What followed was a fast, scrappy sprint. Sales, warehouse staff, and engineers worked side by side. We prototyped, tested, and shipped a vision-based AI system in days, not months. Using lightweight tooling, we cut monthly costs by more than $150K, improved measurement accuracy, and delivered a working solution in under 72 hours. If you’re skeptical about what “good enough” AI can actually do in the real world, this story is a clean proof point
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Inside the episode…
A logistics company’s urgent copper-measurement problem with no clear owner
The hidden cost and inefficiency of manually measuring more than 5,000 pallets
How a single office hours conversation reframed the problem as a vision-AI opportunity
Training a custom vision model using pallet photos and simple index cards
Rapid prototyping with automation and vision tooling to ship in days
Over $150K in cost savings and a dramatically better experience for warehouse teams
Why involving frontline workers accelerated adoption and improved feedback loops
Letting go of perfection and embracing statistically “good enough” outcomes
What this teaches us about speed, trust, and momentum through small wins
Where this approach goes next and why similar teams should be paying attention
Mentioned in this episode
n8n (automation platform)
Roboflow (vision model training)
ChatGPT (image and text analysis)
OpenAI API
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