Garrett McCurrach and Canon Reeves of Pipedream Labs join Jim to share how they are rethinking logistics by building underground delivery networks for automated cities. From early experiments to becoming their own first customer, they explain why real infrastructure requires long term thinking, hands on execution, and a focus on purpose over hype.
This episode of Just Gonna Send It brings host Jim Belosic together with Garrett McCurrach and Canon Reeves from Pipedream Labs, a company betting big on the future of automated logistics. Pipedream’s vision is simple and radical at the same time: move physical goods through cities the same way data moves through fiber optic cables. By building underground logistics networks, they aim to make ultra fast, low cost delivery the default way people access everyday items by the end of this decade.
Garrett explains that Pipedream began as a deliberate ten year commitment rather than a quick startup experiment. With a mechanical engineering background and early experience building small software businesses, he realized he wanted to lose himself in one massive problem instead of chasing short term wins. Autonomous logistics stood out as inevitable by 2030, but he believed drones, robots, and self-driving cars were missing a critical layer of infrastructure. That missing piece was underground transport, a scalable way to move goods without congestion, noise, or human bottlenecks.
The conversation breaks down how retail works today through ecommerce, local stores, and local delivery and why those models are destined to converge. Pipedream’s goal is to make everything feel local by enabling goods from warehouses miles away to reach neighborhoods fast enough to support drones or autonomous vehicles for final delivery. Underground pipes become the connective tissue that makes this possible, turning cities into dense, high speed logistics networks rather than isolated pockets of inventory.
Garrett’s search for a first hire became a turning point when he met Canon on X. What stood out was not just technical ability, but shared intensity, curiosity, and care for the mission. Both founders describe being drawn to difficult games with clear outcomes and a love for building systems that actually work in the real world. Their partnership formed around inspiration and trust, with a shared belief that money should never distract from the end goal.
Pipedream’s story is full of moments where execution came before validation. Early prototypes were built fast, construction started before systems were fully finished, and the team learned by crawling through pipes themselves. When potential customers hesitated to be first, Pipedream made a bold move and became its own customer by launching a grocery concept to seed the network with real volume. That decision unlocked credibility, attracted larger partners, and gave the company leverage in negotiations by proving the system worked without external approval.
Garrett and Canon both reflect on formative years spent building and experimenting long before Pipedream existed. Garrett talks about running micro businesses, from lawn mowing to overnight no code builds for small companies, while Canon shares a lifelong drive to make things and turn systems into real products. That shared habit of shadowing operators, identifying pain points, and shipping solutions quickly became core to how Pipedream operates. Together, they emphasize that progress comes from forcing momentum rather than waiting for perfect conditions, and that building real infrastructure is always messier, harder, and more revealing than anything shown in a pitch deck.
Throughout the episode, Garrett and Canon return to the idea that meaningful work matters more than hype. Pipedream is not optimized for short term optics or valuation games, but for long term impact on cities, supply chains, and how people live day to day. Both founders stress that money should never interfere with the mission, and that building something important requires conviction and patience. Garrett closes by sharing his belief that the two most important decisions in life are who you build your life with and who you choose to work alongside, because the right people make even the hardest problems worth solving.
In this episode of Just Gonna Send It, Jim sits down with Garrett McCurrach and Canon Reeves from Pipedream Labs to explore their bold vision for the future of logistics. Pipedream is building underground delivery networks designed to move physical goods through cities the same way fiber optics move data, making fast, affordable, automated delivery possible at scale. Garrett and Canon share how their backgrounds in engineering, side businesses, and hands-on experimentation shaped their approach to building real infrastructure instead of chasing hype. They discuss learning by doing, forcing momentum when no one wants to be first, and why Pipedream chose to become its own first customer to prove the model works. The conversation also dives into purpose driven company building, long term thinking, and why choosing the right people to build matters as much as the idea itself.
