Episode of My First Million with Sam Parr and Shaan Puri.
Topics
- Initial Reaction to the OpenAI Chaos
- The Timeline of the OpenAI Coup
- The Weekend Negotiations and Microsoft’s Checkmate
- The Legend of Sam Altman: From St. Louis to YC
- The Founding of OpenAI and the Elon Musk Conflict
- Greg Brockman: The Unsung Hero
- Grading the Players: Winners and Losers
- Three Theories on Why Sam was Fired
- Who is Emmett Shear? Insights from a Former Employee
- Historical Parallels and Advice on Startup Boards
- The Best and Worst of Silicon Valley Culture
- The $20 Sock Story and Ilya’s Regret