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🚀 The full speaker lineup for Construct I/O 2024! Join us on October 17 for a day of collaboration, problem-solving and skill building alongside some of the brightest minds in tech and business. Whether you’re looking to level up in your career, explore new advancements in AI or turbo-charge your product, Construct I/O has you covered. 💡✨ 👀 Here's a look at our incredible speaker roster: ▶ Nicholas Daniel, Chief Product Officer @ Etsy ▶ Ashraf Alhashim, Enterprise GTM Leader @ Anthropic ▶ Dan Manges, Co-founder & CEO @ RWX ▶ Ketaki Sodhi, PhD, People Analytics @ Microsoft ▶ Ashraf Hebela, CFA, Head of Startup Banking @ J.P. Morgan ▶ Jeff Schumann, Co-founder & CEO @ Aware (now part of Mimecast) ▶ Dalton Flanagan, Software Engineer, Generative AI @ Meta ▶ Mahir Yavuz, Head of Engineering, Search @ Etsy ▶ Grant S., VP of Machine Learning @ Upstart ▶ Derek DeHart, Product @ Alignable ▶ Patrick Kaiser, CMO @ Opencare ▶ David Reed, VP of Sales @ ReadMe ▶ Kumi Walker, Co-founder and Managing Partner @ Embedded Services (ex-Twitter) ▶ Jean Bredeche, Co-founder & Former CTO @ Quantopian (acquired by Robinhood) ▶ Mohit Gupta, CFA, VP of Investor Relations @ Abercrombie & Fitch Co. ▶ Zeenia Kaul, PhD MBA, Co-founder, CEO and CSO @ ReHeva Biosciences ▶ Chris Berry, President & CEO @ OhioX ▶ Jordan Davis, Executive Director @ Smart Columbus ▶ Nomiki Petrolla, Founder & CEO @ PDS Lab ▶ William Turon, Kai McKinney and Brandon Tolle, co-founders @ Relay ▶ Cory Tressler, Asst. Dean of Technology @ The Ohio State University Libraries ▶ Jeff Dotson, Associate Professor of Marketing @ The Ohio State University ▶ David Staley, Associate Professor of History & Design @ The Ohio State University ▶ Huan Sun, Associate Professor of Computer Science & Engineering @ The Ohio State University Construct I/O is your opportunity to learn, grow, and connect with others in tech - all in one place. You won’t want to miss this! Secure your spot now and be part of the future of tech. 🔗 link to register https://cvent.me/qXeb2N #ConstructIO #MoveFastBuildThings

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Just a few more weeks until Construct I/O on October 17! For our next Session Sneak Peek, Jeff Dotson will lead a lively game on how to get your 1st, 100th and 1,000th customer - whether through paid marketing, partnerships, sales or any other distribution channels. While Jeff surfaces scenarios on screen on the various ways to unlock customer acquisition, our panel of experts will have to choose the best option from multiple choice answers... then defend their decisions on stage. You won't want to miss this engaging, insightful and (likely) fiery panel on the best ways to get and keep your first customers. 🔥 See Jeff, Kumi Walker, David Reed, Patrick Kaiser and our own Shereen Agrawal in action at Construct I/O on October 17! ⤵️ https://cvent.me/qXeb2N

What an incredible sight- huge shoutout to The Ohio State University College of Engineering alumni Ben Gilbert, the co-founder and co-host of Acquired, which hit top rankings across all podcast categories. Acquired is a must listen- an essential guide to understanding the tech landscape. Earlier this month, Ben hosted a live talk at Chase Arena in front of an audience of 6k+ with Mark Zuckerberg and other key leaders in tech. 👏👏👏👏 congrats Ben on all of your hardwork and much deserved success! #movefastbuildthings #buckeyesbuild

📢 Ohio State Students! We are proud to promote #ohiotechday - a commitment to driving awareness for the critical role tech & innovation play in powering Ohio's economy + inspiring the next generation of tech leaders. Thank you to OhioX for your support of the tech ecosystem!   In support of this mission, we're excited to host "Tacos + Tech Jobs" with Ratmir Timashev and Mike Triplett of Insight Partners, one of the world's largest tech investors.   At this session on October 16th at 11am, students can expect to hear about the immense opportunity of working at high growth software companies, as well as open roles at Insight Partners' portfolio of companies.   Students: Click below to learn more + RSVP https://lnkd.in/ePtNAV3R

HUGE thanks to William Turon and Kai McKinney for joining our Dig In yesterday and sharing about your experiences building product 0-1, showcasing some of your products and discussing how you built them. Missed last night? Don't worry—Will, Kai, and Brandon Tolle are leading a session at Construct I/O on October 17! They'll teach you how to build an MVP with no code, breaking down product into its most basic principles. You'll learn how to get a prototype built & shipped in order to start testing the market. RSVP here ⤵️ https://cvent.me/qXeb2N OHI/O

✨ What a night! Another successful Dig In with students & startup founders! 🎉 We had an great turnout and engaging discussions with Squire Aschinger, VP of Product at Foxen. Squire shared some powerful insights: 👉 What digital product management really entails 👉 His career journey: From investment banking ➡️ management consulting ➡️ early Uber (2014!) ➡️ Root Inc. (second product hire) ➡️ leading product at Foxen 👉 Best practices in trying (and failing) in product He even stayed late for 1:1 chats with attendees, offering advice (and sharing his favorite podcasts 🎧) But here’s the highlight of the night: "Who helped you build your path?" ⬇️ Hear Squire's inspiring response and share yours in the comments! 🎥

Up Next in our Session Sneak Peek: 🎬 Behind the Scenes: AI Use Cases Inside the Company 🎬 Join Derek DeHart, Mahir Yavuz, Cory Tressler, and Dalton Flanagan (The Ohio State University College of Engineering alum!) as they each take you through an example of how they're using AI in their work. This session will show you "non-obvious" use cases of AI, showcasing how AI is solving real challenges within organizations & operations *today*. See Derek, Mahir, Cory & Dalton in action at Construct I/O on October 17! ⤵ https://cvent.me/qXeb2N

We had so much fun last night at our first weekly Dig In! We loved seeing the mix of students with different experiences & disciplines in the room - but all interested in collaboration and strengthening the community of builders at Ohio State. 💪 We packed a lot into two hours! ⤵ 💻 Panel on Demystifying Roles in Tech in software engineering, data analytics, product design & software sales 🤔 Q&A from students to the experts 🎤 Open Mic for students, talking about their projects, orgs and priorities 🤝 1:1 networking time with the industry experts 🍕 Pizza Missed this week? Want to come again? We'll see you Thursday 9/19 at the Keenan Center for a chat with Squire Aschinger about Demystifying Roles in Tech - Product Management. No RSVP needed - just show up! Finally, a big "Thank You!" to this week's amazing speakers: Chris Brauns II, Mary-Claire Mundy, Brandon Barker, and Haijie Zhen. We really appreciate you sharing your time, insights and encouragement with this group!

⏭ UP NEXT ✨ We're thrilled to have historian, designer & futurist David Staley joining us at Construct I/O! He’ll kick off the day with a fascinating overview of "the history of the future." ✨ In his talk, Dr. Staley will dive into the evolution of coding, from Artificial Intelligence to Artificial Consciousness and even Artificial Life. 🤯 This is the session you don’t want to miss—it’s sure to leave us all inspired, blown away, and ready to rethink the future. The perfect way to kick off the day. Register today to hear from Dr. Staley and many more leading minds in tech ⤵ https://cvent.me/qXeb2N #constructIO #movefastbuildthings