·  March 2025

AI Permits: Cut Timelines by 50%

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What You'll Learn in This Episode

Permit timelines killing your project schedules? Robbie Leer — founder of TurboPermit and veteran of Airbnb and Cloud Kitchens — is building the infrastructure to fix one of construction's oldest bottlenecks. In this episode, he demos the AI pre-check tool that flags plan issues against local code in 30 seconds, explains how TurboPermit is standing up new jurisdictions in 48 hours, and breaks down task management across 13+ city departments. If you've ever lost months to a correction letter, this is the future you've been waiting for.

Table of Contents
  • 0:00 Intro — The 12-month permit problem
  • 1:15 Robbie's background
  • 2:15 Why permits are a "black box"
  • 3:45 The LA housing crisis
  • 5:30 How builders respond to TurboPermit
  • 6:15 3 core benefits
  • 8:45 LIVE DEMO: AI PreCheck
  • 10:30 Reading plans and flagging issues
  • 11:30 Eliminating correction letters
  • 13:20 Task management across departments
  • 15:45 Standing up new jurisdictions in 48 hours
  • 17:00 Find TurboPermit at IBS 2025
  • 17:30 The future: real-time permit approvals
  • 18:15 How to connect with Robbie
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Founder of TurboPermit
Airbnb & Cloud Kitchens Veteran
50% Permit Timeline Reduction
New Jurisdictions in 48 Hours
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Why Robbie?
01
Founder of TurboPermit
Building the AI-powered permitting platform that pre-checks construction plans against local building code — eliminating correction letters before they happen.
02
Airbnb & Cloud Kitchens Veteran
Brings deep operational experience from two of the most logistics-intensive scaling businesses of the last decade to the construction permitting problem.
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50% Permit Timeline Reduction
TurboPermit customers are cutting permit approval timelines by half — turning months of waiting into weeks through AI code-compliance pre-checks.
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New Jurisdictions in 48 Hours
The platform can be stood up in any new city or county within 48 hours — making geographic expansion faster than any traditional permitting consultant.
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Episode Highlights & Insights

Featured Methodology
AI Permit Pre-Check
The framework Robbie Leer teaches service businesses to win 6x more clients with story-driven content.
Guest Resource
Book a TurboPermit Demo
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Episode Duration
Dense, no-filler conversation covering the full framework from concept to execution.
01
⏱ 0:00
Intro — The 12-month permit problem
02
⏱ 1:15
Robbie's background
03
⏱ 2:15
Why permits are a "black box"
04
⏱ 3:45
The LA housing crisis
05
⏱ 5:30
How builders respond to TurboPermit
06
⏱ 6:15
3 core benefits
07
⏱ 8:45
LIVE DEMO: AI PreCheck
08
⏱ 10:30
Reading plans and flagging issues
09
⏱ 11:30
Eliminating correction letters
10
⏱ 13:20
Task management across departments
11
⏱ 15:45
Standing up new jurisdictions in 48 hours
12
⏱ 17:00
Find TurboPermit at IBS 2025
13
⏱ 17:30
The future: real-time permit approvals
14
⏱ 18:15
How to connect with Robbie
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