The Billion-Dollar Fix for Skills | Euan Blair on AI, Hiring & the Future of Work In this episode of Jimmy’s Jobs of the Future, Multiverse CEO Euan Blair shares what it really takes to build a billion-dollar startup - and how AI is forcing a total rethink of education, hiring, and skills. We cover: 🚀 Hypergrowth lessons from founding Multiverse 🧠 The AI skills revolution reshaping the workforce 🇺🇸 Why expanding to the US nearly broke them 💼 Why remote work might be failing young people 📈 The future of in-person collaboration, self-management, and hiring with a founder mentality This is for anyone thinking about the future of work, leadership, and how to build a generation-ready company. 👇 Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:20 The Wild Start: Incorporating Multiverse 02:33 Hiring for Hypergrowth: Generalists vs. Specialists 03:42 Regulated Markets & How to Break Into Them 06:59 AI + Data Literacy = The New Career Superpowers 09:02 From Seed to Scale: Raising Serious VC Money 11:54 Breaking America: Lessons from US Expansion 17:43 AI Is Changing Everything — Are We Ready? 30:37 Why Remote Work Isn’t Working for Grads 31:01 Multiverse's Hybrid Work Policy Explained 31:26 The Human Side of AI and Tech at Work 31:50 Bureaucracy vs. Agility: How to Lead Through It 32:33 13 Skills You’ll Actually Need in the AI Era 33:42 Self-Management: The Skill Schools Forgot 34:52 Context Is Everything: Why Skills Alone Aren’t Enough 38:37 Breaking into Europe: The Next Move 41:32 What Great Investors Actually Do 43:17 Why Founders Hire Other Founders 45:43 Final Thoughts: Training a Workforce for the Future 46:11 Quickfire: Books, Mentors, Mistakes & More 46:53 Balancing Family and Building a Unicorn ********** Follow us on socials! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmysjobs Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimmysjobsofthefuture Twitter / X: https://www.twitter.com/JimmyM Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-mcloughlin-obe/ Want to come on the show? hello@jobsofthefuture.co Sponsor the show or Partner with us: sunny@jobsofthefuture.co Credits: Host / Exec Producer: Jimmy McLoughlin OBE Producer: Sunny Winter https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnywinter/ Junior Producer: Thuy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices