Fernando Nikolic joins me to discuss the AI productivity explosion, one-person companies and what happens when software becomes something anyone can build.
Fernando explains how he now runs a company as the only human in it, using AI agents to build systems, process data and operate at a level that previously would have required a team, funding and infrastructure. We discuss Claude, Gemini, vibe coding, AI agents, internal tools, the collapse of traditional software moats and why the cost of building has fallen so dramatically.
We also get into the SaaS apocalypse, AI slop, creativity, physical media, culture, democracy, AI-powered accountability, Milei’s Argentina and why Fernando has become Bitcoin black pilled.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 - The One-Person Company
00:01:16 - Peter’s AI Breakthrough
00:04:02 - Front-End Coding Is Dead
00:07:35 - Fernando’s One-Human Company
00:11:13 - Building an AI Media Company
00:18:05 - You Can’t Build as Fast as You Think
00:22:14 - The Danger of Doing Everything
00:25:35 - Why AI Content Is Slop
00:27:12 - Can AI Make Us Human Again?
00:28:22 - The Internet Made Us Dumber
00:31:34 - Humans Are Not Robots
00:36:24 - AI and the Future of Film
00:43:57 - Starting a Company With AI
00:48:15 - What Does This Mean in Five Years?
00:51:32 - The SaaS Apocalypse
00:56:39 - The Shape of Companies
00:59:40 - Abundance, Inequality and AI
01:03:20 - The Gap Is Now
01:06:24 - Holding Politicians to Account With AI
01:18:03 - The Bitcoin Black Pill
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