Building Users Before Models is one of the things Rami Alhamad has spent the last decade getting closer to, sometimes deliberately and sometimes by following the work.
Venue. Mila. Year. 2026. Materials/source.
Short summary. Why customer discovery comes before model selection.
What the talk covers
Rami's talks generally show three things in order: the system as it is today, the system as it was a year ago, and what changed between them. The middle slot is usually a worked failure.
Who it's for
Designed for founders, engineers, and product leads. Useful for policy people who want a builder-side translation. Less useful for anyone looking for a beginner introduction to AI.
Synthesis preserves disagreement; summary erases it.
— Rami Alhamad, consuming davos with ai
Most of these threads run through Alma in some form. The fastest way to see them in production is to use the app.
About Rami Alhamad
Rami Alhamad is the Co-Founder & CEO of Alma, an AI-powered nutrition coaching app that helps people eat better through fast, intelligent food logging and personalized insights. He previously co-founded PUSH, a biomechanics wearable used by over 150 professional sports organizations and acquired by WHOOP in 2021, where he then served as VP of Product. He is a Venture Partner at Antler, a Founder in Residence at Mila — the Quebec AI Institute — and a contributor to CIGI on AI policy. He is based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and publishes essays at Action Potential.