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Sam Altman: OpenAI Backs Tokenmaxxing YC Startups

Sam Altman: OpenAI Backs Tokenmaxxing YC Startups

Sam Altman says OpenAI will invest $2M in tokens per YC batch startup to fuel tokenmaxxing startups and AI product development.

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Sam Altman voiced excitement about tokenmaxxing startups and their internal operations plus product potential, announcing OpenAI offered $2M in tokens to every startup in the current YC batch. Tokenmaxxing tracks AI service usage as a workplace productivity metric, a trend that has accelerated in tech over the past year and now draws direct capital from leading AI labs.


Sam Altman

@sama

CEO of OpenAI. The father of ChatGPT.