When Facebook bought Instagram in 2012 for $1 billion, it had just 13 employees. Fast-forward to the AI era, and here’s a thought: Could a solopreneur, backed entirely by AI agents, build a billion-dollar company alone?
Five years ago, I’d have called it science fiction. Today, it feels like a real possibility.
AI agents are already making decisions, coding, marketing, and even collaborating with each other. The solopreneur becomes an overseer, not a manager.
If costs carry on dropping and capabilities keep rising, we might see the first billionaire founder with no payroll – just a gaggle of intelligent agents working around the clock.
In this video, I explore the rise of AI-powered solopreneurs and the questions it raises for everyone.
But here’s the catch: What happens to power and control when businesses are built this way?