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DESCRIPTION:Everyone is being told to move faster: ship the product\, lev
 erage AI\, raise the round\, make the brand\, post the content\, find pr
 oduct-market fit...pronto! How can it ever be possible to do all the thi
 ngs\, just right with less money\, fewer people\, and a screaming free-f
 or-all to get to the market amidst the chaos and noise of the landscape?
 &#13\;\n&#13\;\nOur collective work with hundreds of startups has shown 
 us that\, in the chaos of this moment\, fast is not always the same as f
 orward.&#13\;\n&#13\;\nVelocity to Market brings together four deeply ex
 perienced Portland practitioners who work alongside founders and innovat
 ion teams every day: Kate Carter (Saint Friend)\, Nick Carter (Saint Fri
 end)\, Ali Maaxa (ProductTheory)\, and Jeremy Solly (Defyner).&#13\;\n&#
 13\;\nWe will share candid stories from the field: what they are seeing 
 work\, what is quietly failing\, where founders are lured into wasting p
 recious time and capital\, and how the smartest teams are building momen
 tum without skipping the work that makes a business viable.&#13\;\n&#13\
 ;\nThis is not a generic “AI will change everything” panel\, nor a dog-a
 nd-pony show of startup clichés. It is an honest conversation about how 
 companies move from an interesting capability to:&#13\;\n&#13\;\nA produ
 ct people need&#13\;\nA story people understand&#13\;\nA brand people tr
 ust&#13\;\nA go-to-market motion that can survive contact with the real 
 world&#13\;\nWe are on a mission to helping founders avoid misdirection 
 that comes from using outdated frameworks or half-baked new tools.&#13\;
 \n&#13\;\nTogether\, we'll explore:&#13\;\n&#13\;\nHow founders can dist
 inguish urgency from actual progress&#13\;\nWhy product-market fit\, cus
 tomer understanding\, and positioning cannot be automated away&#13\;\nWh
 ere AI genuinely helps teams work faster—and where it creates costly fal
 se confidence&#13\;\nHow brand\, narrative\, and trust become strategic 
 advantages in an increasingly crowded market&#13\;\nWhat investors\, adv
 isors\, and founders can do to build companies that are not merely launc
 hable\, but durable&#13\;\nHow to “game” the moment without being gamed 
 by its hype cycles\, pressure\, and endless stream of supposedly essenti
 al tools&#13\;\nCome for sharp stories\, useful provocations\, practical
  frameworks\, and a more grounded way to think about building in 2026.&#
 13\;\n\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250482754
URL:https://eventship.com/event/velocity-to-market-lessons-from-innovatio
 n-leaders-on-how-founders-innovators-can-succeed-in-the-chaos-of-the-mom
 ent
SUMMARY:Velocity to Market: Market Strategy to Help Founders Succeed in t
 he Chaos of the Moment
LOCATION:Kiln: 1120 Southeast Madison Street\, Portland OR 97214 US
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