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> It’s come out that he was actually fired from his previous job at Y Combinator, which was hushed up at the time. What is that referring to?
by thih9 2y ago
> It’s come out that he was actually fired from his previous job at Y Combinator, which was hushed up at the time.
What is that referring to?
- rjbwork 2y agoHe used to be the president of YC for a few years.
- thih9 2y agoThanks. Until now I thought he still holds that title. Good job with the "hushed up at the time" I guess.
- helsinkiandrew 2y agohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/22/sam-altman-fired-y-combinator-paul-graham/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/11/22/sam-alt... (archive) https://archive.ph/aru0B https://archive.ph/aru0B > Altman’s polarizing past hints at OpenAI board’s reason for firing him Before OpenAI, Altman was asked to leave by his mentor at the prominent start-up incubator Y Combinator, part of a pattern of clashes that some attribute to his self-serving approach