TFS#244 - Piers Linney: The Former Dragon’s Den Star Reveals How Anyone Can Make Money Online With AI

Piers Linney is a tech-focused entrepreneur, investor, and former Dragons’ Den star known for his work in AI, additive manufacturing, and business innovation. He co-founded Implement AI—an award-winning AI startup building scalable digital workforces—and co-hosts The Implement AI Podcast. Piers also chairs Atherton Bikes, creators of world-champion 3D-printed mountain bikes. With a background in law, investment banking, venture capital, and government advisory, he’s a leading voice on AI, emerging tech, and entrepreneurship across major media and global events.Connect with Piers Linney!https://uk.linkedin.com/in/pierslinneyhttps://www.pierslinney.comhttps://www.implementai.ioCHAPTERS:0:00 – Introduction0:45 – Meet Piers Linney1:01 – What Piers has been focused on over the past 6 months3:38 – Piers transitions from law into investment banking4:30 – What the early internet boom taught Piers about exponential tech6:04 – The story behind Atherton Bikes and 3D-printed bike manufacturing7:55 – Piers’ involvement in space tech and SEN cameras8:22 – Building Implement AI and raising $2M to scale it10:45 – Andy asks whether Piers had major exits that funded his investments12:52 – Why entrepreneurs chase hypotheses more than money13:22 – Piers on the “coming wave” of AI and why resistance is pointless14:10 – Why some people are unaware of AI and robotics15:11 – How a 19-year-old can position themselves for the AI future18:53 – Passion vs. skill vs. market: how to identify real opportunities20:49 – How Piers uses ChatGPT as a thinking partner and creative augmenter23:15 – Piers’ workflow: ideation → draft → critique → rewrite → SWOT25:49 – Andy asks if AI can auto-scrape your posts and autopost on your behalf27:05 – AI-generated video and Sora’s impact on authenticity28:38 – How Implement AI finds customers and leads30:16 – The new productized “AI agent teams” Implement AI offers31:27 – Andy’s story of being fooled by an AI caller33:34 – The danger of hyper-realistic avatars scamming your parents34:17 – How Implement AI builds guardrails and safety layers35:57 – How Piers uses AI to grow his podcast38:00 – How Piers thinks about raising kids in a rapidly changing world40:25 – How small moments of mentorship can change someone’s life45:16 – How AI can sometimes do a better job than humans48:56 – Why most AI projects fail (MIT study) and why implementation is hard50:39 – Why Piers believes coding will eventually disappear entirely52:04 – Why Piers continues building businesses despite the stress54:29 – Piers explains the layers of AI and exponential improvement56:48 – The coming shift from AGI to ASI (Artificial Superintelligence)58:40 – Piers' recent life discoveries1:00:53 – Piers' goals and focus for the next 6 months1:01:46 – Connect with Piers1:02:42 – Why domains and the traditional internet will diminish over time1:04:02 – Outro