What You'll Get From This Episode

In this transformative episode of the Man on a Mission Show, hosts Tammy Ng and Adeline Ng sit down with two pioneering entrepreneurs and AI educators, Sherry Jiang (Founder & CEO of Peek Money) and Agrim Singh (Co-founder of Niyam.AI), who are redefining what it means to build in the age of artificial intelligence. Fresh from hosting the world's largest Cursor hackathon where over 150 AI-powered products were built in just 24 hours, Sherry and Agrim pull back the curtain on how AI is democratizing entrepreneurship, transforming the future of work, and empowering non-technical founders to build sophisticated applications without writing a single line of traditional code.

You'll discover:
• Why the barrier between technical and non-technical founders has completely dissolved in the AI era
• How to communicate effectively with AI tools like Cursor to build production-ready applications
• The mindset shift from asking permission to asking forgiveness—and why high agency is the new currency
• Why learning to code backwards (build first, understand fundamentals later) is now more effective than traditional computer science education
• The real risks of building AI products too close to the model layer—and how to avoid getting replaced by OpenAI
• Why founder-market fit matters infinitely more than product-market fit in today's landscape
• How solo developers and small elite teams are now competing with multi-million dollar companies
• The future of work: which jobs will thrive, which will disappear, and why high agency beats credentials every time
• Why you don't need a CTO anymore to validate your startup idea (but when you might still want one)
• The surprising truth about AI replacing jobs: it's not replacing roles, it's replacing excuses
• How to build personal apps that solve your unique problems instead of conforming to one-size-fits-all SaaS solutions
• Why joy and curiosity—not hustle culture—are the real secrets to sustainable entrepreneurship

Whether you're a non-technical founder who's been told you need a CTO, an aspiring entrepreneur wondering if you should learn to code, or a business leader trying to understand how AI will reshape your industry, this episode will fundamentally change how you think about building in 2025 and beyond.
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What You'll Get From This Episode:

In this raw and unfiltered episode of the Man on a Mission Show, hosts Tammy Ng and Adeline Ng tackle one of the most critical questions every entrepreneur faces: Do you build a lifestyle business or do you build to exit? Drawing insights from their recent panel discussion featuring Annie Yap (CEO of AYP Group with IPO ambitions) and Patrick Chow (Co-founder of Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group who works just one day a week), this candid conversation reveals the truth about business intent, founder identity, and the courage to choose your own path.

You'll discover:

• The fundamental difference between a lifestyle business and an exit-intent business—and why the starting point matters

• Why passion-driven businesses operate differently from market-demand-driven ventures

• How Annie's disciplined SOP-driven approach contrasts with Patrick's culture-first leadership style

• The real reason some founders pursue IPO while others choose freedom and flexibility

• Why changing your business direction every six months destroys team morale and trust

• How their own podcast business evolved from a client-filtering tool to a mission-driven platform

• The honest truth about making strategic decisions every 3-4 months vs. building for the long haul

• Why there's no "right" answer—only the answer that's right for you and your vision

• The danger of building someone else's dream instead of your own

Whether you're wrestling with the decision to scale aggressively, contemplating an exit, or simply trying to build a business that fits your life, this episode will help you gain clarity on what you're really building—and why it matters.

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Adeline Ng

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