New Year: How Founders Creative can help with your resolutions!

2024 has been a whirlwind year - incorporating a new Venture Firm: Progressive Ventures and CLOSING on our commitment by December - YES, we are now an oversubscribed fund, and have invested in six stellar B2B SaaS rocketships out of YC and Startx.

Founders Creative Org is now officially registered as a non-profit to sustain our community development efforts and we are well over 10,000 subscribers and now have a dedicated team of volunteers who are eager to build this community.

Last year we kickstarted tracks in Product, Engineering, Marketing and a Women’s council with focused events that are all published on our calendar: https://lu.ma/founderscreative

Highlight of events in January

• Investing in Generative AI Startups: Live Networking

  Friday Jan 17th 2pm-3:30pm PT, Palo Alto

  Looking to make a break into venture and learn all about how venture capital works? Join our venture fellowship, find out more in this event.
  Register: https://lu.ma/3yjmur3u Discount code for our readers: 7HMR94

• AI Engineering Salon: 2025 AI trends and what it means for engineering leaders

  Friday Jan 17th 12-1:30pm PT, Palo Alto

  Network with fellow engineering leaders and drive thought leadership. We have an exciting Engineering Summit planned in March and the salon is a great way to get involved.

  Register: https://lu.ma/engsalon1

• AI Innovators Forum

  Jan 23 3-5pm, Redwood City

  Join our first Innovators forum event where we feature top executives in panel discussions and mingle with founders who pitch their innovation

  Register: https://lu.ma/innovators1 (early bird pricing ends soon)

• AI Privacy Forum

  Jan 30 2-5pm, Palo Alto

  A dynamic gathering of privacy experts who care deeply about consumer data rights and have hands on experience heading up the privacy function in organizations such as Meta, Microsoft, Doordash, and Google.

  Register: https://lu.ma/privacymatters1 (early bird pricing ends soon)

• AI Product Salon: 2025 AI Trends

  Jan 31 3:30pm-5pm, Palo Alto

  In the new era of AI, the Product Management function is leading cutting edge innovation, weaving in the latest technologies into products. Join fellow product professionals to explore this journey together

  Register: https://lu.ma/uxzyrcmf

AI Product Council - Leadership Track

 Product Chair: Anand Madhavan

Founders Creative is very excited to introduce the AI Product Council Leadership track focused on Product Management leaders to provide a supported environment for networking and up-skilling on AI. This track includes:

1. AI Neighborhood (online one session a month):
First session February 28, 2025 10am-11am.
Sessions will be held on fourth Friday of each month 10am-11am, online

Join a community of thought leaders in evaluating and deepening understanding of AI technology developments. Have a community to reach out to for support on the latest in AI.

2. Founders Connect (in person) - Connect with founders in AI Startup space in our AI Innovation Forum: in person monthly Founders Connect: Schedule varies, these are events with 150-300 people at a time and held in Sunnyvale-Redwood City. You will get a chance to be on the judge panel evaluating, connecting and giving feedback to founders.

3. AI Product Salons & Summits (in person, 20% off, requires additional registration): Continually build your network in your functional area of product management through our monthly Salons and annual in person Summits where we feature product leaders. 

Donation

We are now accepting donations of $600/year for the leadership tier: https://buy.stripe.com/7sI14H8cdaow7NS001
This introductory price will likely go up after March 1st.

Call for Speakers!

Founder Pitches

Are you a founder looking to elevate your company and connect with operators, investors, and prospective customers?
Please submit your information here: https://forms.gle/vgZG47nxmqzMC3LUA

High-tech Executive Panels

Is one of your new resolutions to build your voice and platform? How about being featured on a Founders Creative Panel for your expertise?
Please submit your information here: https://forms.gle/TvpbedkK6gSzRGHEA

We have several other plans in the works.

We are working on our website, a dedicated blog, engineering, product, and marketing summits for deep thought leadership, and a conference + offsite later this year. Join us at one of our salons to find out more.

Signing off, until next time!