Yeah, my thoughts where along the same line. Seems like they want to be another Ycombinator but more focused on AI. (Although TBF, I guess AI would also get the most traction at Ycombinator these days, given the hype wave).
The really odd thing was when he got fired for like 3 days in 2023 because he refused to let Y Combinator have preferential representation of its startups in OpenAI models.
Yeah, my thoughts where along the same line. Seems like they want to be another Ycombinator but more focused on AI. (Although TBF, I guess AI would also get the most traction at Ycombinator these days, given the hype wave).
Did we ever find out why it is he doesn’t work there anymore?
Was forced to choose between OpenAI and YC by Paul Graham and Jessica. Sama chose OpenAI.
https://x.com/paulg/status/1796107666265108940
The really odd thing was when he got fired for like 3 days in 2023 because he refused to let Y Combinator have preferential representation of its startups in OpenAI models.
Clearly, dealing with OpenAI doesn't leave any room for fun stuff like YC. Just a hunch.
Indeed.
Exactly what I read between the lines on this.
I randomly saw him being announced as a big deal here on this forum years ago and I remember thinking what has this guy done to deserve this.