The First 1-Person $1 Billion Company

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Eric Siu and Neil Patel

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4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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In episode #2911, Eric Siu and Neil Patel discuss the concept of one-person billion-dollar companies, the importance of understanding business systems and cash flow, the impact of AI on the future of work, and strategies for navigating lost opportunities in business. Don’t forget to help us grow by subscribing and liking on YouTube! Check out more of Eric’s content (Leveling UP YT) and Neil’s videos (Neil Patel YT) TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: (00:00) The Rise of One-Person Billion Dollar Companies (03:00) Understanding Business Systems and Cash Flow (05:59) The Future of Work in an AI-Driven World (09:59) Navigating Lost Opportunities in Business (20:36) That’s it for today! Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe! Go to https://www.marketingschool.io to learn more! Leave Some Feedback: What should we talk about next? Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review. Connect with Us: Single Grain << Eric’s ad agency NP Digital << Neil’s ad agency X @neilpatel X @ericosiu

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0:00.0	Have you heard of the first one person, one billion dollar company?
0:03.0	No, but I don't know of anyone who's built a one person billion dollar company yet.
0:08.0	It's coming soon. This company is called Rockettable. It's building the first one person, one billion dollar company.
0:13.0	The plan is simple. The plan is to buy up software companies, fire all the employees and replace it with AI agents.
0:20.0	Literally the most AGI-I-pilled idea I've heard.
0:22.6	This came from a YC guy.
0:24.6	So, and by the way, this is-
0:25.6	They're not building a $1 billion company.
0:27.6	They're using money to try to buy their way to a billion?
0:29.6	Yeah, yeah.
0:30.6	They're buying it to a billion and replacing all the agents.
0:33.6	This is YC backed, by the way. Rocketable, Inc. White Combinator, Winter, 2025.
0:39.0	I don't think this is going to be, I think we're going to see a lot more of these happen.
0:42.7	And I think the first few will probably not work out as well, but eventually it'll become commonplace.
0:47.2	Yes.
0:47.7	Yeah.
0:48.9	And I think people need to learn to crawl before they walk, walk even run a great example of this is is it
0:57.3	justin con who created twitch yeah he then created a legal company yeah i forgot what the name was
1:03.6	atrium atrium and he was trying to automate everything and reduce back office and scale it up
1:09.6	someone told me the story about what happened there.
1:11.9	But yeah, the problem is they tried doing all that stuff instead of just getting the
1:15.6	revenue and then slowly introducing automation and AI and efficiencies.
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