Old Dogs / New Tricks

Transform your company frombehind in AI to leading the packTransform your companyfrom behind in AIto leading the pack

AI transformation and training for world-class orgs,from a team of AI builders behind world-class tools

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Trusted by teams at
Spring and Mulberry
First Round Capital
Axiom Bio
PrivateEquity

The gap between AI-native companies vs those playing catch-up is growing by the hour.

But we've noticed something surprising: the speed with which companies can transform into AI leaders in their field is counterintuitively fast.

Teams are much closer to the bleeding edge of AI than they think. We distinguish ourselves by getting hands-on and building with select clients ready to make the leap.

Ben / JaceFounders

How we work together

01

Map your AI potential

Identify AI's biggest bang for the buck across your org and chart the path to an AI-native strategy.

02

Build together

Work hands-on with us to ship agents and workflows, fast. Momentum drives adoption.

03

Train teams

Departments become AI-first teams. Run workshops, grow AI champions, spread the craft. Done right, AI is fun.

04

Exec coaching

Work 1:1 with leaders to uplevel their skills and turn AI ambitions into clear roadmaps.

What teams tell us

“You've had a huge impact on our AI strategy and adoption. Not just in engineering but across the org.”
Josh KopelmanFounding Partner · First Round Capital

Why work with us

Operators, no gaggle of consultants

  1. 01Company building

    Founded a scientific AI company now part of Genentech, founding member of Citadel High Frequency desk, and more.

    1. 01::A/Spring Science founder/CEO
    2. 01::B/Citadel HF desk founding member
  2. 02Product building

    Built AI products and engineering culture in notoriously complex industries

    1. 02::A/Biotech & pharma
    2. 02::B/Finance & HF trading
    3. 02::C/Edtech
  3. 03Team building

    Built and scaled product and engineering teams from the ground up.

    1. 03::A/Khan Academy founding engineer / VPE / head of data
    2. 03::B/Grew teams from 0-60+ people & $0-$1B/yr profit
    3. 03::C/Developed top technical talent at prominent AI labs and startups
  4. 04Open source building

    We share AI tools and agents in the open while writing about best practices.

Building together since 2011

The crew that builds with you:

Jace Kohlmeier

Entrepreneur, Investor

What's theAI-native versionof your company?

We have a blast helping others build with bleeding edge AI. You're closer than you think.