Box CEO Aaron Levie discusses the paradigm shift from cloud to AI, arguing that AI will augment jobs by automating non-strategic work and create massive opportunities for startups to tackle previously unsolvable problems with unstructured data. He covers the evolution of SaaS business models, the 'build vs. buy' debate, and offers key advice for founders in the AI era.
Co-founder Sam Ross discusses Numeral's journey from a personal e-commerce pain point to a venture-backed global tax platform. He covers the market opportunity created by outdated incumbents, the 'do things that don't scale' approach to finding product-market fit, lessons from fundraising, and how Numeral leverages AI to automate complex compliance workflows, shifting from a tool to a full-service solution.
Eoghan McCabe, founder and CEO of Intercom, shares the unfiltered story of transforming a multi-billion dollar, stagnating SaaS business into a rapidly growing, AI-first company. He details the necessity of 'founder mode,' a radical cultural overhaul, and why having nothing to lose is the ultimate advantage in the AI era.
Bret Taylor discusses the AI market's shift to autonomous agents and outcome-based pricing, the future of coding with AI, and strategic advice on GTM, pricing, and where to build in the new AI landscape. He shares career-defining lessons from Google, Facebook, and Salesforce.