OpenAI's Enterprise Dominance: From Consumer Hype to Infrastructure Standard

OpenAI mastered something 90% of AI companies fail at: they made ChatGPT feel like the enterprise baseline before alternatives even existed. Sam Altman didn't just build a product—he built a narrative. In this episode, we break down how OpenAI controlled the entire enterprise conversation through strategic announcements, founder branding, and press relationships. We're talking timing, messaging, and the specific plays that made enterprises feel like they were falling behind. If you're positioning your product as essential infrastructure, this is the blueprint.