NYC: Product Market Fit x AI | Signal Modeling + Pre-Showcase Founder Selection
Designed for founders ready to move from building ideas → validating signal.
about the event
Most founders move straight into building.
This session introduces Signal Modeling — the validation framework used inside Run Tech Club’s FounderOS to pressure-test product ideas before engineering time is committed.
Here we apply what we call the Proof-Led filter:
a structured logic audit that stress-tests your product-market assumptions using AI-native modeling.
The goal is simple:
find the flaws before you ship.
You’ll learn how to simulate market pressure on your idea, define the signals that actually prove traction, and design experiments that produce real clarity — not just activity.
momentum flywheel
This workshop is part of Run Tech Club’s structured recurring system founders use to turn ideas into documented progress.
You can explore the full Momentum Flywheel → here
this is for
Builders working on technology products who are building around a problem they care deeply about — with enough conviction to pressure-test their assumptions.
Examples include AI, fintech, deep tech, bio, and frontier software.
Typically founders who:
are preparing for accelerators or early fundraising and want stronger validation
have completed a cohort or builder program, but need clarity on the next steps
AI-native builders using low-code / no-code tools
come from technical backgrounds — big tech, startups
have a working demo or prototype, but haven’t reached product-market fit yet
How to prepare:
Activate your FounderOS and bring:
your Unique Value Proposition
your current traction signal hypothesis
your product vertical
Sessions led by:
Darius Fong is a Grammy-winning producer-engineer turned tech founder. He has built two venture-backed startups and is the Founding Partner of Run Tech Club, where he architects AI-native founder infrastructure — including a FounderOS and AI-powered experimentation layer — to help early-stage builders across consumer, AI-native, and frontier technologies turn vision and intuition into structured decisions and forward motion. Previously, he served as Strategy Director at award-winning agency EAT, collaborating with Fortune 500 companies and category-defining startups including Twitch, Netflix, Red Bull, and Riot Games.
About Run Tech Club
Run Tech Club (RTC) is the operating platform for early-stage builders and technologists. Designed for AI-native founders, RTC combines a digital experimentation system with physical founder hubs to help builders develop clarity, build conviction, and surface real momentum—gaining visibility with operators and investors long before traditional venture pathways begin.
The platform is powered by FounderOS, RTC’s Proof Engine: a system that helps founders run experiments, pressure-test ideas, and strengthen decision-making through structured feedback loops.
*Join Run Tech Club to build or showcase your startup at Signal — Learn more here.
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