Sam Altman

8 statements across 3 episodes · 4 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 6, 2023 by Alex Lieberman · said 81 times in 13 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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Jun 6, 2023 positive
Insight
Lieberman: Good co-founders beat solo founding, but solo beats bad co-founders
“So to boil Sam and Gary and Matt's view on co-founder, no co-founder, multiple co-founders into kind of one thesis, it's most likely to be successful is having one good co-founder. After that is being a solo founder, and after that is having a bad co-founder.”
Alex Lieberman Jun 6, 2023 ▶ 10:42 3 Strategies for Choosing the Right Co-Founder
Nov 20, 2023 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Adcock: Sam Altman Will Emerge Ten Times Stronger From OpenAI Firing
“Sam's gonna come out of this, like 10 X stronger hellbent this was probably inevitable based on when the board was set up and the mess that was going on”
Brett Adcock Nov 20, 2023 ▶ 37:47 Avoiding an OpenAI Fiasco by Successfully Building Your Board
Nov 20, 2023 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Adcock: OpenAI Will Suffer Unrecoverable Speed and Brand Damage
“And now open AI is going to have a Massive issue with speed and brand and everything else, and it's going to be unrecoverable. They're never going to be a recover from what happened.”
Brett Adcock Nov 20, 2023 ▶ 35:09 Avoiding an OpenAI Fiasco by Successfully Building Your Board
Nov 20, 2023 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Lieberman: Altman's Next Venture Will See the Decade's Most Competitive Fundraise
“I'm willing to bet that whatever, Whatever company they raise for, start raising for in the next few weeks or days will be the most competitive fundraise that probably has happened in the last 10 years.”
Alex Lieberman Nov 20, 2023 ▶ 38:27 Avoiding an OpenAI Fiasco by Successfully Building Your Board
Nov 20, 2023 negative
Assertion Supported
Lieberman: Microsoft Learned of Altman's Ouster One Minute Before Announcement
“To cause the board to make this move, a move that Microsoft, OpenAI's biggest investor, found out about one minute before the press release and ended up losing fifty billion dollars in market cap from as their stock continued to trade.”
Alex Lieberman Nov 20, 2023 ▶ 3:38 Avoiding an OpenAI Fiasco by Successfully Building Your Board
Nov 20, 2023 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Nov 2028
Adcock: A Board Coup Will Never Happen to Altman or Me Again
“Like this will never happen to Sam ever again. This problem that we're talking about here will never happen to me going forward again.”
Brett Adcock Nov 20, 2023 ▶ 28:44 Avoiding an OpenAI Fiasco by Successfully Building Your Board
Feb 21, 2024
Insight
Startup plans should be measured in decades, execution in weeks
“Fast iteration can make up for a lot. It's usually okay to be wrong if you iterate quickly. Plans should be measured in decades. Execution should be measured in weeks.”
Alex Lieberman Feb 21, 2024 ▶ 11:08 17 Startup Principles by Sam Altman
Feb 21, 2024
Insight
Ambitious missions are as effective at recruiting as having celebrity founders
“I think big ideas are the greatest recruiters. Smart, ambitious people want to work on big, ambitious ideas. Sure, Elon Musk or Sam Altman can attract any top one percent employee, and especially an engineer, because of their reputation, but I believe just as …”
Alex Lieberman Feb 21, 2024 ▶ 4:24 17 Startup Principles by Sam Altman
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