FC NYC • Building with AI: Live with Justin Fineberg
Join Founders Common for an intimate live recording of For Your Own Good podcast with Kassidy Warren, featuring Justin Fineberg, CEO of Cassidy.ai and AI educator to 160K+ founders.
Justin has done what most AI "gurus" haven't—built a real company, raised $3.7M from top VCs, and partnered with Microsoft and Amazon... all while teaching founders exactly how to leverage AI without the hype.
What We'll Cover
Building AI Companies: From Idea to $3.7M The real story of fundraising in the AI space and why boring problems attract smart money.
The $100 AI Toolkit for Bootstrapped Founders Forget expensive enterprise solutions. Here's what actually moves the needle for early-stage companies.
Real Results with AI Agents and Knowledge Bases Live examples from clients saving 10-15 hours weekly—no coding required.
What Makes This Night Special
Intimate Setting: Limited to just 30 founders at the FC Loft, creating space for real conversation and connection.
Professional Recording: Be part of a live For Your Own Good episode with broadcast-quality production—your questions could make it into the final podcast reaching thousands.
Podcast Host: Kassidy Warren
Creator of For Your Own Good podcast, Kassidy dives deep into the mindset and strategies behind building wealth, scaling businesses, and turning obstacles into opportunities. His interview style cuts through the surface to extract actionable insights you can implement immediately.
Event Experience
6:30 PM – Doors open at FC Loft, future-focused reception begins 6:45 PM – Welcome & community introductions 7:00 PM – Live podcast recording begins 8:00 PM – Audience Q&A (your moment to ask Justin directly) 8:30 PM – Extended networking
Who Should Attend
Founders drowning in repetitive tasks
AI startup builders seeking product-market fit
Anyone who thinks AI is "too technical" for them
Leaders wanting to scale without burning out
The AI-curious but AI-intimidated
Important Details
Strict 30-person capacity—we're keeping this intimate for maximum value.
Professional recording means we'll capture your questions with broadcast-quality audio.
Come ready to build—we'll have laptops available for the live demo portion.
Why Listen to Justin?
160K+ Instagram followers learning AI from his daily content
$3.7M seed funding from leading investors
Partnerships with Microsoft Azure and Amazon
Featured speaker at Barbara Corcoran's exclusive entrepreneur retreat
What Barbara Said: "Justin absolutely blew the room away showing entrepreneurs how AI transforms the way we build and scale businesses."
His Philosophy: "AI is not here to replace you. It's here to amplify you. But only if you know how to use it."
Founders Common
Founders Common is a private social community for early stage startup founders & builders. Built as a third-space away from the chaos of startups, we bring together some of the best across the early stage startup world over intimate, member-only events.
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