Tom Spencer

The Build Podcast

Co-hosted by Tom Spencer and Cameron Rohn

How AI-native teams ship product and go-to-market. Each episode unpacks the tools, architectures, and operating cadences that separate teams that ship from teams that stall — from MCP servers and LangGraph agents to SaaS disruption and founder stories.

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EP 262025-02-10

Building MCP Servers That Actually Work

The Model Context Protocol, what it takes to build a server that does something useful, and the architecture behind Build Vault.

MCPAI AgentsArchitecture
EP 222025-01-13

LangGraph and Stateful AI Agents

Multi-step agent workflows with memory. What we learned building production agent systems with LangGraph.

LangGraphAI AgentsState Management
EP 202024-12-16

The Future of AI Interfaces

Chat is just the beginning. Ambient agents, proactive AI, and what comes after the chatbot.

AI UXAmbient AgentsProduct
EP 92024-09-23

GraphRAG: Beyond Basic Retrieval

Knowledge graphs vs. vector search. Why we built Build Vault on GraphRAG instead of vanilla RAG.

GraphRAGKnowledge GraphsRAG
EP 82024-09-16

The SaaS Bloodbath Thesis

AI is going to collapse the middle of the SaaS market. Which companies survive and what the rebuild looks like.

SaaSMarket AnalysisAI Disruption
EP 102024-09-30

Shipping AI Products at Startup Speed

Weekly experiments, customer feedback loops, and not waiting for perfect. How small teams actually ship AI products.

ProductStartupsOperations
EP 52024-08-19

Agent Architectures in Production

What works and what breaks when you deploy AI agents to production. Tool use, error handling, human-in-the-loop.

AI AgentsProductionArchitecture
EP 152024-11-18

Building in Public with AI

Why sharing your building process in the open accelerates learning. The tradeoffs of transparency.

Building in PublicContentCommunity
EP 122024-10-14

AI-Native Go-To-Market

How AI is changing GTM from lead gen to onboarding. What the teams getting it right have in common.

GTMAISales
EP 182024-12-02

The LangChain Ecosystem in 2025

LangGraph, LangSmith, and where the ecosystem is heading for production AI apps.

LangChainLangGraphEcosystem
EP 32024-08-05

Founder Mode vs. Manager Mode

When to stay in the code and when to step back. The founder's dilemma in AI companies.

FoundingLeadershipStartups
EP 142024-11-04

Property Tech Meets AI

What it looks like when AI hits property inspection and valuation workflows. Drawn from building JaroInspect.

PropTechAIProduct

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