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From Employee to Founder: How AI Can Help You Start While You Work
Event by: AI2Elevate
Location: B. Amsterdam, Johan Huizingalaan 763A, Amsterdam - Amsterdam Nieuw-West
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🚀 Turning Your 9-to-5 Into a Launchpad for Your Startup
AI is lowering the barriers to entrepreneurship, making it easier than ever to build and scale a business while still holding a full-time job. But how do you balance both worlds? What strategies help founders transition from employees to full-time entrepreneurs without unnecessary risk?
AI2Elevate is hosting this exclusive panel discussion to explore how AI can empower professionals to launch and scale startups while managing a corporate career. Moderated by Dr. Pourya Darnihamedani and Misagh Akhondzad, this discussion will uncover real-world strategies for leveraging AI tools, automation, and corporate resources to accelerate your entrepreneurial journey.
Meet the panelists:
🎙️ Remco Janssen – Founder & CEO, Silicon Canals (Publisher)
A key voice in European tech media, Remco amplifies the stories of startups and scale-ups through Silicon Canals, a leading news platform covering tech and venture capital. Through his PR agency, Proudly Represents, he helps high-growth companies craft compelling narratives and gain visibility in a competitive market.
🎙️ Tessa de Flines – Fractional COO & Co-founder, Masters of Scale
An expert in scaling startups, Tessa helps fast-growing companies streamline operations, improve execution, and build structured, high-performing teams. As Chairwoman of Female Ventures and an active investor, she supports female entrepreneurship and drives impactful growth strategies.
🎙️ Nick Jetten – Co-founder & CEO, Enjins | Co-founder, Deeploy
A specialist in AI and ML, Nick helps scale-ups integrate machine learning into their businesses through Enjins, focusing on real-world applications. As co-founder of Deeploy, he advances responsible AI deployment, bringing transparency and control to machine learning in production.
What You’ll Learn:
✅ AI-Powered Productivity – How to use AI to automate tasks, maximize time, and accelerate your startup’s progress while still working a job.
✅ Strategic Transitioning – When is the right time to take the leap from employee to full-time founder, and how can AI reduce the risks?
✅ Funding & Corporate Support – How to tap into corporate resources, networks, and even employer-backed startup programs.
✅ Real Founder Stories – First-hand experiences from those who made the leap—what worked, what didn’t, and what they wish they knew earlier.
Who Should Attend?
🎯 Professionals looking to start a business while working full-time.
🎯 Early-stage founders balancing a corporate job and a startup.
🎯 Investors and mentors interested in AI-driven entrepreneurship.
🎟️ Reserve Your Spot Now!
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with AI leaders, startup founders, and investors who are turning their career experience into startup success. Limited seats available – register today!
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