GConferenceGridThe Conference Catalogue · Vol. 2026Folio № 63B143
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How to Launch an AI-Powered Company With a Day Job Featuring Adeo Ressi

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ost people believe starting a company means choosing between stability and ambition. That belief is costing them years.AI has changed that. What used to require full-time dedication can now be done in focused hours each week. Experienced professionals are validating ideas, reaching first customers, and building real companies without ever sending a resignat…

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1Voices
41Underwriters
0Exhibitors
24On the bill · sessions
42Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at How, in alphabetical order.
Adeo Ressi
CEO at Decile Group and Chairman at Founder Institute · Decile Group / Founder Institute
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Founder CapitalPlatinum
Loyal VCPlatinum
Amazon Web Services
Atlassian
Box
Bright Data
Bubble
Bunker LabsLocal Partner
Claremont McKenna CollegeLocal Partner
CyberAlliance
First Republic BankLocal Partner
Framer
GitHub
Google Cloud
Hatch Duo
Hello AliceLocal Partner
Hexabitz
Instant TeamsLocal Partner
Kworq
Lovable
Make
McChrystal GroupLocal Partner
MindK
Miro
MongoDB
NASA Ames Research CenterLocal Partner
National Security Innovation NetworkLocal Partner
NodeSource
Patriot Boot CampLocal Partner
Perkins CoieLocal Partner
Prisma Postgres
San Jose State University SpartUpLocal Partner
SBIR AdvisorsLocal Partner
Softonix
Superhuman
TechstarsLocal Partner
The Veterans TrustLocal Partner
VA Innovation EcosystemLocal Partner
Veteran FundLocal Partner
Vet-TechLocal Partner
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The Programme

Selected from 24 sessions on the bill.
  • Aug 18, 2026 05:00 pm - 06:30 pm

    Build a Startup Idea Investors Won’t Ignore

  • Aug 25, 2026 05:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    FounderX Silicon Valley 2026: Global Conference in San Francisco

  • Dec 01, 2026 09:00 am - 10:30 am

    From First Idea to First Funding: Global Alumni Stories

  • Jul 06, 2026 05:00 pm - 06:30 pm

    Stop Guessing, Start Raising: An Investor Q&A

  • Jul 07, 2026 09:00 am - 10:30 am

    Meet FI Alumni Founders: High-Growth Startups Panel

  • Jul 20, 2026 09:00 am - 10:30 am

    Stop Overthinking and Build a Great Startup Idea

  • Jun 01, 2026 09:30 am - 11:00 am

    Vibecoding 101 for Startups: Build Your First App w/ Mark Montalban

  • Jun 02, 2026 09:00 am - 10:30 am

    Inside the Founder Institute: Real Stories From Alumni

  • Jun 08, 2026 05:30 pm - 07:00 pm

    Startup Advisors 101: How to Find Advisors and Maximize their Impact (POSTPONED)

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 42 companies, parsed from the program.

“42 companies in attendance.”

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

№ 01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
41Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
1Speakingspeaker only
№ 02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

100% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1100%

Of 1 on the bill · classified by free-text title

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01AtlassianSp
  2. 02AWSSp
  3. 03BoxSp
  4. 04Bright DataSp
  5. 05BubbleSp
  6. 06Bunker LabsSp·L
  7. 07Claremont McKenna CollegeSp·L
  8. 08CyberAllianceSp
  9. 09First Republic BankSp·L
  10. 10Founder CapitalSp·P
  11. 11FramerSp
  12. 12GitHubSp
  13. 13Google CloudSp
  14. 14Hatch DuoSp
№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier
platinum2
5% of 41
local partner18
44% of 41
unspecified21
51% of 41
№ 05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's at peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

№ 06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters