Entrepreneur, Investor, Educator: AI Will Make Us Jobless... And That's Not The Scariest Part

What happens when machines think for themselves? We sat down with serial entrepreneur and investor Michael Sawitz to discuss the imminent technological singularity, why AI WON’T kill human creativity, and the counterintuitive startup strategies that actually work in an AI-dominated world.

In this episode, we dive deep into:

• The real timeline for AI taking over human jobs
• Why founders MUST do this before writing a single line of code
• How to raise capital from the right investors (and the story of the $25k cash in a paper bag)
• The enduring human advantage that AI can never replicate

This is a conversation about the future of work, building with purpose, and navigating the biggest technological shift of our lifetime.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 The Scary Truth About AI & Jobs
• 05:24 Why Human Creativity is Safe
• 17:21 The #1 Mistake Startups Make Today
• 28:31 How to Actually Talk to Customers
• 36:50 Raising Money: Angels vs. VCs
• 55:27 The $25,000 Paper Bag Investment

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