ScaleUp:AI

@Wharton professor and AI luminary Ethan Mollick (@emollick) takes the #ScaleUpAI stage to explore how AI — from ChatGPT to agentic — reshapes how we work, create, and live. “‘Prompt engineering’ is often closer to a people skill than a technical skill…if you’re good at working with people, you’re often good at working with AI.”

Big thanks to @insightpartners and everyone at @scaleupevent — inspiring conversations and meaningful connections 🙏 Some key themes and quotes from a day packed with great insights: a thread Read the full recap here: insightpartners.com/ideas/scaleupa…

Thank you for the invite to attend @scaleupevent conference, @insightpartners. It was great to learn about frontier, agentic AI implementations from leading enterprise vendors and practitioners, investors, military and academia. #ScaleUpAI #agenticAI #Cointelligence

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“We’re moving from the traditional manufacturing of goods to the manufacturing of intelligence,” says @NVIDIA’s @AlexisBjorlin. Modern GPU compute is reshaping infrastructure far beyond the data center and the LLM. At #ScaleUpAI, @NVIDIA’s @AlexisBjorlin, @promptfoo’s Ian Webster (​​@iwebst), @oracle’s Jody Clayton, @databricks’ @NaveenGRao, and Managing Director Ganesh Bell explore whether a “Next Stack” is emerging as the operating system for AI workloads across models, data layers, middleware, and tools.

Build Collective’s Tony Fadell (@tfadell) has spent 30+ years designing products that change lives, from the iPod and iPhone to Nest. At #ScaleUpAI, Fadell shares lessons on innovation, impact, and building lasting technologies with Managing Director Deven Parekh. “It’s going to be like supercomputers…we still have supercomputers, but we’re not all using them,” says Fadell.

“I think we’re going to realize that the transformation costs of enterprises will be much greater than we expect…if they don’t transform early enough, they’ll transform under threat,” says @nebiusai’s @marcboroditsky. At #ScaleUpAI, Boroditsky and @LinkedIn’s @tanyadua explore where AI is moving beyond theory — from algorithmic trading to drug discovery — and how to spot real traction vs. hype.

“You get this fourth dimension of time when you use AI,” says author, tech journalist, and angel investor Esther Dyson (@edyson). At #ScaleUpAI, Dyson and Managing Director Hilary Gosher explore how corporate structures and societies must evolve to thrive in an AI-powered future.

“We use AI every day – it’s core to what we’ve done for more than a decade,” says @NYSE’s @lynnmartin. Lynn Martin and @icapitalnetwork’s @sonalibasak explore how artificial intelligence is transforming IPO readiness, reshaping market confidence, and redefining long-term strategy. #ScaleUpAI

“Specificity is the key to success.” At #ScaleUpAI, @msft4startups’ Rob Ferguson shares insights on how enterprises and startups can flip the odds to deploy commercially successful AI projects with Y Carrot’s @JonKrohnLearns.

“Ambient intelligence is going to be part of every process we do,” says @Salesforce’s Itai Asseo (@Digitai79). From build-vs-buy decisions to workflow automation at scale — today’s #ScaleUpAI panel unpacks how agentic AI is reshaping software development, finance, and operations. Featuring: Managing Director Praveen Akkiraju, @IBM’s @ritika_gunnar, @crewAIInc’s @joaomdmoura, @Salesforce’s Itai Asseo (@Digitai79), and @oracle’s Chad McAfee.

At #ScaleUpAI, @Adobe’s Bin Mu, @get_writer’s @may_habib, @honeyhiveai’s @mohak__sharma, and @paid_ai’s Manny Medina explore the rise of multi-agent systems, the infrastructure behind them, and what this shift means for the future of work and creativity with Managing Director George Mathew.

“It’s especially important to know what is highly reliable when everything now looks the same,” says @get_writer’s @may_habib. What happens when AI stops predicting and starts reasoning?

“Human control is a given. The question is how, when, and where that human control will be applied,” says @DeptofWar’s Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan. At #ScaleUpAI, Managing Director Nick Sinai and Shanahan discuss how AI is transforming military operations, from real-time radar upgrades to modular agent-driven systems.

At #ScaleUpAI, Ethan Mollick (@emollick) and Managing Director Lonne Jaffe discuss how threshold effects in #genAI are redefining the pace of progress. “The pieces are here to make economically valuable results,” says Mollick, regarding AI agents and agentic tools.

“The difference between software and service is going to look a lot more blurred,” says @InsightPartners’ Cofounder and Managing Director Jeff Horing. Welcome to #ScaleUpAI! Horing explains how AI’s winners will thrive in an 80% world by rewiring workflows and compounding adoption.

It’s officially here 🎉 ScaleUp:AI ’25 kicks off today in New York and online! We’re thrilled to bring together an incredible lineup of speakers, partners, and attendees for a day of insights and conversations driving the next era of AI innovation. Stay tuned to our X feed for real-time updates and highlights from the event. #ScaleUpAI

Join us for a session exploring real-world deployments, design tradeoffs, and the infrastructure powering multi-agent systems. Hear how leading organizations are navigating build-versus-buy decisions, measuring ROI, and preparing for a future where Agents sit at the core of enterprise software. Featuring: Managing Director Praveen Akkiraju, @IBM’s @ritika_gunnar, @crewAIInc’s @joaomdmoura, @Salesforce’s Itai Asseo (@Digitai79), and @oracle’s Chad McAfee. Don’t miss this discussion with builders and enterprise leaders shaping the next frontier of AI: scaleup.events/registration/

Modern GPU-accelerated compute is redefining infrastructure — moving beyond the data center and beyond the LLM itself. At ScaleUp:AI (tomorrow!), join Managing Director Ganesh Bell in conversation with @nvidia's @AlexisBjorlin, @promptfoo's @iwebst, @Oracle's Jody Clayton, and @databricks' @NaveenGRao as they explore The Next Stack — an emerging operating system for AI workloads that could power the next generation of intelligent applications. This is your last call to register before it's too late: scaleup.events/registration/