Monthly · 3rd Thu
An invitation · No. 001
A.M. Edition
An afternoon
with Louisville'sAI builders.
Free sandwiches. Free coffee. Real production AI. No pitches.
Hosted by Josh Starr — Founder, Solid Giant & FrontDeskPro
Every month
3rd Thu
12 PM · Story
When
Every 3rd Thursday
12:00 PM · monthly
Where
Story Louisville
Conference Room B · NuLu
Address
828 E. Market Street
Louisville, KY 40206
Cost
Free
Lunch + parking included
"This isn't a meetup. It isn't a sales pitch. It's a few hours with builders who are actually shipping AI in Louisville."
Josh Starr · Host
I'm Josh Starr. I run Solid Giant, where my team and I build production AI for companies like Norton Healthcare, Turnpoint Services, and a bunch of others you've probably heard of around town. I wanted a room where Louisville builders could actually talk about what's working — without the conference fluff or the AI-bro energy.
So every third Thursday of the month, I'm hosting a free lunch at Story. I'll share what my team is shipping, you can ask anything, and we'll trade notes with other operators doing the real work. That's it.
Free sandwiches from Goldie's across the street. Free coffee. Free parking. Bring your hardest AI problem.
At Story, in NuLu.
Conference Room B at Story Louisville — the actual room you'll be in. Glass walls, good light, real coffee. Lunch is served at the table while we work through it.
828 E. Market · Louisville, KY
Five things we're shipping right now.
90 minutes · 5 stories
- 01Platform
AI-powered bid platform for commercial gate systems
A custom platform that lets a large commercial gate company put out 10x the outbound bids without growing headcount. First look at architecture and results.
- 02LLM
A CRM replacement, 10x cheaper and 10x faster, on Claude Opus
We rebuilt a major CRM use case with Claude Opus via API. The math is wild. I'll show you the build, the cost, and what broke along the way.
- 03Voice
Production-grade voice agents that don't fall over
Real voice agents in production handling questions, booking appointments, and surviving high call volumes. The hard parts nobody talks about.
- 04Healthcare
HIPAA-compliant AI voice in healthcare
How we built and shipped HIPAA-compliant voice agents in healthcare. BAAs, architecture decisions, and the lessons that cost us sleep.
- 05Discussion
Open-floor builder swap
Last 30 minutes is yours. What are you shipping? What's stuck? What's working? Trade notes with other Louisville operators in the room.
Who this is for.
You'll fit right in if you're…
- ✦Building or shipping AI in your business
- ✦A founder, CTO, COO, or operator at a Louisville company
- ✦Curious how production AI actually works (not just the demos)
- ✦Up for trading honest notes with peers
Probably skip this one if you're…
- —Looking for an AI 101 tutorial
- —Selling AI services or consulting
- —Hoping to pitch the room
- —Not in Louisville (we'll do more of these — come to the next one)
The boring but important stuff.
Story Louisville
Conference Room B · NuLu
828 E. Market Street
Every 3rd Thursday · 12 PM
- 11:30 AM · Doors + lunch
- 12:00 PM · We get into it
- 1:00 PM · Hard out
Free with validation
Story's lot — Market & Campbell
Free street: Jefferson, Washington, Main
Admit one
3rd
Thu · 12 PM
Monthly
Arrive 10 minutes early to check in. Bring your license plate number for parking validation.
— Josh Starr —
Your host
Hosted by Josh Starr.
"I'm the founder of Solid Giant (since 2008) and FrontDeskPro.ai. We build production AI for mid-market and enterprise companies — voice agents, custom platforms, the works. I live in Louisville with my wife Rachelle and our two boys. Find me on LinkedIn or just come say hi at the lunch."
RSVP · Vol. 01
Come build with us.
Just 15 seats. Lunch is served at the table while we work through it. RSVP if you're in.