Keynote Speaker · CPO & Co-Founder, Adesco

I built a fintech
with two people
and AI.

No dev team. No agency. 90 days to a complete platform. I did it, then I built the system so anyone can. These talks are about what actually happened.

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Past stages
PM Live 2026 UXI Conference ProductX Startup for Startup Geektime Code ProductTank 8200 Accelerator Genesis Accelerator Google for Startups Israel Fusion VC TLV University Reichman University
Speaker Kit

Three talks.
One honest story.

Built from what we actually did at Adesco. Real cases, real mistakes, real frameworks. Nothing theoretical.

01

"Two People, One AI, One Fintech"

The full story of building Adesco from zero: product, compliance, backend, and live customers with two people and AI as the force multiplier. What we got right, what almost killed us, and the exact model we run today.

Your audience leaves with

  • The Builder/Architect framework and when to apply it on any team
  • A clear model for deciding what AI can own and what it cannot
  • Specific first moves they can take with their team in the next 30 days
45 min Keynote Founders · Leaders
02

"The Builder Mindset: AI-Native Product"

What product management looks like when AI removes every translation layer between idea and user. The Builder/Architect framework, the prompt-as-spec model, and how PMs need to rethink their role from the ground up.

Your audience leaves with

  • A new mental model for the PM role in an AI-native workflow
  • The prompt-as-spec method and how to apply it immediately
  • How to restructure team responsibilities around what AI can now own
45 min Keynote · Workshop Product Teams · PMs
03

"The Psychology of AI Adoption"

Why brilliant teams resist AI and how to change that. Drawing on behavioral psychology and real transformation work with companies across Israel, this talk gives leaders a practical model to shift how their organization actually uses AI.

Your audience leaves with

  • The five patterns behind AI resistance in smart, capable teams
  • A staged adoption framework that matches how people actually change
  • Practical interventions leaders can use without a formal change program
45 min Keynote Leadership · Enterprise
On Stage

Watch David speak.

A 90-second reel tells a booker more than a 10-page bio.

Startup for Startup · Building an AI-Native Company

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Podcasts & Media

Heard on.

Nine podcast appearances across product management, AI, and building with technology.

YouTube
AI Thinkers
How AI accelerates the shift from service business to product company.
YouTube
PMMiya Podcast
User research fundamentals: why interviews matter and how to run them well.
YouTube
AI פשוט
How to modernize any company with AI, from legacy operations to advanced workflows. (Hebrew)
Spotify
Mozzarella
Building AI-powered operating systems inside organizations during the agent era.
Spotify
The Engagement Lab
Driving engagement in process-based products through user research and behavioral insight.
Spotify
Productivy
How to establish product baselines when you have no historical data to start from.
Spotify
The Neighbor's Product
Entering fintech as a first PM hire, understanding B2B customers, and scaling a product team.
SoundCloud
Product Podcast
How cognitive biases affect product decisions and frameworks for building more rational processes.
Spotify
Design Club
Connecting product teams to business metrics and building a culture of data-driven decisions.
On Stage

The work, live.

About David

Builder.
Speaker. CPO.

David Balsam on stage

I am Co-Founder and CPO of Adesco, a bootstrapped, profitable fintech running on AI-native workflows. My co-founder and I shipped a full multi-tenant payment platform, backoffice, third-party integrations, and regulatory compliance in 90 days. Two people. No external dev team.

That became a talk. The talk became a methodology. The methodology became a playbook used by hundreds of PMs and founders every week.

Before Adesco: first PM at Melio, the fastest-growing B2B payments company in the USA. Built the first online freight marketplace in Israel at Freightos. Led cloud cost optimization and product strategy at PointFive. Fifteen years of shipping at high-growth companies taught me what fast actually looks like. The last two years have been about pushing that ceiling further.

When I stand on your stage, I can answer any question from live experience. I am building with AI every single day. Not in retrospect. Right now.

Languages English and Hebrew
Availability Worldwide, in person or remote
Session formats 30, 45, or 60-minute keynotes. Workshop extensions available for all three talks.
Best fit for Product and AI conferences, fintech events, corporate innovation days, startup ecosystems
Response time Within 24 hours

The full playbook is free.

The exact frameworks, prompts, and tools used to build Adesco. Available to any PM, founder, or product team building with AI. Used at PM Live 2026 and by hundreds of teams worldwide.

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Conferences, corporate innovation days, product summits, team workshops. Available worldwide in English and Hebrew. Tell me about your event and I will get back to you within 24 hours.

Responds within 24 hours
Available internationally
English and Hebrew