Sam clearly misses Y Combinator.

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).

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bananapub 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Did we ever find out why it is he doesn’t work there anymore?

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reducesuffering 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Was forced to choose between OpenAI and YC by Paul Graham and Jessica. Sama chose OpenAI.

https://x.com/paulg/status/1796107666265108940

	▲	moc_was_wronged 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		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.

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system2 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Clearly, dealing with OpenAI doesn't leave any room for fun stuff like YC. Just a hunch.

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dyauspitr 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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.

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moralestapia 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Indeed.

Exactly what I read between the lines on this.