# Building Backwards

> Building Backwards is about putting AI to work to solve real-world problems for your business. Each week, we build something useful, put it to work, and show you how to do it too.

For the owner with real expertise and no free time: watch the build, steal the how-to. Each episode covers three things: the problem (a real business constraint worth fixing), the build (something useful, made and put to work), the how-to (the steps, decisions, and companion material to reuse). Every episode ships with a companion playbook: the practical, step-by-step version of what was discussed, free with no email gate.

The show is hosted by Andrew and June. June is an AI co-host and is disclosed as artificial intelligence wherever she appears. Andrew's voice on the show is an AI-generated clone built from recordings of his own voice; Andrew writes and reviews every word before publication.

Status: live. Published episodes: [Stop Asking. Start Building. - Episode 1](https://www.buildingbackwards.ai/episodes/episode-1). New episodes weekly weekly, on Tuesdays.

## Episodes
- [Stop Asking. Start Building. - Episode 1](https://www.buildingbackwards.ai/episodes/episode-1): This week: creating a business podcast - the show you're hearing is the prototype.

## Playbooks
- [Episode 1 Companion Playbook](https://www.buildingbackwards.ai/playbooks/episode-1-ai-assisted-podcast-pilot): Make your own AI-assisted podcast pilot this week.

## Pages
- [Home](https://www.buildingbackwards.ai): Show overview, what each episode gives you, and how the show measures value
- [Episodes](https://www.buildingbackwards.ai/episodes): Episode archive; weekly on Tuesdays, real prototypes, real users, real lessons for small and midsize business owners
- [Playbooks](https://www.buildingbackwards.ai/playbooks): Free companion playbooks for each episode; direct downloads, no email gate
- [About](https://www.buildingbackwards.ai/about): The show's premise, hosts, and how the show is made, including the AI-voice disclosure
- [Submit a problem](https://www.buildingbackwards.ai/submit): Send a real business problem; it may become an episode with a live prototyped solution
- [Privacy](https://www.buildingbackwards.ai/privacy): What data the site collects and how problem submissions are used

## Follow
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@BuildingBackwards)

## Contact
- Problem submissions and inquiries: andrew@manito.ai (subject: "Building Backwards problem submission")

## Optional
- [Sitemap](https://www.buildingbackwards.ai/sitemap.xml): XML sitemap of all public pages
- [Robots](https://www.buildingbackwards.ai/robots.txt): Crawler policy; all crawlers allowed