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OpenAI Founder Sam Altman: "I had rats running in my kitchen when building my startup" Sam Altman remembers having rats in his kitchen and a mattress on the floor while building his startup. At the time, it didn't bother him. He was simply used to living that way. And... show more

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Naruto22 days ago

What a legend

Natural Intelligence22 days ago

There is a huge difference between living cheap and living dirty.

Reconeer - Recon Buchaneer22 days ago

Is @elonmusk a rat?

Kyros22 days ago

@elonmusk Lol 😂

Johan22 days ago

What it actually takes

FUnaziscums22 days ago

It becomes annoying when lil rats fall from above and kill themselves in process agonizing on the floor. 😐

NUMERO sumo22 days ago

J3ws always act like they’ve struggled.

Matthew McCane22 days ago

Sorry for him

Sangeeth Sunil22 days ago

no one cares about that olden days sadly. now everyone is thinking its an overnight success. i really respect that time sir

Nomade Thinker22 days ago

Turning unnecessary personal meaning analysis into valuable meaning is like talking as if producing something, without realizing that meaningful curiosity has already disappeared.

Karthik Reddy22 days ago

The "mattress on the floor" phase is a founder rite of passage. Comfort is the enemy of urgency when you're starting from zero.

Y XXX22 days ago

What did he build?

Doni22 days ago

mattress on the floor I can handle, but rats in the kitchen? 😭

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