The AI-First Startup Stack

​We’re entering a new era where being AI-first is foundational for startups. In “The AI-First Startup Stack powered by Google,” we’ll explore how to build, launch, and scale products faster using Google’s AI ecosystem.

​This session goes beyond theory, featuring a live, hands-on demo with Google AI Studio and Vertex AI to show how to rapidly prototype, test, and deploy AI applications in real time.

​What you’ll learn:

• ​Rapid prototyping with Google’s AI tools

• ​Best practices for model evaluation

• ​Cost and token optimization strategies

​The session lead will be Raghav Govindan — a Platform Architect at Google with 10+ years of experience across TCS, Oracle, and Google. Over the past 5 years, he has worked closely with leading startups in India, onboarding 200+ companies onto Google Cloud and helping them scale efficiently. His mission is to make cloud adoption seamless and tell you why Google is the go-to platform for early-stage startups.

​Connect with him on LinkedIn: /raghav-govindan-3a122064