Mitchell Jones
Founder & CEO of Lava | Forbes 30 Under 30
Two-time venture-backed founder building the one AI agent that works inside the tools you already use.
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Talking points
- Why every app having its own AI is the wrong answer
- The “Cursor moment” for knowledge work
- How lean teams scale without adding headcount
- Building AI agents that work inside existing tools
- Lessons from building two venture-backed companies
- What Forbes 30 Under 30 doesn’t tell you about founding companies
The Hook
AI hasn't eliminated busywork. It has moved it into a chat window.
Mitchell believes the next breakthrough won’t be another chatbot — it will be one AI that works inside the tools professionals already use, from HubSpot and Slack to Gmail and QuickBooks.
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101 wordsMitchell Jones is the Founder and CEO of Lava, the only AI agent that works inside what you already use to supercharge your productivity. Previously, he founded Lendtable, a venture-backed fintech that raised $35 million and helped customers save more than $40 million for retirement. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Mitchell previously worked at Meta, Dropbox, and Goldman Sachs, and studied at Yale University. A two-time founder, he speaks on why every app having its own AI is the wrong answer, what the “Cursor moment” for knowledge work will look like, and how lean teams can scale without adding headcount.
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