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The new frontier isn't AI. It's TRUST.
For building in a world where privacy, safety, and ethics define the next edge.

Everyone’s talking about AI’s power. But few are talking about its cost.
As we move faster into automation, personalization, and machine intelligence, the next real challenge isn’t what AI can do. It’s what it can undo if we’re not careful.
This edition is about that — the builders who protect what matters most: your identity, your money, and your mind in an AI-shaped world.
Let’s get into it 👇
TL;DR: What’s worth your time
Must join: AI Product Salon at UXReactor
Last call: AI Innovators Forum at JPMC Tech Center
For aspiring VCs: Break into Venture Capital | Ongoing online and in-person
Focused frontiers: AI Privacy Forum | ‘Experiment like your life depends on it’ with Prof. David Reiley
For builders & operators: Apply for the Accelerator 2026 Batch | Join the Charter Circle | Share your expertise at upcoming events
AI Product Salon at UXReactor
Theme: “Protecting Your Identity, Your Money & Your Privacy”
Friday, November 14 | 5:00–7:00 PM PDT | UXReactor, CA
Limited seats left: Sign up here
As AI powers up everything, it’s also rewriting how we think about safety, privacy, and control.
At this AI Product Salon, Jocelyn King, the Queen of Online Safety and the CEO of Smarter Online Safety, pulls back the curtain on how to protect what matters in the age of AI-powered cybercrime. She brings over two decades in cybersecurity, coaching, and neuroscience-backed leadership, helping both people and companies stay safe, stay sane, and stay ahead.
Expect practical takeaways and candid discussions:
Spot the red flags of AI-driven hacks, fakes, and scams.
Learn the SAFER Method: a five-step model for protecting your assets & data.
Explore how founders and product leaders can bake digital trust into what they build.
If you’re building anything in AI — this one’s non-negotiable. Sign up here.
Last Call: AI Innovators Forum
Theme: “AI as a strategic business partner”
Wed, Nov 5 | 2:00-5:00 PM PDT
📍JPMC, Silicon Valley Tech Center, Palo Alto, CA

Join us where founders, execs, and investors define what’s next for AI:
https://luma.com/innovators8
The Forum brings together builders, execs, and investors to talk about how AI is really reshaping industries, and what separates experimenters from executors. Join us for panels, founder pitches, and networking.
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
For aspiring investors: Break into Venture Capital
These sessions with Mala Ramakrishnan are for people who’ve been operators and founders and now want to learn how to invest in them.
Upcoming:
Nov 5 | Invest in startups with Mala [Online] | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM PDT | Virtual |
Nov 12 | Invest in startups with Mala [Online] | 11:00 AM—12:00 PM PDT | Virtual |
Nov 14 | Make a break into VC: Live networking | 1:00—2:00 PM PDT | Palo Alto |
Focused frontiers: Where deep work happens
Not everything meaningful happens in public. Progress often starts in smaller circles: people sharing frameworks, swapping notes, and solving hard problems together.
A few to mark your calendar for:
Nov 21 | AI Privacy Forum: Privacy, Ethics & Responsible AI | 2:00—4:00 PM PDT | Mountain View |
Dec 1 | AI Innovators Forum: Dec Edition | 3:00—6:00 PM PDT | AWS Builder Loft, SF |
Dec 5 | Prof. David Reiley: ‘Experiment like your life depends on it’ | 3:00—5:00 PM PDT | Mountain View |
For Founders: Apply to the next batch of our Accelerator, starting early 2026, for mentorship, seed funding access, and $50K+ in credits.
For Tech Leaders: Join a vetted community (50% women representation) with year-round access to Leadership Circles, Monthly Salons, Quarterly Socials, and priority Summit invites. Waitlist now open for 2026.
For AI Domain Experts: Share your insights at upcoming high-impact events. Apply here to speak.
Every conversation changes something; a mindset, a connection, a next move. The right ones don’t just add information; they create direction.
That’s what Founders Creative keeps building: A network of founders, investors, and operators who share what they’re learning as they build it.
See you at the next event,
The Founders Creative Team
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