Nik Shevchenko: Selling Two Startups, Becoming a Thiel Fellow & Building the Future of AI

Nik Shevchenko joins LegendsNLeaders to share his unconventional journey from mining cryptocurrency as a teenager to becoming a serial entrepreneur, Thiel Fellow, and founder working at the forefront of AI and wearable technology.Nik started his first company at 16 and sold it by 18. At 19, he joined 500 Startups and went on to build WeLoveNoCode, which he later sold to Toptal. Today, he’s working on Omi, an AI wearable designed to bring artificial intelligence into everyday life.In this conversation, Nik breaks down what he learned from building and selling companies at such a young age, raising capital, moving quickly as a founder, and recognizing emerging technology trends before they become mainstream.We also dive into the future of AI hardware, robotics, wearables, entrepreneurship, and Nik’s ambitious view of how technology could fundamentally change the way we work and live.