Openai’s Hao Sang will be on stage on June 5th at Session: AI
The current AI ecosystem does not lack APIs, models, or hype. But for the early founders, the real problem is: How can I actually turn this firepower into a product that works and sells?
That’s here Hao sangFrom the Openai startup to the market, enter the team, TechCrunch Session: AI next week – June 5th at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, California – From early integration to responsibly scaling the frontier model, he unlocks what it takes to build a durable AI engine within a startup.
Sang works directly with founders at trench to help translate basic technologies into practical values. In Openai, his focus lies more than just a technical lift. He helps businesses adapt the architecture, monetization and product market markets to fit those things into the rapidly moving landscape. Before joining Openai, Sang helped Fintech founders grow with Stripe, playing the early GTM roles on OpenPhone and Slack. It combines deep technology with flux to the market to give him an unusual lens that separates noise from traction.
In his sessionSun walks the pattern he sees the top AI startups. Where are you finding leverage, what are you thinking about cost versus performance, and what mistakes come to mind when your team is too fast without a strong technical or distribution base? Expect insights not only on how Openai’s platform is used, but also on how to think critically about where AI belongs in the product stack in the first place.
For the founder, this is an opportunity to hear from people with visibility beyond the landscape, and a scar from advising actual builders. His speech is particularly timely as startups move beyond simple rappers to a differentiated, agent-driven system.
This session is part of a packed day featuring leaders from Google Cloud, Anthropic, Cohere and Openai. And more. We dig deep into next-generation tools that are actively restructuring startup strategies, infrastructure, and how products are built and funded.
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