Single-person conglomerates with agents running businesses will be common in ~5 years.

Single-person conglomerates with agents running businesses will be common in ~5 years. | I would say where this ends up not in the distant future like 10 years from now. Uh but in the the medium-term like 5 years from now is single person conglomerates where single person can oversee lots of agents that are all building businesses.

I would say where this ends up not in the distant future like 10 years from now. Uh but in the the medium-term like 5 years from now is single person conglomerates where single person can oversee lots of agents that are all building businesses.

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