In Ep 64 of Automate It, Stefan and Ilia are back after seven months in the trenches closing and delivering Polymath's biggest deal yet — and oh boy do they have thoughts.

But first, they play the robot invention game, dreaming up a dystopian HOA enforcement drone that patrols your neighborhood for shutter color violations, checks your grass height with lasers, and may or may not have a paintball gun attached. You're welcome, homeowners associations everywhere.

Then, the guys catch up on everything that's changed since October: why closing a company changing deal is harder than building the robots, what Claude Code actually is and isn't good for, and why the real industrial revolution (you know, the one Henry Ford started) never made it outdoors. Plus: why fake startups with great fundraising videos keep out-raising real ones, and what it would actually take to run a lights out facility.

If you're into robotics, startup war stories, dystopian surveillance tech, or just want to know why Stefan spent 60 hours building a calendaring tool, this one's for you.