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If Sam returns he doesn't want to risk getting ousted again? So presumably he'll appoint people 100% loyal to him. Plenty of precedent for tech founders to hav
by gizmo 3y ago
If Sam returns he doesn't want to risk getting ousted again? So presumably he'll appoint people 100% loyal to him.
Plenty of precedent for tech founders to have total board control. It will take a little while for Sam to consolidate power, but he won't forget what happened this weekend and he'll play the long game accordingly.
- beachy 3y agoBig investors like Microsoft won't want a board that is utterly subservient to the CEO.
- BryantD 3y agoSam isn’t the only person who has to agree to the members of the new board. Sam also has not displayed a mastery of board politics in the past, either at OpenAI or at Y Combinator. Of course he has a strong hand to play here, but then again so does Microsoft.