Announcing The Leverage Live NYC

2025-12-17 · Source: The Leverage · Field: Business & Management — Corporate Strategy & Leadership, Entrepreneurship & Start-ups, Operations & Process Management · Depth: Intermediate, quick

Summary

The Leverage is hosting its first live event, "How to Automate Everything," on June 3rd in NYC, gathering 50 founders and senior tech operators. This event aims to define what constitutes an "AI native company" and explore the strategic choices in culture, technology, and product that enable firms to achieve rapid growth, such as reaching \$100M in ARR within six months. The panel will feature Andrew, CEO of Taxwire, who has raised \$25M and leads a 25-person team, and Ben, Head of Internal AI at Ramp, credited with integrating AI across 1,000 employees. The discussion will delve into how AI agents can transform companies from startups to scale-ups, particularly in critical financial operations like tax and expense tracking. The event is free, offering priority access to paid subscribers of The Leverage, and includes a happy hour.

Key takeaway

For Directors of AI/ML or startup founders aiming to build an AI-native company, understanding the foundational choices in culture, technology, and product is crucial. You should attend "How to Automate Everything" on June 3rd in NYC to gain direct insights from leaders successfully integrating AI into sensitive operations like finance. This event offers a unique opportunity to learn practical strategies for scaling with AI agents and transforming your company's internal culture.

Key insights

AI native companies achieve rapid growth by making specific choices in culture, technology, and product.

Principles

• AI agents can transform companies.
• AI integration impacts internal culture.
• Automation extends to sensitive financial tasks.

Method

The event aims to define the choices required to become an AI native company through a panel discussion with founders and senior tech operators.

In practice

• Explore AI for financial automation.
• Integrate AI across employee workflows.
• Focus on culture for AI adoption.

Topics

• AI Native Companies
• AI Automation
• Startup Growth
• Financial AI
• AI Agents
• Tech Leadership

Best for: Entrepreneur, Director of AI/ML, Consultant

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