Inner West Startups + Tech: Learn and Build with AI | Balmain, Sydney

Learn and Build with AI Thursday 12 November: 1–5 pm Friday 13 November: 9 am–5 pm All times AEDT. Everyone has access to AI now. Very few have had the time to make it work for their own business. This is a small, hands-on workshop for Inner West founders and operators. You bring your real work and leave with automations that are working by the next morning. At least 75% of the time is spent building, not watching slides. There are two facilitators in the room, so nobody gets left behind. It doesn't matter if you already use AI every day or haven't opened it yet. We take everyone from wherever they are to the same practical footing. What you'll walk away with • Your work mapped and broken into steps, with a clear view of what AI should and shouldn't do for you • At least two working automations built on your own business, in plain language, with no coding • A personal roadmap of what to build next, with estimated hours saved • Claude set up safely, with privacy settings on and your own ground rules for what AI never sees You'll also learn the skill that matters most: breaking work into steps and deciding which parts AI should, and shouldn't, do. Who should come Founders, small business owners and solo operators in the Inner West who want AI doing real work in their business. You don't need a tech background. Open to the whole Inner West startup community. What you'll need • A laptop you can install apps on, plus your charger • A Claude Pro subscription. One month is enough, and we'll walk you through setting it up at onboarding • One hour for an online onboarding session before the workshop (choose from two times) Small group, two facilitators There are up to 20 places, with two facilitators in the room. The workshop needs a minimum of 15 people to run. We'll confirm by Monday 2 November. Presented by GenAI Lab and Inner West Startups + Tech at Clontarf Cottage. Supported by Inner West Council.