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Building an AI-Native Construction Company | Scott Wilcox

Built 2 Scale · 3 Nov 2026 · 1h 08m

What this episode covers

Scott Wilcox, founder of W., explains his strategy to build an AI-native construction company by achieving vertical integration and reducing costs by half over five years. He details a recent trip to Chinese factories to bypass middlemen and source materials like flooring directly, leveraging AI translation to overcome language barriers. Wilcox also describes his internal software strategy, where he builds custom AI agents and workflows in-house using platforms like Monday.com and BuildPass, while hiring software engineers to maintain tight feedback loops between site operations and technology.

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early-stage companies

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Companies
W., BuildPass, Tesla, BYD, Salesforce, HubSpot
Products
Starlink, Microsoft Teams
Tools
Monday.com, Procore, Premiere, Claude, ChatGPT, Grok

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