Building Great Software in the AI-Native Era
📆 Wednesday, June 10
⏰ 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
📍Shepherd Office: 500 Sansome St, San Francisco
🍕Pizza, ice cream, and drinks provided
Everyone says “AI-native.” But what does it actually mean to build that way?
Join engineering leaders from Loop, Shepherd, and Rillet for a candid conversation on how AI is reshaping the way modern software companies build products, operate teams, and serve customers.
We’ll discuss how modern teams are rethinking product development, infrastructure, UX, engineering workflows, and customer experience as AI shifts from feature to foundation.
Expect practical lessons, honest tradeoffs, and real stories from teams building AI-native products today, not another generic AI panel.
Whether you’re an engineer, founder, product builder, designer, investor, or operator, this is a chance to meet thoughtful people building the next generation of software.
Topics We’ll Cover
What “AI-native” software actually means
How product development changes when AI is part of the stack
Designing user experiences around copilots, agents, and automation
The new engineering workflows enabled by AI Building trust, reliability, and great UX in AI products
What startups and incumbents are getting wrong right now
Predictions for the next 3–5 years of software
Speakers
Shaosu (Shu) Liu: Co-Founder & CTO @ Loop
Mo Mahallawy: Co-Founder & CTO @ Shepherd
Angelina Quach: Engineering Manager @ Shepherd