Everyone says AI will replace humans.

But what if the biggest unlock isn’t replacing people at all… it’s removing the invisible work they’re buried under?

The spreadsheets. The back-and-forth emails. The manual processes no one sees, but everything depends on.

In this episode of Verticals, Luke and Nic sit down with Chris Hladczuk, Founder of Hanover Park, to break down how AI is quietly eliminating the most boring, painful layer of work in finance, and what that unlocks on the other side.

Chris shares how his experience across Goldman Sachs, fintech, and scaling a company from 10 to 1,000 customers led him to build Hanover Park, an AI-native fund administration platform combining ERP, agents, and human expertise. They dive into why fund data is stale by design, why accuracy is non-negotiable, and why the winning model isn’t pure AI, but AI prepare + human review.

If you are building, investing, or operating in AI, this is a glimpse into what the next generation of companies will actually look like.

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00:00 Intro