​You asked. We listened. And this time, it's even bigger.

​Four months ago, The FDE Conference - Nixo x YC sold out in a week, the waitlist overflowed, and we had to turn people away at the door. Today, the requests for notes from the event still haven’t stopped.

​So we’re bringing it back.

​Round two is finally here.

​The FDE Conference II - Nixo x Rippling x ElevenLabs

​Join 300+ FDEs, founders, and operators in San Francisco for a night of candid talks from leading FDE voices, panels tackling the biggest questions around the forward deployed model, and conversations with fellow builders shipping AI in the trenches.

​We’ll dive into the toughest decisions FDE leaders are wrestling with right now, like:

• ​what it takes to hire, retain, and promote in a function that barely existed a year ago

• ​how to turn edge-case builds into real last-mile solutions

• ​how to properly price the FDE model for SaaS margins

• ​when it makes sense to use FDEs with a customer

• ​and more

​Space is limited, so be sure to sign up in advance to reserve your spot, and we will let you know if you've made it off the waitlist.

​Schedule

​5:00-6:00 Dinner & Networking

​6:00-6:15 Opening Note

​6:15-6:45 Talks + Q&A

​6:45-8:00 Group Panel + Q&A

​Speaker lineup drops soon.

​About the Hosts:

​About Nixo

​Nixo is the platform FDE teams use to unlock SaaS-level margins from services work. Connect customer conversations, engineering todos, and project delivery in one place to turn your custom work into repeatable leverage.

​About Rippling

​Rippling lets founders offload critical admin work—payroll, benefits, compliance, IT, and finance—so they can focus on building. Over 15,000 startups trust Rippling, including many from the Forbes AI 50 (Cursor, Clay, Decagon). Venture-backed startups get 6 months free.

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