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SUMMARY:Real-World MCP's
DESCRIPTION:Everyone’s talking about AI agents\, but most businesses get 
 stuck at the same point. The model is smart\, but it can’t see the syste
 ms the work actually happens in\, like the accounting software\, the booki
 ng system or the membership database. MCP (the Model Context Protocol) is 
 the open standard that closes that gap\, and it’s how AI goes from answe
 ring questions to getting real work done. This session is for founders\, o
 perators\, and anyone trying to figure out where AI fits in their business
  beyond a chat window. You don’t need to be technical. It’s about what
 ’s possible and what it looks like in practice. I’ll walk through MCP 
 servers I’ve built for real organizations: a YMCA finance team\, an acco
 unting firm\, an IT services company and a barbershop. In each case\, AI n
 ow works directly inside the systems those teams already use. You’ll see
  what the problem was before\, what we built\, how the teams use it day to
  day\, and what changed as a result. I’ll also be honest about what didn
 ’t work and what I’d do differently. You’ll leave with a clear pictu
 re of what MCP is\, a feel for which kinds of work it’s good at\, and a 
 sharper sense of where it could make a difference for your own company.
LOCATION:Genuine Work – Classroom
URL:https://www.startupweeklouisville.org/sessions/real-world-mcps
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