The Contrarian Strategy of OpenAI

OpenAI’s Misaligned Superaligners > they had undeniably good intentions > but companies, economies, nations, are built on compromise > leadership is forced to make those decisions sometimes Counterfactual > Jan and Superalignment team were listened to > 4o release was delayed to 2025 > what would have happened? > Elevenlabs had professional q... See more

Our “small giants” approach optimized for mojo over growth. We wanted a small, talent-dense team with a focus on craft, autonomy, and quality of life for all team members. We banished the term “founder” in favor of “partner” and tried to be transparent with all business matters across the team.

We took some capital from investors in order to invest ... See more

The deadline for YC S24 is tomorrow. Here's why you SHOULD NOT APPLY TO YC: YC seems like a reasonable proposition. They give you some money to help start your business, and they promise you access to a community of people that can help you along the way. In exchange, they don't ask for much. The standard YC deal is $500K for 7% equity. That doesn... See more