Fordel StudiosSlack CEO Denise Dresser to join OpenAI as chief revenue officer
What Happened
OpenAI says that Dresser will be responsible for the company's revenue strategy in enterprise and customer success.
Our Take
Denise Dresser moving to OpenAI as CRO is the canary in the coal mine. Slack owns enterprise chat, and if OpenAI's serious about replacing it with AI agents, Dresser's exactly who you hire to make it happen. Slack should be terrified.
This isn't partnership—it's the beginning of a land grab in the workflow layer. Slack's become a dumb pipe if AI agents run everything on top.
Enterprise teams could cut Slack entirely in 18-24 months if OpenAI ships solid agent integrations. That's the real play here.
What To Do
If you manage enterprise software, start mapping which workflows could be replaced by AI agents within 24 months.
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