Should we be optimistic about how AI will affect the world economy? | Henrik Werdelin on Future Around & Find Out

This episode originally appeared on Dan Blumberg’s podcast “Future Around & Find Out”, where Henrik joined as a guest.

In this conversation, Henrik Werdelin and Dan Blumberg explore how AI could reshape entrepreneurship and the broader economy. Henrik shares a “pitch for positivity”, arguing that we also have a responsibility to focus on what could go right, not just what could go wrong.

They discuss how AI can lower the barriers to starting a business, potentially leading to a more distributed form of value creation. A key theme is “relationship capital” — the idea that trust and connection between founders and customers will become an increasingly important competitive advantage.

They also cover:

• Why founders should start with problems, not ideas
• The “it sucks that…” method for identifying meaningful problems
• How AI can help entrepreneurs get unstuck
• The idea of “minimum viable agents”
• Lessons from past technologies and how they shaped work and society
• Henrik also shares how he uses AI in his own workflows, from summarizing information to building personal tools, and reflects on the skills that matter most for future entrepreneurs.

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