Annie Liao
Founder at BuildClub
Annie Liao is the founder of Build Club, Australia’s leading AI community and accelerator, which unites top minds in AI globally with a presence in the US and Southeast Asia. Her work has made her an incredibly influential figure in Australia’s growing AI community. Before founding Build Club, Annie worked as a strategy consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and a data scientist at Westpac. Her most recent work has been serving as the Chief of Staff at Relevance AI, and before that, as an Investment Associate at Aura Ventures
In their own words
From Scaling AI Education for Founders: Inside BuildClub with Annie Liao · In The Blink Of AIIf businesses don't adapt now, your competitors are going to be leveraging AI and you are going to fall behind.
Key moments
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- 1:10 Origins of BuildClub and its community roots
- 5:30 From side projects to funded ventures: success stories
- 9:45 Why technical founders need to talk to customers early
- 14:20 Partnering with AI dev tools and building a learning platform
- 19:00 The future of AI education: career tracks and global reach
- 24:15 Diversity, inclusion, and safe AI practices
- 30:00 Advice for Aussie founders and connecting with the US market
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