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DESCRIPTION:For engineers\, the allure of AI often begins and ends with the
  "magic" of the build. However\, as the market shifts from "shiny object" 
 exuberance toward commoditized models\, the true challenge emerges: Just b
 ecause you built it\, doesn't mean you have a company. This session strips
  away the curiosity of the "open-source project" and focuses on the grit r
 equired to build a defensible business. We will explore the critical phase
 s of the AI startup lifecycle\, from navigating the "one-year cliff" of ea
 rly co-founder equity to the brutal reality of achieving product-market fi
 t.\n\nJoin us to learn why the next stage of the AI revolution belongs not
  to the best prompters\, but to the engineers who can bridge the gap betwe
 en technical execution and business sustainability.\n\nSpeaker(s): Aaron\,
  \n\nRoom: 302\, Bldg: Madison Central Library\, 201 West Mifflin Street\,
  Madison\, Wisconsin\, United States\, 53703\, Virtual: https://events.vto
 ols.ieee.org/m/541812
LOCATION:Room: 302\, Bldg: Madison Central Library\, 201 West Mifflin Stree
 t\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, United States\, 53703\, Virtual: https://events.
 vtools.ieee.org/m/541812
ORGANIZER:harrison@glsan.com
SEQUENCE:31
SUMMARY:Building a Viable AI Business
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/541812
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  the "open-source project" and focuses on the grit required to build a def
 ensible business. We will explore the critical phases of the AI startup li
 fecycle\, from navigating the "one-year cliff" of early co-founder equity 
 to the brutal reality of achieving product-market fit.</span></p>\n<p clas
 s="is_Paragraph font_body _dsp-inline _bxs-border-box _ww-break-word _ws-p
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 ngineers who can bridge the gap between technical execution and business s
 ustainability.</p>
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