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Consumer AI Showcase: Live Demos & A Panel on The Retention Playbook - #SF TechWeek

Hosted by Walnut AI

When
9:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Where
Union Square
Format
Matchmaking, Panel / Fireside Chat and Pitch Event / Demo Day
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Consumer AI Showcase: Live Demos & The Retention Playbook

Getting someone to try your AI product has never been easier. Getting them back on day 30 is where most consumer AI companies quietly break.

So, Walnut AI built this morning around that gap.

We start with a panel of people who've actually shipped consumer AI at scale, getting specific about retention: what their curves really looked like, what they tried that didn't work, and what finally moved the number. Then six founders demo real, working products live — no slides, no decks, just the thing itself, running.

Around all of it, room to talk to people. ~120 founders, builders, and operators working on consumer AI.

Agenda 9:30 – 10:00 Check-in & opening networking 10:00 – 10:15 Welcome 10:15 – 11:15 Panel: The Retention Playbook 11:15 – 11:30 Break 11:30 – 12:30 Live demos — 6 teams, 6 minutes demo + 2 minutes Q&A each 12:30 – 14:00 Closing networking

Speakers announcing soon.

Want to demo?

Six teams will demo on stage. Open to anyone with a working consumer AI product, any stage. Live product only — no slides.

Apply here: https://forms.gle/oASDdt9kWijBHpyo7

Applications close on Oct. 2, and the demo list will be shared on Oct. 3.

This event is a part of #SF TechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.

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