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#185 - Fernando Nikolić - AI, One-Person Companies & The New Economic Elite
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- The Peter McCormack Show
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- Jun 19, 2026
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- 5220
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Summary
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. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – http://petermccormack.com › Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Em…