Let's talk

Start on LinkedIn. It is where I am most active and the surest way to get a reply. Send a note about what you are working on and we will take it from there: message me there.

Or email. If you would rather go straight to my inbox, I am ben [at] iambenschmidt.com. A line about what you are working on is plenty.

Coffee is easy. I am at a lot of the local events, and I am always happy to sit down over coffee. Especially with fellow founders trying to get up to speed on agentic AI, or anyone who wants a straight read on an early-stage startup question. I learn as much from these conversations as anyone does, so the offer is real, not a courtesy.

Want me to write up what you are building? If you are a founder, I am glad to write a short piece on your startup, a field note, no charge. Send me your site and a line on what you want me to look at, and I will give you a quick yes or no and share the link when it is done.

On advising. I am not taking on new board seats right now, but I do advise a handful of founders and teams, and I am open to the right conversation. If that is what you are after, say so in your note.

Every so often I pull a few of these conversations into the same room. That is The Table: a small, in-person gathering in Pittsburgh for people working seriously with agents. It is invite-ish and deliberately low-key. See what it is.