Free Lesson
Beyond the Sandbox: Getting Your Proof of Concept Accepted
30 min
Dec 10, 2026 1:00 PM
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What you'll learn
Why AI POCs fail more than regular POCs?
AI changes everything, including POCs
How to reduce AI POC risk
AI POC's are inherently risky, but we can reduce that risk
Try, try again
What to do when an initial POC doesn't pass.
Why this topic matters
Building a great proof of concept is easy (well, easy-ish). Getting it funded, adopted, and into production is another story. Too many promising initiatives die in the sandbox because nobody connects technical innovation to business priorities. This session is for AI-savvy engineering leaders explores why POCs stall, how to win stakeholder support, and a practical 3-stage framework for turning promising experiments into funded initiatives.
