Building what’s next at the intersection of AI product, GTM, and design. On The Build podcast, Tom Spencer shares the operating cadence, tools, and stories from teams shipping at AI speed.
Podcast Spotlight
The Build is Tom’s weekly series unpacking how practitioners deploy AI in product, go-to-market, and design—from the first dollar of revenue to scaling teams.
Episodes published
20+
Builders interviewed
30+ leaders
Key takeaways per show
Actionable rituals weekly
Selected Projects
Mobile app to help people deliver PDC/PDR reports via IOS.
A weekly show where Tom Spencer unpacks how AI-native builders launch products, scale GTM, and lead teams that ship relentlessly.
Builder Principles
Run AI-Accelerated GTM Loops
Pair humans with copilots so buyer signals surface within hours, triggering tailored product demos and follow-ups.
Read the playbook →Ship with a Weekly Heartbeat
Anchor teams around weekly experiments that unite customer calls, product metrics, and storytelling in every retro.
See the cadence →Automate, Don’t Abdicate
Let agents clear toil while leaders stay close to narrative, brand voice, and customer insights that shape roadmap bets.
Adopt the rituals →Work Experience
SVP Sales and Marketing
Jaro Platform
2023 - Present
Founder
Value Acceptance
2022 - 2023
Founder
Cooperate Platform
2019 - 2021
Growth Consultant
LEO
2021 - 2023
Founder, Head of Product
Cognitives
2014 - 2018
Strategy, Data Analytics, UX Research, Insights - Asia, UK, Australia
Various: Dentsu, Publicis Groupe, Treasury Wine Estates
2007 - 2013
Recent Podcast Insights
How AI GTM Teams Compress Feedback Loops
Tom shares how founders wire AI copilots into outbound, qualification, and success workflows to keep humans focused on inventive storytelling.
The Builder's Operating Cadence
Weekly shipping rituals, instrumented experiments, and shared scorecards that keep design, product, and GTM aligned around outcomes.
Human-Centered Automation Playbook
A framework for onboarding AI agents with tone guides, guardrails, and leadership check-ins so automation strengthens customer trust.
Latest Writing
The Build Podcast: Field Notes for AI-Native Teams
Key themes from 20+ episodes—AI GTM loops, leadership rituals, and the frameworks Tom Spencer sees winning in 2025.
Operating Cadence for AI Builders
Tom’s weekly operating rhythm: how to structure stand-ups, retros, and metrics reviews when you ship with AI speed.
Human-Centered Automation Playbook
A step-by-step guide to deploying AI agents that reinforce brand voice while unlocking focus time for your team.
Ambient agents, graphs and the future of AI
How LangChain is definitng the future of agentic ai from Interrupt 2025
Product workflows in the hyper ai cycle
How to build product at hyper velocity
The USA in ten T-Shirts
Cultural observations after 2 years living and working in the USA
Connect
Feel free to contact me at tom@tomspencer.co