Stage #1 - Forum 2026

Alper Yurder is the founder of Forte Growth, a B2B GTM consultancy and AI-powered operating system that helps SaaS founders move from founder-led selling to repeatable revenue. Before Forte, he was employee #20 at MindGym (through IPO), led General Assembly’s US-to-UK expansion, and co-founded Flowla, which scaled to £1M ARR with zero paid ads and raised $1.5M in VC. Across 20+ startups, his work has generated over $80M in pipeline and revenue. He writes and speaks on AI-driven GTM, growth systems, and scaling B2B startups. He’s a portfolio advisor with leading VCs and Accelerators and speak about founder brand, storytelling, AI-led GTM systems and growth strategies, especially for founders from emerging markets entering European and US markets. The angle most founders are still treating AI as a tactic (better cold emails, faster content). The real shift is using AI to build a GTM system that turns reputation into pipeline. I’d cover the system, the stack, and 2-3 case studies (including a £1M qualified pipeline in 90 days). Happy to tilt this toward whatever fits your audience best, or shape it around the panel topic if you have one in mind.