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How to Spot/Validate High-Potential Agentic AI Opportunities

Hosted by Amir Feizpour and Jason Dea

Fri, Nov 21, 2025

5:00 PM UTC (45 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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What you'll learn

Grounded Problem Validation

How to ensure your AI idea solves a genuine problem, not just a shiny use case.

Recognizing Qualitative Shifts

Why generative AI removes old barriers (e.g., data normalization, rigid APIs) and how that expands viable product ideas.

Evaluating Agentic Potential

How to decide if an “agent” really adds value - or if a simpler automation would suffice.

Why this topic matters

Agentic AI is still early, and many founders risk chasing hype instead of durable opportunities. Understanding how to balance classic problem validation with the new strengths of generative AI helps entrepreneurs focus on ideas that can scale, attract capital, and sustain impact in rapidly changing markets.

You'll learn from

Amir Feizpour

Founder @ Aggregate Intellect

Amir Feizpour is the founder, CEO, and Chief Scientist at Aggregate Intellect building a generative business brain for service and science based companies. Amir has built and grown a global community of 5000+ AI practitioners and researchers gathered around topics in AI research, engineering, product development, and responsibility. Prior to this, Amir was an NLP Product Lead at Royal Bank of Canada. Amir held a research position at University of Oxford conducting experiments on quantum computing resulting in high profile publications and patents. Amir holds a PhD in Physics from University of Toronto. Amir also serves the AI ecosystem as an advisor at MaRS Discovery District, works with several startups as fractional chief AI officer, and engages with a wide range of community audiences (business executives to hands-on developers) through training and educational programs. Amir leads Aggregate Intellect’s R&D via several academic collaborations.

Jason Dea

VP of Product @ Koru

Jason Dea is a product leader and startup advisor with over 15 years of experience scaling SaaS companies from early traction to acquisition. He has led product strategy, marketing, and growth at organizations like Uberflip, Honeybee Benefits, and TELUS Health, driving multimillion-dollar ARR growth and successful exits. Currently Venture Chief Product Officer at Koru (funded by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan), Jason helps founders discover, validate, and launch new ventures. With a background spanning engineering, product marketing, and executive coaching, he specializes in aligning teams, building scalable roadmaps, and unlocking predictable growth for startups.

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