From AI Experiments to Working Systems: The Infinite Leverage

What happens when you give a room full of entrepreneurs two days, a real business problem and the tools to build an AI solution themselves?

At EO Melbourne’s Infinite Leverage workshop with AI entrepreneur Dave Hajdu and experienced AI engineers, the answer was 25 live sites, along with CRMs, dashboards, AI agents and a room full of members who left with something they could actually use. Held at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, the two-day hands-on experience took AI out of the realm of experimentation and put it to work on real businesses.

The difference was in the doing. Rather than simply learning about the latest AI tools or watching someone demonstrate what they can do, participants built systems for their own businesses. They set up the tools, connected their own data, worked through problems and watched ideas move from an initial prompt to something live and functional.

A simple process helped make that possible: plan, build small, build the full system, add data, review and repeat. Instead of trying to create a perfect solution from the start, participants learned to build incrementally, test as they went and keep improving. The approach turned what can feel like an overwhelming AI landscape into a process that could be repeated long after the workshop ended.

One of the biggest shifts was seeing just how much more useful AI becomes when it is connected to a real business problem. A prompt on its own can be interesting, but a prompt that becomes a working CRM, dashboard, website or AI agent starts to create genuine business value. The two days gave participants the opportunity to see that progression for themselves.

The experience also challenged the idea that sophisticated AI development has to sit entirely with external experts. With the right tools, processes and guidance, businesses can start building these capabilities themselves. The 18 Infinite Leverage Protocols provided a framework participants could take back to their teams and use as they continue developing and deploying AI systems.

For attendees, the value was not just in what they built, but in how they built it. The hands-on format, access to experienced technical support and opportunity to work on their own businesses made the learning practical and immediately relevant. Even those without a technical background found a way into the process, while more experienced users could push further into advanced applications.

There was also a strong appreciation for having the time to go deeper. Rather than squeezing AI into a short presentation or a single session, Infinite Leverage gave members two full days to experiment, troubleshoot, build and learn. By the end, they had more than ideas to take home. They had working systems, a repeatable approach and a clearer sense of what they could build next.

Infinite Leverage ultimately shifted the conversation from What can AI do? to What can I build with it? And for EO Melbourne members, that meant leaving the workshop with the confidence and capability to keep finding their own answers.