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We had an incredible Saturday afternoon hosting an engaging discussion with a full room of founders, technologists and investors, the discussions were as vibrant as they were thought-provoking.
Speakers
🎤 Ashfaq Mohiuddin: Global VP of Enterprise Data & AI at HubSpot, ex-Adobe, ex-Salesforce
🎤 Sumeet Agrawal: VP of Product Management for AI Agent Platform at Informatica
🎤 Kai Du: Head of Generative AI at Turing, ex-Coupang
🎤 Ricardo Vargas-Lugo: Partner at Strop Insights, ex-VP of Partnerships at Indeed, ex-Google Play
💡Key Highlights from the Discussions
- The future of software lies in agents and data. Agents will handle tasks directly, collaborate with other agents, and work alongside humans in hybrid organizational structures.
- AI success in B2B SaaS is experimental: Corporates are still figuring out what works and must embrace a willingness to fail, learn, and iterate.
- Startups should avoid trying to become a platform company. Instead, focus on solving one specific problem deeply to stand out.
- Target niche areas or opportunities that big tech may overlook, and bring agility and innovation to those spaces.
- Build channel partnerships with companies already embedded in enterprise ecosystems to scale faster and gain customer trust.
- Enterprises evaluate technology not just for potential but for risk mitigation (e.g., legal compliance, data security). Startups must address how they minimize risk.
🔹Kai Du:
- Data labeling is a major challenge for GenAI, especially with unstructured data. This presents a niche opportunity for startups to add value.
- For startups with limited data, leverage existing models and differentiate through specialized workflows and contextual expertise, such as tailoring models to enterprise workflows and internal hierarchies.
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💨 Missed this event? We’re hosting 3 exciting events in February!
🎙️ Feb 20 | Founder Spotlight & Startup Showcase x Investor Hangout https://lnkd.in/gKKqTAjy Showcasing 6-8 of our community's top startups and connecting with investors, business development leaders, and partners.
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An exclusive chat and meetup with 2 founders in live shopping, ecommerce and consumer online marketplace platforms.
📈 Feb 28 | Growth Unleashed: Driving Product Usage, Sales, and Customer Scaling with AI https://lnkd.in/gnNjGW3H
Features ex-CEO and President of Zara/Topshop, VP of Salesforce, founders and investors with expertise in product and customer growth.
👏 Thank you again to everyone who made this event possible. Looking forward to seeing you at one (or all!) of our February events!
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