AI Agents in Practice: Build Real Agentic Workflows for Your Startup
About this event
After leading one of the highest-attended sessions at RDSW26, Andrew Parker returns for a deeper, hands-on workshop on applying AI agents to real startup workflows.
AI agents are quickly becoming part of how startup teams think about building, operating, and scaling their companies. But for many founders and operators, it can still be hard to separate the hype from the practical use cases: what agents actually are, where they create leverage, and how to start using them in a way that is useful and realistic.
What will we cover?
Led by Andrew, the session will walk through a shared workflow example and show how an agentic workflow comes together from idea to execution. Attendees will learn what makes a good candidate for agentic automation, what decisions matter when designing one, and where the limitations, risks, and tradeoffs show up.
This will be part demo, part guided workshop. Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop follow along. Andrew will walk through shared examples for hands-on learning; others are welcome to attend in a “watch and learn” mode.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is designed for founders, operators, and startup teams who want to move beyond one-off prompting and begin thinking about AI as a tool for repeatable workflows.
Founders and operators who already use AI tools and want to go deeper
Startup teams looking for practical ways to apply AI to real workflows
Technical and nontechnical builders who want a clearer mental model for AI agents
Anyone trying to separate useful AI adoption from hype
For attendees who want to follow along live:
Bring a laptop
Have access to Claude Desktop App with Claude Pro or higherIf you already use ChatGPT Plus, that can be a backup option for similar workflows
Complete any tool-specific setup shared before the event
Optional: Come with one recurring workflow, project, or task from your own business that you’d like to think through during the session
Andrew will walk attendees through a shared workflow exampl