# Fireworks co-founder to discuss why most model training efforts never ship

> Original title: Most teams that start training a model never ship one, and the research is rarely what stops them.

- Source: Fireworks
- Published: 2026-10-30T20:55:22.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/fq4zsp6v2liwjsjq3atqnw4ot
- Original: https://x.com/FireworksAI_HQ/status/2116272773857202479

## Summary

Fireworks co-founder @the_bunny_chen will speak at Fireworks Forge about why most teams that start training a model never ship one. The post says the main obstacle is rarely the research itself. The keynote is streamed live on November 3.

## Post

Most teams that start training a model never ship one, and the research is rarely what stops them.

Our co-founder @the_bunny_chen will be speaking at Fireworks Forge about what actually gets in the way.

Is your team building with open models? This talk is going to be a masterclass on the best way to do it

Watch the keynote live Nov 3: https://bit.ly/forgelivex

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