>>apengw+(OP)
They could have been cool. They could have been 2001 Google. They could have been the number one place any new PhD wanted to work.
But no. The MBAs saw dollar signs, and everything went out the window. They fumbled the early mover advantage, and will be hollowed out by the competition and commodified by the PaaS giants. What a shame.
>>ramesh+Eb
The sad thing is that this isn't even MBAs. The Bay area has gotten so infested with the hustlers and win-at-all-costs, winner-takes-all YC mantra tech bros that it seems even a high minded company like OpenAI isn't immune