🤖 The One-Person Operating Model: Running a Company on AI Agents

​What if you could run an entire company with a team of AI agents? And what happens when those agents get things wrong?

​We're moving beyond using AI as a productivity tool and into a world where AI agents can take on entire workflows, make decisions, and execute work that once required teams of people.

​But what does it actually take to build and operate an AI-powered business? And where should we draw the line between human oversight and AI autonomy?

​Join Sidebar member Petr Merkuryev, solo founder of Medusa Investment Partners, an AI platform for investment firms, for an interactive roundtable exploring what it really looks like to run a company with AI agents.

​Petr will share how he's built an operating model where agents handle research, client materials, and much of the day-to-day operations, all in an industry where clients are conservative, trust is paramount, and mistakes can be costly.

​💡 What we'll explore together:

• ​From AI tools to AI systems: How do you move beyond ad hoc AI experimentation to building reliable, repeatable workflows powered by agents?

• ​Delegating to AI: What work have you successfully handed over to agents, and what have you stopped doing yourself?

• ​When agents fail: Where does AI delegation break down, and what have we learned from those failures?

• ​Trust, oversight, and accountability: How do you maintain quality and control when agents are doing the work, especially when the stakes are high?

• ​Rethinking the operating model: What does this mean for how we build companies, structure teams, and define the role of human leaders?

​🛠️ Real-world experiments, failures, and lessons learned.

​Petr will kick things off with a 10-minute behind-the-scenes look at his own AI-powered operating model, including what's working, what broke, and what he still refuses to delegate.

​From there, we'll open up the conversation to compare notes, share our own experiments, and learn from fellow leaders who are figuring out how to put AI agents to work.

​Bring your own AI setup, whether it's running beautifully, held together with duct tape, or still a work in progress.

​You'll walk away with practical ideas for building more capable AI-powered workflows, a better understanding of where human judgment still matters, and inspiration for rethinking what's possible with a much smaller team.