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DESCRIPTION:AI has fundamentally reshaped the startup landscape in just two
  years. But what does that mean for the traditional Silicon Valley startup
  playbook?\n\nIn this one hour Talk\, Silicon Valley veteran Bret Waters e
 xplores how the path to startup success is evolving for 2027—and what ti
 meless principles remain unchanged. Drawing on decades of experience as a 
 founder\, educator\, mentor\, and startup advisor\, Bret will share practi
 cal insights on how entrepreneurs should rethink building\, launching\, an
 d scaling companies in an AI-first world.\n\nSpeaker(s): Bret\, \n\nAgenda
 : \n06:00 pm to 06:30 pm -- Guest Arrival and Dinner\n\n06:30 pm to 07:30 
 pm -- Talk by Bret Waters\n\n07:30 pm to 08:00 pm -- Networking\n\n999 Van
  Ness Avenue\, San Francisco\, California\, United States\, 94109
LOCATION:999 Van Ness Avenue\, San Francisco\, California\, United States\,
  94109
ORGANIZER:snehav@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:4
SUMMARY:The New Startup Playbook for 2027
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/575550
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>AI has fundamentally reshaped the startup 
 landscape in just two years. But what does that mean for the traditional S
 ilicon Valley startup playbook?</p>\n<p dir="auto">In this one hour Talk\,
  Silicon Valley veteran&nbsp\;<strong>Bret Waters</strong> explores how th
 e path to startup success is evolving for 2027&mdash\;and what timeless pr
 inciples remain unchanged. Drawing on decades of experience as a founder\,
  educator\, mentor\, and startup advisor\, Bret will share practical insig
 hts on how entrepreneurs should rethink building\, launching\, and scaling
  companies in an AI-first world.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>06:00 pm 
 to 06:30 pm -- Guest Arrival and Dinner</p>\n<p>06:30 pm to 07:30 pm -- Ta
 lk by Bret Waters</p>\n<p>07:30 pm to 08:00 pm -- Networking</p>
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