The cofounder of Allbirds has some advice for startups looking to IPO: make money ahead of going public

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Allbirds cofounder Tim Brown poses for a photo in his native New Zealand.
Allbirds cofounder Tim Brown poses for a photo in his native New Zealand.

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Sam Altman suddenly looks less powerful. The panic caused by OpenAI's near-death experience is to blame.

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Sam Altman at OpenAI's developer day
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

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Meet the founder of the Failure Museum, an exclusive collection of swag from companies that went bust

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Sean Jacobsohn, a partner at Norwest Venture Partners, poses with items that are part of his Failure Museum collection.

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Sam Altman enters his power era

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The reinstatement of Sam Altman as OpenAI CEO demonstrated the immense level of power he wields.

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Some OpenAI engineers make as much as $800,000 and were key players in Sam Altman's return

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Sam Altman returned to OpenAI days after the company's board fired him.

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Sam Altman's return to OpenAI doesn't necessarily mean a return to normalcy

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Chaos at OpenAI ensues

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will join Microsoft after negotiations for him to return to OpenAI broke down.

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OpenAI's wild weekend just upended the world of AI

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, speaks during The Wall Street Journal's WSJ Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, California on October 17, 2023.
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See the moment Sam Altman introduced Emmett Shear at Stanford 9 years before the ex-Twitch chief became OpenAI's CEO

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Emmett Shear and Sam Altman.

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VCs weigh in on the chaos unfolding at OpenAI, rallying behind ousted CEO Sam Altman: 'I hope the board can get its act together'

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

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  • OpenAI's board ousted Sam Altman, its chief executive, on Friday.
  • The news shocked Silicon Valley. Many VCs expressed support for Altman.
  • Now, OpenAI may be trying to hire him back.

VCs this weekend have one message for Sam Altman — we're with you.

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