In the startup world, access to cutting-edge tools is not the biggest obstacle. It knows how to use them exactly. TechCrunch Sessions: AI will be held on June 5th at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, California. It delves into the framework and decisions that determine whether an AI startup can scale or stall. I’m Iliana Quinonez, Director of Customer Engineering, North American Startups at Google Cloud.
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Scaling AI Startups: Quinonez’s Tactical Approach
Quinonez leads a technical team that partners with high potential startups in the US and Canada, providing hands-on support in integrating Google Cloud and AI tools from pre-seed to IPOs. Her approach is very technical and is based on the reality of startup speed. She knows there is a lack of time, capital and clarity — and she helps the founder maximize all three.
Today, startups using AI agents face a series of layered questions. What is the right architecture for scaling intelligent behavior? How do you configure your data pipeline to train agents who not only respond but also why? Where does the API start? Where does the core IP start? Quinonez tackles these questions head-on with a session designed to help founders cut open noise and make defensible decisions about infrastructure, model orchestration and collaboration.
It is her area that makes the Ghosts stand out. With over 20 years of leadership experience at Salesforce, SAP, and BEA Systems, she has helped both the enterprise giant and early-stage startups map product ambitions to real-life executions. Her team is also closely affiliated with an ecosystem of accelerators, VCs and developers. It gives her a panoramic view of what works for AI and what doesn’t.
Expect a clear eye discussion of the risks and rewards of construction with AI agents. Tool startups are truly necessary to democratize access to advanced machine learning without compromising speed or security.
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This is just one of many conversations happening in the TC session. AI – The focus is not only on the future of AI, but also on how we build it today. At Sessions, you will hear from leaders at Openai, Anthropic, Cohere, and Google Cloud in sessions ranging from basic model strategies to data stack design.
If you are building in this space or planning, you don’t want to miss it. Currently, tickets are off at least $300, and for a limited time, you can get 50% off your second ticket. Bring your co-founder, product manager, or your favorite skeptic.
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