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Hoffman details Inflection AI deal returning 1x to investors
“With a, you know, kind of outside party, you can get paid enough in a non-exclusive IP license and an ability to selectively hire folks, and then you can dividend some of that out to investors. So investors, you know, get back a, you know, kind of a one X and …”
Reid Hoffman Aug 30, 2024 ▶ 30:32 In conversation with Reid Hoffman & Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
What-if
Chamath: Inflection AI deal would not happen without Hoffman and Gates
“They were able to get a deal for investors that would have never happened otherwise.”
Chamath Palihapitiya Mar 22, 2024 ▶ 46:23 E171: DOJ sues Apple, AI arms race, Reddit IPO, Realtor settlement & more
Opinion
Sacks: Microsoft's Inflection AI acqui-hire was a bailout for investors
“This was a bailout of the investors.”
David Sacks Mar 22, 2024 ▶ 47:16 E171: DOJ sues Apple, AI arms race, Reddit IPO, Realtor settlement & more
Assertion Supported
Intrator: CoreWeave's first major commercial client was Inflection AI
“Our first like large commercial was inflection.”
Michael Intrator Mar 23, 2026 ▶ 7:17 Four CEOs on the Future of AI: CoreWeave, Perplexity, Mistral, and IREN
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