Built a "Jamie" for my podcast because I couldn't afford a producer

I host a podcast about inventors and inventions, looking at historical inventors like Edison and interviewing current inventors. It is just me doing everything right now.

One thing I've always loved about the bigger shows is how the producers pull up videos, images, fact checks, and context in real time. I think it makes the conversation so much richer. I wanted that for my show but I could not find anyone willing to do it, and honestly could not afford to pay someone even if I did, so I built it myself.

It basically works like those producers, just automated. It runs on my second monitor while I record. And honestly if I get a producer I think it would be even better. Instead of them scrambling to type and search, they get to actually decide what is worth pulling up and push the good stuff through to me.

Considering I like inventions, I figured I would bring it here and see if it would help anyone else. Would be happy to share it with anyone to see what you think!

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u/bgreinz — 1 day ago

Estimators how do you decide which bids to chase?

My buddy estimates for a mid-size shop. Gets 15-20 invitations a week, wins maybe 1 in 8. Says his go/no-go process is basically gut feel and whoever he has a relationship with. Sometimes he digs through a whole plan set before realizing it’s not even a fit.

How do you guys handle it? What makes you pass on one? Do you have any kind of system or is it all in your head?

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u/bgreinz — 3 months ago

Subcontractor estimators how do you decide which bids to chase?

My buddy estimates for a mid-size shop. Gets 15-20 invitations a week, wins maybe 1 in 8. Says his go/no-go process is basically gut feel and whoever he has a relationship with. Sometimes he digs through a whole plan set before realizing it’s not even a fit.

How do you guys handle it? What makes you pass on one? Do you have any kind of system or is it all in your head?

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u/bgreinz — 3 months ago