Built This Week
Built This Week

Built This Week

Jordan Metzner, Samuel Nadler

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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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Your Pipeline Is Lying to You. This AI Fixes It After Every Sales Call
JUN 5, 2026
Your Pipeline Is Lying to You. This AI Fixes It After Every Sales Call
This 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
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The Voice AI Platform Built for Enterprises That Actually Need to Scale
MAY 15, 2026
The Voice AI Platform Built for Enterprises That Actually Need to Scale
This 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
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23 MIN
This Headset Reads Your Brain in Real Time. We Demo It Live.
MAY 8, 2026
This Headset Reads Your Brain in Real Time. We Demo It Live.
This 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
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21 MIN