Private Event
AI in Practice Dinner Summit - Austin
Event
Join a curated group of founders, operators, and investors for a private dinner focused on how AI is reshaping real-world, operationally complex businesses and driving meaningful impact across both investment strategy and day-to-day operations.
We’ll hear from operators like JD Ross (Co-Founder of WithCoverage and Opendoor), Bill Perkins (Founder/President at SynMax and Founder/Managing Partner/CIO @ Skylar Capital), and Jimmy Clements (CFO @ Joe Coffee, Perfect Zero, and Project Keto) on how leading companies are applying AI in practice - with a focus on tangible use cases and real ROI.
Evening Agenda:
6:30–7:00pm | Welcome Reception
7:00pm onward | Seated dinner with short speaker insights, followed by curated small-group conversation
Attendees: ~50+ senior investors and operators across leading firms and companies. Full RSVP list will be shared in advance.
Space is limited. RSVP required.
Speakers
JD Ross is Co-Founder of WithCoverage. He previously helped build Addepar, a $10B+ financial technology company generating $300M+ in revenue, and later founded Opendoor, which today generates over $4B in revenue.
Bill is the Founder of SynMax, a satellite data analytics company, and Founder and Managing Partner of Skylar Capital. A veteran energy trader with over two decades of experience, he has built and led ventures across energy, data, and investing, and is the author of Die with Zero.
Jimmy Clements is a CFO known for building and scaling finance functions for high-growth CPG and hospitality brands. He leads finance at Perfect Keto and Joe Coffee, driving financial strategy, operational rigor, and systems that support sustained growth. He partners with private equity and venture-backed companies to bring clarity and precision to complex financial decisions.
What To Expect From The Evening
Invite-only group of experienced leaders
~75+ founders, seasoned operators, and senior PE/growth investors, all actively thinking about how AI impacts their businesses and portfolios
Operator-led perspectives
Brief, practical insights from founders currently deploying AI—focused on where they’re seeing real impact, what’s working, and where they’re investing
Curated seating & targeted connections
Attendees will receive the RSVP list ahead of the event and can indicate who they’d like to meet. Dinner tables are intentionally curated to facilitate relevant, peer-level conversations
Grounded, real-world focus
Discussion centered on how AI is being applied across operationally complex, asset-heavy businesses—not abstract use cases or early-stage experimentation