AI from Zero to One: The Art of Customer-Driven Product Development
How do the best founders go from idea to product-market fit in the real world—with real customers?
Join us for a tactical, behind-the-scenes conversation between two seasoned builders who’ve done it before and are doing it again. Together with Notion, Forum Ventures is bringing you an unfiltered discussion on customer-driven product development—from the earliest discovery calls to building what people actually need.
🎤 Featuring:
Managing Director at Forum Ventures
Co-Founder of Tenpoint Labs
Previously Co-Founder of First Resonance (raised $30M+ from Craft, Fika, Village Global, and others)
Led product, growth, and teams across aerospace, defense, robotics, energy & more.
Co-founder & CEO at Redii (fintech for global retirement benefits)
Previously Co-founder & COO/CFO at Mayan (YC-backed Ecommerce SaaS)
Ex-JP Morgan & BV Investment Partners
🧠 What You’ll Learn:
The phases of early growth—and how your process must evolve with each one
Real tactics to get signal from early customer conversations
How to turn meeting notes into roadmaps (and PMF)
Why tools like Notion are mission-critical for agile founders
What to prioritize (and what to ignore) when building 0 → 1
🔧 Bonus:
You’ll also get access to exclusive Notion resources built for early-stage founders, including:
Discovery call checklists
Feature-value matrices
Meeting notes templates
Roadmap frameworks
👀 Who Should Attend:
Early-stage founders building B2B products
Product leaders looking to sharpen their customer-feedback loops
Operators and builders working through PMF
About Forum Ventures
Forum Ventures is the leading early-stage fund, accelerator and AI venture studio for B2B SaaS startups. Founded in 2014, we’re on a mission to make the B2B SaaS journey easier, more accessible and successful for early-stage founders. From our Studio to Accelerator to our newest validation-focused program, The Forum Foundry, we have the resources and network to help founders navigate the early stages of their founder journey.
Interested in joining our Accelerator program instead? Pitch Us here.
About Notion
Startups move fast. That's why thousands of startups all around the world choose to build on Notion. In one place, you can organise, plan, and execute - whether you're managing investor outreach, documenting key decisions, or scaling operations. Apply now to get up to 6 months of Notion’s Business plan with Notion AI included, a $12,000 value. Ship quickly, stay aligned, and scale efficiently in one connected AI workspace.
About Redii
Redii enables companies to offer retirement benefits to their international team as easily as you would with a 401K domestically. We provide an international pension plan that is country-agnostic and connects directly to your payroll for easy administration. Your workers get access to top funds, like BlackRock, in USD from anywhere in the world. https://www.redii.co to learn more.