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>In a big move, Character.AI co-founder and CEO Noam Shazeer [...] It's like those rich guy/poor guy jokes. Poor guy leaves his job, tries bootstrap its own c
by moralestapia 2y ago
>In a big move, Character.AI co-founder and CEO Noam Shazeer [...]
It's like those rich guy/poor guy jokes.
Poor guy leaves his job, tries bootstrap its own company and fails, comes back to its old job. "What a loser".
Rich guy leaves his job, gets 150M to start a company in a blue ocean with a significant competitive advantage over 99.99% of humans alive. Still manages to fail and comes back to its old job. "What a bold move!"
- SXX 2y ago> gets 150M to start a company Oh there is a place where rich guys can "get" $150M, but poor guys couldn't.
- nextworddev 2y agoI think the rank and file employees will keep vesting at the 2.5 bn valuation for the next two years, according to The Information
- umeshunni 2y agoAt this point that valuation is almost certainly a mirage.