There’s no scarcity of APIs, fashions, or hype within the present AI ecosystem. However for early-stage founders, the true query is: How do I flip this firepower right into a product that truly works…and sells?
That’s the place Hao Sang, from OpenAI’s Startups Go-to-Market group, is available in. At TechCrunch Periods: AI subsequent week — June 5 at Zellerbach Corridor in Berkeley, CA — he’ll unpack what it takes to construct a sturdy AI engine inside a startup, from early integrations to responsibly scaling on frontier fashions.
Hao works immediately with founders who’re within the trenches, serving to them translate foundational tech into sensible worth. At OpenAI, his focus is on extra than simply technical elevate—he’s serving to corporations suppose by means of structure, monetization, and product-market slot in a panorama the place these issues shift shortly. Earlier than becoming a member of OpenAI, Hao helped fintech founders develop at Stripe and held early GTM roles at OpenPhone and Slack. That blend of deep tech and go-to-market fluency offers him a uncommon lens into what separates noise from traction.
In his session, Hao will stroll by means of patterns he’s seeing throughout high AI startups: the place they’re discovering leverage, how they’re serious about price vs. efficiency, and what errors are likely to floor when groups transfer too quick with no robust technical or distribution base. Count on insights not simply on methods to use OpenAI’s platform, however on methods to suppose critically about the place AI belongs in your product stack within the first place.
For founders, it is a likelihood to listen to from somebody who has visibility throughout the panorama—and the scars from advising actual builders. His speak is particularly well timed as startups race to maneuver past easy wrappers and into differentiated, agent-powered programs.
This session is a part of a packed day that includes leaders from Google Cloud, Anthropic, Cohere, OpenAI, and lots of extra. We’ll dive deep into startup technique, infrastructure, and next-gen instruments which are actively reshaping how merchandise are constructed and funded.
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Ticket financial savings of $300+ can be found now — and for a restricted time, you may get 50% off a second ticket to carry your cofounder or technical lead. Should you’re severe about constructing with AI, that is the room you wish to be in.
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