Learn how to build an AI-ready business with the systems, processes, and knowledge needed to automate strategically, scale effectively, and adapt as AI evolves with Nelly Yusupova!
October 7th, 2026 | 11:00 AM PT
AI can do far more than automate individual tasks, it can fundamentally change how your business operates, makes decisions, and scales. But getting lasting value from AI requires more than choosing the right tool, writing better prompts, or building an AI agent. It requires the right business foundation.
The Nasdaq Center is excited to be joined by Nelly Yusupova— Founder, Mentor, and Speaker— for a practical masterclass where you’ll learn how to build the systems, processes, and organizational knowledge AI needs to become more valuable over time. We'll explore where AI and automation can create the greatest leverage in your business, what needs to be in place before building AI agents, and how to design an AI-ready business that can evolve as you grow.
You’ll also learn how to avoid becoming dependent on any single AI platform, creating an approach that can adapt as tools, technologies, and your business change.
Key Takeaways
- Understand what it means to be AI-ready. Learn the foundational business systems, processes, and knowledge AI needs to deliver lasting value.
- Build before you automate. Understand what needs to be documented, structured, and systematized before investing time in AI agents or automations.
- Design AI systems that can scale with your business. Learn how to move beyond isolated AI tools toward an integrated approach that becomes more useful as your company grows.
- Avoid platform lock-in. Develop an AI strategy that isn't dependent on ChatGPT, Claude, or any single technology so your systems can adapt as the AI landscape changes.
- Leave with a practical next step. Identify one area of your business where AI can create meaningful leverage and what needs to be put in place to make it scalable.
Meet our special guest
Nelly Yusupova
Nelly helps founders and businesses cut costs, find product-market fit faster, and scale with AI. With more than 20 years of experience leading companies to technical excellence, she is a highly sought-after fractional CTO/CPO, startup tech advisor, AI strategist, and educator.
She is the creator of TechSpeak for Entrepreneurs, a self-paced bootcamp and expert-guided 12-week tech accelerator for nontechnical startup founders. She also created Build the AI Operating System Your Work Runs On, a 6-week live training that helps nontechnical professionals use AI to streamline operations, improve decision-making, and build more leverage into their work.
In addition, Nelly is a mentor for Techstars, Founder Institute, StartOut, WEVE Acceleration, and DigitalUndivided, and more. She has been included on many lists of transformative women in tech, including Fast Company’s “League of Extraordinary Women'' and Wall Street Journal’s “Women on the IT Fast Track.” Nelly has been at the forefront of the women’s movement online since 1997.
Nelly is a speaker and presenter for many organizations and major industries events including: HBS Women’s Association, Columbia University, Sloss.Tech, Women’s Enterprise Center, Founder Institute, Saas Academy, Black is Tech, Roadmap For Billions, GSV Bootcamp, WeWork Labs, TechDay, Unvalley, FastTrac NewVentures, Womens’ Venture Summit, Small Business Summit and has been featured in INC Magazine, NBC Today Show, Fast Company Magazine, NewsDay.com, O’Reilly, SmartMoney, SmallBiz, TechRepublic, Women’s Radio.
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