Zain Abiddin
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How to Build a Business AI Won’t Eat

60 min
Sep 23, 2026 3:00 PM

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What you'll learn

Find a customer job that will still matter in 10 years

Learn how to separate the durable problem from the temporary product or interface.

Identify what could actually become defensible in the AI era

Use the LAST framework to evaluate data, workflow, context, trust, distribution, network effects.

Build a reinvention loop before disruption forces you to

Learn how to spot weakening assumptions, cannibalize the current product when needed, and create a repeatable system.

Why this topic matters

AI is making software cheaper to build, interfaces easier to reproduce, and switching easier. That means many traditional SaaS advantages are getting weaker. This session will show you how to build around durable customer jobs, accumulate structural advantages, and create a company that can keep reinventing itself even when the current product stops mattering.

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Zain Abiddin

Zain Abiddin

Built subscriptions at Canva | Ex-Shopify | Founder, GrowthPad

Previously Growth at
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