AI and the Age of Compression | Scott Woody, Stripe | RAISE Summit 2026

AI-native companies achieving rapid revenue expansion are redefining business strategy by replacing traditional moats and long-term planning with continuous auto-cannibalization and parallel reinvention across all operational functions. To sustain this velocity, organizations employ compressed two-week planning cycles, internal product competition, and high-agency generalist teams paid premium rates to navigate inherent market volatility. This approach demands a fundamental shift where leaders, including founders and CFOs, personally manage granular unit economics and simultaneously execute multiple go-to-market models to adapt faster than competitors.