AI Builders Circle 2.5: APIs or Fine-Tuning?

​Overview
Is API access enough, or should we finetune our own models? Join us over pizza and drinks for the fourth edition of our AI Builders Circle, where founders, innovators, and dreamers come together. Bring your biggest questions and boldest ideas, this event is all about sharing what we know, building connections, and exploring new possibilities. As usual, we’re asking for a small fee, roughly the price of a Tim Hortons coffee, to help us manage attendance. Expect to leave with fresh insights, new contacts, and plenty of next steps for your journey.

​Agenda
6:00pm – 6:45pm: Welcome

• ​Doors open

• ​Intros & icebreakers

• ​Grab a slice and meet fellow tech enthusiasts

​6:45pm – 7:15pm: Main Presentation

• ​APIs or Finetuning?

  • ​Pros and cons of leveraging APIs

  • ​The state of finetuning in 2025

  • ​Where does performance truly matter?

• ​Latest News in AI

• ​​​LLM Leaderboards

​7:15pm – 7:20pm: Special Guest Talk

• ​Featuring [A Secret]

  • ​What does it take to succeed as a CTO nowadays

  • ​Q&A session, bring your toughest questions

​7:20pm – 9:00pm: Networking

• ​Break out and discuss the presentation takeaways

• ​Explore collaboration opportunities

• ​Meet prospective partners and colleagues in the AI space

​About Us

• ​Antonio Spiezia: Founder of LegiSimple, modernizing legal research with AI.

• ​David Bennahum: Stealth-mode AI platform builder and Venture Advisor at Alpha Venture Partners