Elon Musk & Andrej Karpathy ·OpenAI ·1 FEB 2018
If You Can't Win Open, Find a Cash Cow
Open research without a profit engine isn't idealism — it's free R&D for whoever has the bigger bank account.
Real correspondence from the people running real companies — and what it reveals about leadership.
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Pitches, term sheets, and the IPO road.
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Elon Musk & Andrej Karpathy ·OpenAI ·1 FEB 2018
Open research without a profit engine isn't idealism — it's free R&D for whoever has the bigger bank account.
Greg Brockman ·OpenAI ·31 JAN 2018
When you can't outspend competitors, out-trust them — moral high ground is a strategic asset, not a slogan.