8 AI-Proof Businesses I'd build in 2027

In this solo episode, I lay out how I think about building an AI-proof business now that anyone can press a few buttons and spin up a company in seconds. I walk through eight categories: atoms, permission, attention, timing, belonging, liquidity, unique data, and outcomes.

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of https, data, businesses, including: Layoffs keep coming, people copy products pixel for pixel, and I still see more opportunity than ever.

1. 01In this solo episode, I lay out how I think about building an AI-proof business now that anyone can press a few buttons and spin up a company in seconds
2. 02If you're an employee looking at a startup or a founder worried about getting copied, this episode gives you a map for building something with value when AI makes software, content
3. 03Timestamps 00:00 – Intro 01:17 – Atoms: Physical Businesses 02:26 – Permission: Licenses, Regulation, and Partnerships 04:10 – Attention: Building a Media Machine 06:28 – Timing: S