Scaling Finance in the World of AI

The AI startup ecosystem is rewriting the playbook on growth, innovation, and scale — and finance teams are at the heart of it all. How do you build a financial foundation that supports rapid experimentation, unpredictable revenue streams, and explosive growth?
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Join us for a fireside chat with Metronome CEO Scott Woody and two powerhouse finance leaders shaping the future of AI startups:
• Lauren Workman, Senior Finance Manager at OpenAI
• Nick Johnson, Head of Finance at AssemblyAI
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We’ll dive into how to design financial systems that handle rapid growth, make sense of volatile revenue streams, and support high-cost R&D—while staying financially sustainable in the fast-paced AI landscape.

‍Date and Time: Jan 29, 5:30pm PT
Location: 77 Maiden Ln (4th floor), San Francisco, 94108

​Join us for mingling, drinks, and appetizers

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About the speakers

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Nick Johnson
Head of Finance
AssemblyAI
Nick Johnson is the Head of Finance at AssemblyAI, where he leads financial strategy and operations for a fast-growing AI company. With deep expertise in usage-based, SaaS, and hybrid business models, Nick is passionate about the transformative potential of AI and its impact on the global economy. He began his career in investment banking at Barclays TMT and private equity.
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Lauren Workman
Revenue Finance
OpenAI
Lauren has been at OpenAI for five years, shaping commercial operations since the launch of its first product, the OpenAI API.  As a leader on the Revenue Finance team, she scales billing systems for an expanding product catalog and customer base.  Previously, she was a revenue leader at PagerDuty, helping the company go public in 2019. She started her career with Deloitte’s audit practice in San Francisco, CA.