Evan Ratliff

But there was no link.

There was no business plan.

It's not his fault.

I hadn't programmed Kyle to be able to do that yet.

My name is Evan Ratliff.

I decided to create Kyle, my AI co-founder, after hearing a lot of stuff like this from OpenAI CEO Sam Aldman.

I got to thinking, could I be that one person?

I'd made AI agents before for my award-winning podcast, Shell Game.

This season on Shell Game, I'm trying to build a real company with a real product run by fake people.

Listen to Shell Game on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts.

The church had dwindled almost to nothing, and God said, this is your assignment.

Hey, just finished drawing up that quick one page business plan for you.

Here's the link.

But there was no link.

There was no business plan.

I hadn't programmed Kyle to be able to do that yet.

I'm Evan Ratliff here with a story of entrepreneurship in the AI age.

Listen as I attempt to build a real startup run by fake people.

Check out the second season of my podcast, Shell Game, on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts.

Oh, hey, Evan.