Executive Overview On September 4, the Visual Effects Society (VES) marked a historic milestone in the entertainment technology sector by hosting its inaugural Women Who Lead Summit. Held at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, the sold-out event convened more than 250 global industry leaders, creative visionaries, and technical pioneers. The summit served as…
Executive Overview In the high-stakes theater of B2B software and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) startups, founders often find themselves trapped in a psychological and financial gravity well. They build a product that works, land their first handful of paying customers at modest price points, and then freeze. Terrified of hearing the dreaded "no," they keep their pricing…
By Shane Snider | August 5, 2026 4-Minute Read Executive Overview LAS VEGAS — The artificial intelligence boom faces a sobering physical reality, and the industry’s most prominent leaders are no longer sugarcoating it. Speaking at the keynote stage of the Ai4 2026 conference in Las Vegas, former Intel CEO and current Playground Global general…
