Funky Enterprises Show

We Killed Our Agency. We Built Something Better. | FE Show #01


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After 4 years, "Funky B2B Marketing Podcast" no longer exists.

Meet Funky Enterprises Show — and here's why we crossed that line.


In the pilot episode, Nemanja Zivkovic, Marko Cvijic, and Slobodan Jelisavac unpack:


→ Why the traditional agency model is a relic of a previous era

→ The 5 pillars we're building Funky Enterprises on (Brand, Partners, Content, AI, Network)

→ How brand replaces sales teams, content replaces distribution costs, network replaces cold outreach

→ Why we incorporated in Delaware

→ AI and systems taking over operations — Claude Code, Paperclip, Manus

→ What's coming: deeper episodes, guests, books, MeasureCamp Subotica


🔑 KEY TOPICS & TIMESTAMPS:


00:00 — Intro & rebrand: why we're no longer Funky B2B Marketing Podcast

03:00 — Meet the partners (Marko, Sloba) and firm structure

07:00 — Why we incorporated Funky Enterprises LLC in Delaware

10:00 — The death of big agencies: why generalists lose, specialists win

15:00 — The difference between "building a company" and "building a PUBLIC company"

18:00 — PILLAR #1: Brand replaces the sales team

24:00 — PILLAR #2: Partners replace headcount

27:00 — PILLAR #3: Content replaces distribution costs

33:00 — PILLAR #4: AI and systems (Claude, Manus, Paperclip)

42:00 — Books in progress: LinkedIn book by Nemanja & Dan Pataki, Marko's e-commerce SEO + in-house team management book

45:00 — PILLAR #5: Network replaces cold outreach

50:00 — MeasureCamp Subotica & "Building a consulting firm in the terminal"

54:00 — Vendor recommendations: SmartCat, MetAxis (Chatislav)

56:00 — What's coming in upcoming episodes


🛠️ TOOLS & VENDORS MENTIONED:


• Claude / Claude Code — primary AI workhorse

• Manus — AI agent (Meta acquisition blocked by China)

• Paperclip — autonomous AI orchestration system in testing

• Chatislav by MetAxis — domestic-knowledge AI agent (deployed at Western Union, Bazaar)

• SmartCat — GTM strategy partner client


📚 BOOKS IN PROGRESS FROM THE FUNKY ENTERPRISES TEAM:


• Marko Cvijić: "E-commerce SEO Practical Guide"

• Marko + team: A book for managers running in-house teams + working with vendors

• Nemanja & Dejan Pataki: S LinkedInom na ti (already published)


🎙️ ABOUT FUNKY ENTERPRISES SHOW:


Funky Enterprises Show is a weekly podcast where the 5 senior partners of Funky

Enterprises LLC share how we're rebuilding the agency model for a new era:

AI-native operations, distributed senior-only teams, brand-led sales, and a business that doesn't need to become a public company to be successful.


Listen on:

🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/136A3zxZ5JYCukvphVP56M?si=c553e7e1d0624b1f

🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/funky-enterprises-show/id1501543408

🎧 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/funky-enterprises/

🌐 Web: https://www.funky.enterprises/


📅 NEW EPISODES: every week


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