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OpenAI on Tuesday poached Slack CEO Denise Dresser to be its chief revenue officer.

Why it matters: This reflects OpenAI's expanding efforts to generate enterprise revenue, where Anthropic is a legitimate competitor. 

Catch up quick: Dresser was named Slack's CEO in 2023, before which she was a longtime executive with Slack parent company Salesforce.

OpenAI poaches Slack CEO Denise Dresser to be revenue chief

It's a move to increase enterprise revenue.

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OpenAI on Tuesday poached Slack CEO Denise Dresser to be its chief revenue officer.Why it matters: This reflects OpenAI&#x27;s expanding efforts to generate enterprise revenue, where Anthropic is a legitimate competitor.

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