AI ESSENTIALS FOR ENTREPRENEURS.
April 27 – Svenia Ponniah
Entrepreneurship Center University of Bern
The sixth workshop in this year’s STAGE UP Workshop Series focused on the topic of artificial intelligence – a key driver for the future of innovation and entrepreneurship. It showed how AI opens up new possibilities in product development and significantly shortens the path from an idea to a functional MVP. A particular focus was on how non-technicians can also use this new technology to implement their own projects faster and more efficiently.
WHY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS SO CRUCIAL.
SPEED WITHOUT COMPROMISING QUALITY.
AI is increasingly becoming a key competitive factor for companies in all sectors. It enables processes to be designed more efficiently, data-based decisions to be made and completely new business models to be developed. AI offers enormous potential for start-ups in particular: from the automation of operational processes to the development of scalable, technology-based solutions. Those who recognize the opportunities offered by AI early on and integrate it sensibly can secure decisive advantages in the market.
WORKSHOP INSIGHTS.
HOW ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAN HELP FOUNDERS.
At the beginning, the dynamics surrounding artificial intelligence were classified and it was shown why it is currently triggering such far-reaching changes in business and entrepreneurship. This was followed by an overview of specific tools and applications that can already be used today to make processes more efficient and tap into new potential.
Practical examples and demonstrations were then used to illustrate how AI is used in practice and what added value it can offer in everyday startup life. The event concluded with a classification in the larger context, with a view to the strategic impact on business models and future developments.
The exchange among the participants made it possible to directly classify the content and transfer it to their own projects.
KEY INSIGHTS AT A GLANCE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT INSIGHTS FOR ALL THOSE WHO WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND.
- Understand your customer: AI doesn’t change their importance, but it can support you.
- The most expensive thing about a startup is now almost free: there has never been a better time to be a founder.
- Think beyond the code: any workflow where you can define the context and the specific flow can execute AI.
- Think of AI as if you were hiring a human: Access, training, specialization and limited memory – just like us.
OUR TRAINER AT A GLANCE.
A big thank you to Lukas Wieland for his valuable support of our founders.
LUKAS WIELAND
We are looking forward to the upcoming sessions of the STAGE UP Workshop Series and to accompanying even more startups on their way!