Sam Altman has a proposition for startup founders: AI tokens for equity
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OpenAI offered $2 million in tokens in exchange for equity in Y Combinator-backed startups. Sam Altman celebrated the future of tokenmaxxing startups.
Sam Altman has a proposition for startup founders: AI tokens for equity
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Altman offered to have OpenAI invest in every single startup in this Y Combinator class: tokens for equity.

OpenAI is providing two million dollars worth of tokens to each startup in the current Y Combinator batch. This initiative aims…

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