AI Native Founder Workshop: Review best-in-class AI tools + panel of founders using them
About the Event
Venture Dock is kicking off a new series of hands-on workshops for founders who want to use AI to run their company leaner and move faster than the teams around them.
The goal is to help founders:
- Execute faster and smarter
- Be more capital efficient
- Win the market you are chasing!
This is not a sponsor showcase. Nobody is paying to get their product on stage. The goal is simple: you should walk out knowing which tools are worth your time, how other founders are actually using them, and where to start on Monday.
This first event will be a combination of level setting, and hands-on techniques for leveraging AI in your startup:
Overview the quickly evolving ecosystem that helps founders
Review of state of the art tools
Audience Q&A to dig deep into how to get started
Networking with other AI-native startup foundersThe first session sets the baseline. We’ll walk through how the AI tooling landscape for founders has shifted over the past year and look at the tools that are earning a place in real startups. Then you’ll hear from a panel of founders who used them to grow far faster than their headcount, followed by a few short technical talks and plenty of time to ask questions.
You’ll be in a room with other founders building AI-native companies, which is often where the most useful advice comes from.
Agenda
4:00 – 5:00 PM Venture Dock pre-event roundtable: a small group of about 15 founders working through the topic hands-on, with direct guidance
5:00 – 6:00 PM Doors open for the main event, networking
6:00 – 6:10 PM Welcome from the hosts
6:10 – 6:20 PM Overview of AI tools for founders
6:20 – 6:45 PM Panel: founders who went 100x
6:45 – 7:00 PM Lightning tech talks
7:00 – 7:30 PM Networking
What is Venture Dock
Venture Dock is a founder-first community and fund based in Palo Alto. We connect startups with investors, operators, mentors, and strategic partners, and run programming every week that’s built around real conversations rather than pitches and panels for their own sake.
This workshop series is one example. Members also get investor introductions, small-group sessions with speakers, and a peer network of founders who will tell you what’s really working for them.
If you’ve been coming to our events and want deeper access, apply to join the community here: