AI Product Creators Presents: Shyvee Shi, Lev Mass, & Aku Srikanth
- Date
- 2024-03-27
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Host
- AI Product Creators
About this event
AI is moving fast, but the most useful conversations still happen in rooms where builders can compare notes in real time. AI Product Creators Presents: Shyvee Shi, Lev Mass, & Aku Srikanth brings that energy to San Francisco for an evening focused on product thinking, autonomy, and the practical realities of building with AI. This is a meetup for people who want more than surface-level hype. If you care about how AI products actually get imagined, shaped, tested, and brought into the world, this event offers a chance to hear informed perspectives, meet other serious practitioners, and leave with sharper questions about what to build next. About the Event AI Product Creators is hosting an in-person gathering centered on the people building at the intersection of AI, autonomy, community, and product creation. With Shyvee Shi, Lev Mass, and Aku Srikanth featured in the program, the event is designed to create space for both insight and connection: thoughtful conversation on stage or in session format, followed by the kind of networking that is easiest when everyone shares a real interest in the work. Rather than treating AI as an abstract trend, this meetup is grounded in the creator and product-builder lens. That means conversations are likely to be most valuable for attendees thinking about how autonomous systems, applied AI, and product decisions come together in practice, not just in theory. Because this is an in-person event in San Francisco, the format also matters. You are not just consuming content; you are entering a room with other people actively working through similar questions: what users actually need, where autonomy adds value, how AI changes product workflows, and what strong product judgment looks like in a fast-moving space. What to Expect Expect an evening meetup format that balances speaker-driven insight with community conversation. The featured guests create a focal point for the night, but the broader value comes from how those perspectives connect to the room: product builders, operators, founders, and AI-curious practitioners all bringing different angles to the same set of challenges. A typical flow for an event like this may include a welcome, featured discussion or talks, and time to connect before or after the main program. What matters most is that the structure supports both learning and interaction, so you can absorb ideas and then immediately test them in conversation with peers. You can likely expect: Context from experienced voices on AI product creation and autonomy Discussion of real product questions, not just broad predictions Networking with a relevant crowd in the San Francisco AI ecosystem Community energy from people who are actively building, exploring, or refining AI-driven products Opportunities to ask better questions about where AI fits into product strategy and user experience This is especially useful if you value meetups where the content and the attendee mix reinforce each other. The best outcome is not just hearing smart ideas, but finding the people who can challenge, clarify, or extend your thinking after the formal session ends. Why Attend If you work in AI or adjacent product spaces, your biggest constraint is often not access to information, but access to useful signal. This event helps cut through noise by bringing together a focused community around product creation, autonomy, and practical application. You should attend if you want to better understand how others are approaching AI product decisions right now. Hearing from featured guests in a live setting can help surface nuances that rarely show up in polished online content: tradeoffs, framing, product instincts, and the reasoning behind what gets built. There is also clear value in the room itself. San Francisco remains a dense hub for AI talent, and in-person meetups create opportunities that are hard to replicate online. A short conversation before or after a session can lead to a new collaborator, a stronger product perspective, a future hire, or simply a more accurate read on where the field is heading. Most importantly, this event is for people who want to stay close to the edge of AI product work without drifting into abstraction. You will leave with fresh perspective, stronger community ties, and a better sense of how serious builders are thinking about autonomy and AI right now. Practical Details The event takes place in person in San Francisco, USA on Tuesday, March 26 at 5:00 PM PDT. The in-person format is part of the appeal: it gives attendees the chance to engage directly, continue conversations naturally, and build relationships that go beyond a comment thread or virtual chat. Since this is an evening meetup, it fits well for local professionals, founders, builders, and community members looking to plug into a focused AI crowd after the workday. Plan to arrive on time so you can settle in, catch the opening context, and make the most of the networking window. A few practical reasons to consider attending: You will be in the room with people who care about similar problems The 5:00 PM start time makes it accessible for after-work attendance San Francisco is an ideal setting for high-signal AI and product conversations The meetup format supports both learning and real interaction If your work touches AI products, autonomous systems, product strategy, or technical community-building, this is the kind of event worth showing up for in person. The content matters, but the combination of featured voices, shared focus, and local community is what makes the evening especially valuable.
Who should attend
This event is for people who want grounded, useful conversations about building with AI and who value meeting others doing the work up close. - **You build AI products** and want to hear how others are thinking about autonomy, product decisions, and what actually creates user value. - **You are a founder, PM, designer, engineer, or operator** working on AI-driven tools and want sharper perspective from both featured guests and peer conversations. - **You are exploring how AI changes product strategy** and want input that goes beyond trend talk into practical product thinking. - **You want to expand your network in San Francisco’s AI community** with people who are serious, curious, and actively building. - **You learn best in live rooms** where a good discussion can turn into follow-up questions, honest debate, or a new collaboration. - **You are AI-curious but product-minded** and want an accessible way to plug into the community without needing to be the loudest person in the room.