Building with AI #1

In this episode of Built with AI, Brandon joins Jack to talk about businesses built with always-on agents and the limits of AI-generated creative.

Brandon runs an OpenClaw agent on a Mac mini in his Provo, Utah office. In one experiment, the agent found landscapers and HVAC companies that ranked in Google but had no website. It built each one a site, mailed a postcard with a QR code to the preview, and called to follow up. Brandon says it now brings in about $9,500 in monthly recurring revenue.

For DAVID AI, Brandon wants ads that look cool and timeless, which he says is rare in B2B. When Claude Code made images for him through Higgsfield, he called the results "AI of two years ago." Jack's designers get better results in Higgsfield itself than he gets by connecting it to Claude or Codex.

Within a year, Brandon expects ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini to become the main way consumers browse and shop. Jack argues that selling base intelligence is hard to defend because competitors catch up within months. He sees more value in services that put it to work for businesses.

Brandon is also starting a landscape design and installation company with AI. Claude researched the location and industry, then made the name, logo and website. The site serves Utah County, and Brandon plans to outsource installation to crews.

Chapters 00:00 Desk setups and Mac mini agents 04:18 A website experiment that reached $9,500 MRR 05:15 Implementation work and custom Shopify builds 08:10 Creator outreach and YouTube's partnerships API 12:44 Cool B2B ads for DAVID AI 15:44 Claude Code's browser and switching models 18:37 Browsing and shopping through AI assistants 20:27 The economics of selling intelligence 23:38 Higgsfield images and taste 26:03 Starting a landscaping company with AI