March 23–24, 2026 | Guangzhou
Entrepreneurs from China and abroad gathered at Guangdong Lixin Group with one shared question:
“I know AI matters, but where should my company actually begin?”
That question became the focus of the Founders AI Club Guangzhou session. Over two intensive days, participants moved from company visits to expert briefings, from CAIO digital employee methodology to an OpenClaw workshop. The program avoided abstract discussion and focused on practical implementation.
Lixin Group: A Real-World AI Deployment Site
As the first stop and a key partner of the program, Guangdong Lixin Group hosted participants for a company visit and executive exchange.
Lixin Group President Shao Shan welcomed the group and shared his perspective on current investment trends. Drawing on cross-city advertising project data, he explained how AI can improve design efficiency and delivery quality. He also discussed examples in intelligent outbound calling and health management, showing how technology can reduce marginal cost while reshaping user experience.
Participants then visited Lixin’s exhibition space to observe real AI applications across the group’s diversified business operations.
Expert Sessions: From AI-Native Thinking to Implementation
Several instructors helped participants understand AI transformation from different angles.
Liu Mingwen, co-founder of Xiaochuang Intelligence, emphasized that companies often lack not AI tools, but AI-native thinking. He highlighted common mistakes such as blindly buying computing power, judging first-class AI capabilities through second-rate tools, and relying too heavily on legacy IT teams whose cognition may already lag behind the technology cycle.
Xiong Daoying, General Manager of Guangzhou Chengyi Software, introduced a CAIO digital employee methodology. He proposed a framework in which scouts, chiefs of staff, commanders, and supervisors work together to map processes, evaluate feasibility, define AI roadmaps, and monitor execution.
Marketing expert Shi Mingliang, founder of a full-domain growth system and former brand leader in consumer goods, explained how AI can support marketing through customer selection, SOP development, private knowledge bases, and repeatable content templates.
AIGC Content Production and Commercial Growth
Chen Wanfeng, founder and CEO of Kuazi Technology, shared a case showing how AIGC content platforms can produce high-quality commercial videos at scale. In one case, a client’s monthly sales grew from RMB 300,000 to RMB 8 million, while content production time was reduced from months to minutes.
E-commerce instructor Zhang Wen from Guangzhou University added an AI search perspective. He argued that AI should be evaluated not only as an efficiency tool, but as a driver of commercial return. Companies should build data loops, identify content gaps, and convert acquisition costs into long-term content assets.
OpenClaw Workshop: Finding the Right AI Project for Each Company
The workshop was led by Lincoln Wang, CEO of Founders Space China and founder of MindsLeap. Instead of telling entrepreneurs what they should do, the workshop guided each participant to identify the AI project most relevant to their own business.
Using the ICE model, Impact × Confidence × Ease, participants evaluated candidate AI projects and produced:
- An initial AI transformation proposal
- An ICE evaluation sheet that could be taken back to their company
- A collaborative network with other entrepreneurs in the Guangzhou AI Club community
The outputs covered real business scenarios such as cross-border e-commerce acquisition, media company content ideation, logistics competitor analysis, and AI-assisted production for training companies.
From Knowing to Doing
On the first evening, participants joined a closed-door dinner followed by a hands-on OpenClaw session. The design allowed entrepreneurs to move from hearing about AI agents to experiencing multi-agent collaboration directly.
After two days, many participants described three major shifts:
- From fragmented knowledge to a systematic AI implementation framework
- From anxiety and observation to a clearer entry point
- From individual experimentation to a network of peers for long-term collaboration
MindsLeap looks forward to helping more entrepreneurs move from AI awareness to AI execution.
About Founders AI Club
Founders AI Club, created by MindsLeap, is a practical AI transformation community for entrepreneurs. Built on the resources of Founders Space China and MindsLeap, the club connects entrepreneurs with global AI knowledge, real business scenarios, and a peer network committed to implementation.
About MindsLeap
MindsLeap is the China partner of Founders Space, a leading Silicon Valley incubator. Through the Founders AI Club, AI workshops, study tours, and executive programs, MindsLeap helps Chinese entrepreneurs build practical AI transformation capability and global vision.
This article was translated and adapted from the Chinese original with AI assistance.