{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/668417dd4cb273e4613fe2e9/68404ec4c8835d385c1fdd5b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"AI Billion-Dollar Founder: AI Will Replace Most Jobs – Nikola Mrkšić","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/668417dd4cb273e4613fe2e9/1749899548585-fb65a4e8-8e9b-479f-8d3c-a59a38cc036c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Nikola Mrkšić didn’t grow up dreaming of building a $500 million AI company. He wanted to be a <strong>neurosurgeon</strong>, or a <strong>diplomat</strong>. Instead, he co-founded Europe’s leading AI platform, <strong>PolyAI</strong>, a company handling over 100 million customer calls a year, backed by NVIDIA, and reshaping how we interact with machines.</p><p><br></p><p>In this raw, unfiltered conversation, Nikola reveals:</p><ul><li>Why he <strong>never planned</strong> to be an entrepreneur, and how he got “accidentally” rich.</li><li>The <strong>real reason</strong> AI startups get funding with no product, no revenue, and no customers.</li><li>How his childhood during the Yugoslav wars shaped his obsession with <strong>seizing opportunity</strong>.</li><li>The <strong>stress, pressure, and burnout</strong> behind building a billion-dollar company with two toddlers at home.</li><li>Why <strong>Europe is broken for tech</strong> and what he’d do differently if starting today.</li><li>His <strong>brutally honest take</strong> on success, motivation, and why some people should <em>never</em> start a company.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This episode cuts through the hype and tells the <strong>truth</strong> about what it takes to succeed in AI, and why most people are chasing the wrong dream.</p><p>🎧 Listen now to hear the story behind one of Europe’s most exciting AI founders.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"A&D Media"}