This is a quick, high-signal conversation with builders actually shipping in AI.

In this episode, I’m joined by Nick V, founder of SMCFactory — an AI-powered startup factory designed to go from idea to a running business through an agentic pipeline.

This isn’t another launchpad.

SMCFactory evaluates ideas, builds products, launches them, and continues operating them — all powered by a swarm of AI agents.

We get into:

→ What a “startup factory” actually means  

→ How AI agents can evaluate, build, and run companies  

→ Why the bottleneck is shifting from coding to decision-making  

→ What changes when building no longer requires a full team  

These are short, focused conversations with builders working on real systems — not theory.

If you’re paying attention to where AI and startups are heading, this is worth your time.