Lake Wales Startup Night Start Smart: Know Your Numbers + Get Found Online
About This Event
Lake Wales Startup Night: Startup AI SEO & GEO Strategy with Jason AI Wade of BackTier
Starting a business is one challenge. Getting customers to discover, understand, and choose your business is another.
Search is changing. Customers increasingly use ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and other AI-powered systems to discover local businesses, compare services, and make purchasing decisions. Is your business showing up when they ask?
Join Jason AI Wade, founder of BackTier, for a practical discussion about AI Visibility, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO).
Learn how AI systems discover businesses, interpret information, evaluate credibility, and generate recommendations. We'll explore what startups and small businesses can do to build a stronger digital presence without expensive marketing campaigns or technical expertise.
Topics include:
- How AI search is changing business discovery.
- The differences between SEO, GEO, and AEO.
- Why ChatGPT and other AI systems recommend certain businesses.
- How to help AI understand your business, products, and services.
- Practical steps to improve local AI visibility.
- Live examples and audience questions.
Whether you're launching a startup, running a local business, or exploring an idea, come ready to learn how customers may discover your business in the age of AI.
Event Details
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · 6 PM
The Thirsty Dragon
126 N 1st St, Lake Wales, FL
Free to attend
Reserve your seat: https://lwstartups.lovable.app/#rsvp
About Jason AI Wade
Jason AI Wade is the founder of BackTier and an AI visibility architect. He developed AI Visibility Architecture, the Entity Lock Protocol™, the BackTier Visibility Path™ (Citation → Inclusion → Selection), and the Agentic Visibility Path™. He hosts the AI Visibility Podcast and works on the infrastructure that helps AI systems discover, understand, cite, and recommend businesses.
Learn more: BackTier.com | JasonWade.com
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