla vs Waymo: who’s winning self-driving?Consultant wars: is AI coming for overpriced strategy decks?From Cursor to Codium: the billion-dollar race to build with AIDrones, privacy, and the future of neighborhood deliveryAutonomous homes and the future of constructionResources & Mentions:
Lovable – https://www.lovable.dev
Cursor – https://www.cursor.sh
SuperSnob – https://supersnob.com
NotebookLM – https://notebooklm.google
Zipline Drones – https://flyzipline.com
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This week on Built 2 Scale, Matt and Scott go deep into the evolving world of robotics, AI innovation, and the future of construction.
Fresh from a US trip through LA, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley, Scott shares firsthand insights on wildfire recovery, housing shortages, AI agent frameworks, and why Waymo's autonomous future is already here.
From founder-led building strategies to the realities of humanoid robotics, this is a no-fluff breakdown of what’s happening at the bleeding edge of tech, startups, and infrastructure.
Perfect for operators, builders, founders, and future-curious minds.
What We Cover in This Episode:
Cybertruck Beast Edition impressions and Waymo’s autonomous driving experienceWildfire devastation in California and the $40B+ housing rebuild challengeLabor shortages, AI robotics, and how innovation can solve crisesBuilding "human-last" companies and creating AI-driven workflowsWhy San Francisco's energy is back (and what it means for startups)OpenAI’s dominance, Llama 3’s entrance, and xAI's next major playThe future of agent swarms, digital org charts, and AI Board of AdvisorsWhy China’s robotics boom matters for the WestLeadership lessons from the Golden State Warriors turnaroundResources & Mentions:
Figure AI – https://figure.ai
Nvidia Omniverse – https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/omniverse/
Manus AI – https://www.manus.ai
Sesame AI – https://www.sesameai.tech
First Time Founders Podcast – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtQ-jBytlXCbs4XjIZlLra_TMCtwcBpn3
DJI - https://www.dji.com/global
Unitree Robotics - https://www.unitree.com/
IShowSpeed - https://www.youtube.com/@livespeedy7451
BuildPass Agents - https://www.buildpass.ai/blog/buildpass-agents
Built 2 Scale is a founder-led podcast exploring business, tech, AI, and robotics—with unfiltered takes and deep startup insight. New episodes drop every week.
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Episode Title
The Robotics Rundown: AI Agents, Secondary Markets & the Future of Construction
DescriptionIn this episode of Built 2 Scale, Matt and Scott dive deep into the rapidly accelerating world of robotics, AI agents, and the new frontier of startup building. From the meteoric rise of Figure AI and the power of secondary markets, to Nvidia’s mind-blowing Omniverse platform and the emergence of autonomous agents in software development—this one’s packed.
They also open up about balancing high-performance entrepreneurship with fatherhood, and share personal takes on what makes modern CEOs like Brian Chesky, Elon Musk, and Jensen Huang iconic.
Whether you’re scaling a startup or just trying to stay ahead of the AI curve, this episode delivers insight, energy, and real talk.
Key TopicsThe rise of humanoid robots: Figure AI, Tesla Optimus, and Monumental LabsNvidia’s Omniverse and the future of robot trainingWhat the secondary market says about startup momentumAI agents in the workplace—from vibe coding to bug fixingFounders on the edge: family, guilt, and balanceCEO spotlights: Brian Chesky, Toby Lütke, Jensen Huang & moreWhat it really takes to build and live at scale
Resources MentionedFigure AINvidia OmniverseManus AISesame AI (voice agent)SuperSight by BuildPass
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