AI agents to scale your startup
How do you actually use AI agents to scale your startup?
AI agents promise to help tiny teams operate like much larger companies. But most founders are still using AI like a chatbot: asking one question, getting one answer, and doing the rest themselves.
So, how do you go from occasionally using AI to actually delegating meaningful work to agents?
Join Jordan Tian and Trevor Keith for a practical, founder-led workshop on how startups can use AI agents to move faster without immediately hiring a much larger team.
Together, they’ll break down what agents can realistically handle today, how to choose the right workflows, and how to give agents enough access and autonomy to complete real work without losing control.
You'll learn:
👉 How to identify the best parts of your business to delegate to agents
👉 The difference between a chatbot, an automation, and an actual agent
👉 How to give agents goals, context, tools, and clear boundaries
👉 Where agents can help across GTM, operations, customer support, and engineering
👉 How to set permissions, budgets, and human approval points
👉 What founders commonly get wrong when introducing agents into their workflows
This isn't a panel or a conversation about what agents might be able to do someday. It’s a practical workshop led by two founders building the infrastructure that allows agents to take action today.
Come for the lesson, stay for the conversations after.
About the Speakers
Jordan Tian is the co-founder and CEO of ZeroClaw, the company behind an open-source, privacy-first infrastructure for autonomous AI agents. ZeroClaw is a lightweight runtime built in Rust that allows developers to deploy fast, secure agents across different systems and hardware while keeping control of their data. The open-source project has earned more than 32,000 GitHub stars. Jordan previously studied data science at Harvard.
Trevor Keith is the founder and CEO of Solid, an operating system for AI workers that can complete long-running business workflows across the software companies already use. Used by builders and operators at companies including Revolut, ElevenLabs, EY, British Airways, NVIDIA, Stanford, Berkeley, and MIT, Solid gives agents access to the accounts, machines, tools, and approved budgets they need to take responsibility for real outcomes.
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What should I expect?
6:30–7:00 PM
Arrival, drinks, and casual networking.
7:00–7:45 PM
Founder workshop.
7:45–8:05 PM
Q&A.
8:05–9:00 PM
More chatting, drinks, and meeting people.
🧠 About Founders on Tap
Founders on Tap is a workshop series in SF's coolest spots.
Each session goes deep on one useful topic, such as community, GTM, fundraising, automation, or getting your first customers.
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How do I become a speaker?
We’ll reach out if your session feels like a good fit.
Do I have to be 21+?
Yes. You must be 21+ and present a valid ID to enter the venue.