The AI-First Founder Series: Foundations of an AI-First Startup (Part 1)

Foundations of an AI-first Startup What does it actually take to build a company that's AI-first from day one, not just AI-adjacent? In this session, Forum's AI Venture Studio and the team at Make.com will break down the real decisions, frameworks, and workflows that define the best early-stage AI companies before they even have a product. What we'll cover: How Forum identifies and stress-tests a company concept before a single line of code is written, and why AI is now central to that process from day one. We'll talk about what makes a company genuinely AI-first versus AI-adjacent, and what that distinction means for how you build, hire, and scale. How to think about processes and implement AI where it matters most, identifying the highest-impact workflows to automate and build the backbone to make them run smoothly. Live Make demos with practical, plug-and-play workflows you can take and use immediately Open Q&A with Forum and Make together, where the best conversations usually happen Whether you're pre-product, pre-revenue, or just trying to figure out how to build smarter from…