How Daily Check-Ins Fix Remote Work

08/08/2025 23 min Episodio 7
How Daily Check-Ins Fix Remote Work

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Episode 7: How Daily Check-Ins Fix Remote WorkJordan Metzner and Sam Nadler share a simple but powerful internal tool: a Slack-integrated daily check-in system that’s helped their remote team stay accountable, async, and aligned. It’s lightweight, fast, and has changed how their team shares progress. Then they revisit Clay, a thoughtfully designed relationship management tool that helps founders and operators stay in touch without the CRM bloat. In the news, they break down the latest on GPT-5 Pro, OpenAI’s rumored “research-grade” AI, and what the new product tiers might mean for the future of AI.— Show Notes:(0:00) Intro(1:21) Why we built a daily check-in tool for remote teams(3:22) How the system works + Slack + AI summaries(6:44) What it’s built with and what it unlocked for us(9:15) What teammates actually do + future features(10:30) Real example: AI blocker spotted and solved(11:17) Tool of the Week: Clay for personalized outreach(16:04) AI News: OpenAI’s new open-source models + Groq demo(21:14) GPT-5 leaks and what’s coming next(22:34) Final thoughts + wrap-up— Platforms / Tools Mentioned: • Ryz Labs – https://www.ryzlabs.com • Clay – https://www.clay.com— Listen on Your Favorite Platform: • Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0ahiOCzYxhhkEgbtz9kkeC • Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/built-this-week/id1823270832 • Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1017d387-fbb0-4bbf-9488-817cee38e058 • Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/us/show/1001995001— Follow the Hosts: Jordan Metzner • LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanmetzner/ • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrjmetz/ • X - https://x.com/mrjmetz?lang=bnSam Nadler • LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-nadler-1881b75/ • X - http://x.com/Gravino05