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SUMMARY:Silicon Valley Alumni: The Founder’s Edge - What Separates Start
 ups in the Age of AI
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DESCRIPTION:Join the Berkeley Haas Alumni Network and Founder Institute Si
 licon Valley for an intimate fireside conversation with Mercedes Bankston 
 (Leader\, Founder Institute SV\; Startup Advisor &amp\; Investor)\, modera
 ted by Zhanara Amans.AI has lowered the barrier to starting a company—pr
 oducts are built faster and teams stay leaner. But when building gets easi
 er\, what actually creates a durable competitive advantage? Mercedes will 
 share pattern-recognition insights on what separates startups that break t
 hrough from those that stumble.Key Discussion Topics:The Founder Edge: Qua
 lities that distinguish exceptional founders in the AI era.Building Sustai
 nable Advantage: Where moat and defensibility come from when tech is acces
 sible to all.Idea vs. Traction: Signals that an idea is worth pursuing and
  what to prove before raising capital.​The New Startup Playbook: How ass
 umptions around team size\, capital\, and speed are shifting.​Agenda:​
 5:30 PM: Arrival &amp\; Networking​6:00 PM: Fireside Chat with Mercedes 
 Bankston6:45 PM: Audience Q&amp\;A​7:05 PM - 8:30 PM: Food\, Drinks &amp
 \; Networking​Event Details:Date &amp\; Time: Wednesday\, November 11\, 
 2026 | 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM PSTLocation: SilkRoad Innovation Hub\, 724 Oak 
 Grove Ave\, Suite 100\, Menlo Park\, CATickets: $10 (Special rate subsidiz
 ed by the chapter to support Haas alumni in career transitions and job sea
 rches)​Presented by Berkeley Haas Alumni Network\, Founder Institute Sil
 icon Valley\, and SilkRoad Innovation Hub.Questions? Contact Zhanara Amans
  - amanszh@gmail.com.Register&lt\;location-name&gt\;Menlo Park\, CA&lt\;/l
 ocation-name&gt\;&lt\;event-type&gt\;Chapter Events&lt\;/event-type&gt\;
LOCATION:Silkroad Innovation Hub\, 724 Oak Grove Ave #100\, Menlo Park\, C
 A 94025\, USA
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