

When Code is Not the Bottleneck: Former OpenAI Sales Leader: How Founders Win
Aliisa Rosenthal was OpenAI's first commercial hire, joining when the company was a research lab with a handful of sales reps and no GTM playbook.
She built OpenAI's sales org from scratch, growing its revenue run-rate from $10M to $10B.
Today, as a General Partner at Acrew Capital, Aliisa works with founders building next gen AI-native enterprise companies, helping turn promising pilots into scalable businesses.
In this fireside chat, Aliisa will share lessons from the front lines of the AI platform shift, including:
How AI moves from experimentation to enterprise deployment.
How startups earn trust and prove ROI inside large companies.
Why early GTM decisions shape long-term outcomes.
How to build AI products that grow in value beyond the pilot stage.
Event Timing:
5:00-5:30 pm — Arrive, Drinks, Network
5:30-6:00 pm — Fireside Chat with Aliisa Rosenthal + Peter Day
6:00-6:30 pm — Audience Questions
6:30-7:00 pm — Networking