AI Billion-Dollar Founder: AI Will Replace Most Jobs – Nikola Mrkšić
Update: 2025-06-05
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Nikola Mrkšić didn’t grow up dreaming of building a $500 million AI company. He wanted to be a neurosurgeon, or a diplomat. Instead, he co-founded Europe’s leading AI platform, PolyAI, a company handling over 100 million customer calls a year, backed by NVIDIA, and reshaping how we interact with machines.
In this raw, unfiltered conversation, Nikola reveals:
- Why he never planned to be an entrepreneur, and how he got “accidentally” rich.
- The real reason AI startups get funding with no product, no revenue, and no customers.
- How his childhood during the Yugoslav wars shaped his obsession with seizing opportunity.
- The stress, pressure, and burnout behind building a billion-dollar company with two toddlers at home.
- Why Europe is broken for tech and what he’d do differently if starting today.
- His brutally honest take on success, motivation, and why some people should never start a company.
This episode cuts through the hype and tells the truth about what it takes to succeed in AI, and why most people are chasing the wrong dream.
🎧 Listen now to hear the story behind one of Europe’s most exciting AI founders.
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