@sama: i am excited to see what will happen with tokenmaxxing startups, both for how they work internally and the products the…
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Sam Altman announces OpenAI will offer $2 million in API tokens to every startup in the current Y Combinator batch in exchange for equity, aiming to fuel tokenmaxxing startups.
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i am excited to see what will happen with tokenmaxxing startups, both for how they work internally and the products they can build.
openai offered to invest $2M in tokens into every startup in the current yc batch.
happy building!
Tyler Bosmeny (@bosmeny): A mic drop moment @ycombinator tonight
@sama just offered $2M in OpenAI tokens to EVERY YC startup in the current batch in exchange for equity
Just like Yuri Milner offering to invest in every startup back when Sam was a YC partner
I can’t wait to see what’s unlocked when you
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