Episode 7: How Daily Check-Ins Fix Remote Work

Jordan 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.

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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

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Platforms / Tools Mentioned:
• Ryz Labs – https://www.ryzlabs.com
• Clay – https://www.clay.com

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Jordan Metzner
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Sam Nadler
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