Scaling Laws A Startup's Perspective on AI Policy
Nov 25, 2025
Andrew Prystai, CEO of Vesta, and Thomas Bueler-Faudree, co-founder of August Law, delve into AI policy from a startup’s perspective. They discuss how Vesta uses AI for marketing event organization while August Law automates legal processes. The duo highlights the challenges startups face under regulatory pressure, including compliance burdens and the impact of local laws like New York's RAISE Act. They also emphasize AI's potential to transform jobs and advise founders to focus on product velocity and innovation.
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AI Multiplies Event Marketing Reach
- Andrew Prystai says AI lets Vesta convert single event listings into email, social, and press content automatically.
- That automation saves customers time and improves marketing reach leading to more attendees.
Centralize Policy Signals In One Feed
- Thomas Bueler-Faudree says keep a company-wide feed of policy updates and safety links in Slack.
- Monitor frontier risks and share concise updates rather than hiring large policy teams early.
Startups Lean On Big Labs' Compliance
- Andrew explains startups often rely on large model providers for compliance capacity they lack.
- That dependency shapes product choices and limits experimentation on risky features like image generation.