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I've spent the last decade bootstrapping two companies past $100M in revenue. Both times, the hardest part wasn't the product or the market, it was making big career and hiring decisions with no one to compare notes with.
The AI space is 10x worse. Comp bands are moving every quarter. Layoffs happen quietly. The good roles never hit LinkedIn. Most of what people think they know about AI hiring is wrong, outdated, or both.
So we built this. A small, vetted room where AI engineers, researchers, and founders trade the real numbers, the real intel, and the real war stories, the stuff that gets DMed but never tweeted.
If you're shipping AI for a living, you'll fit right in. If you're trying to sell to people who do, this isn't for you.
See you inside,
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