EP. 164 · 10.02.2025 · 40:00
ON PARENTHOOD, AMBITION AND A LIFE IN TECHNOLOGY
with Sam Altman
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EPISODE BRIEF — EP. 164 · ON PARENTHOOD, AMBITION AND A LIFE IN TECHNOLOGY Guest: Sam Altman · Published: 10.02.2025 · Duration: 40:00 【OVERVIEW】 A quieter conversation with Sam Altman about becoming a parent while running OpenAI, what ambition costs, the advice he gives young founders — especially outside Silicon Valley — and how he thinks about raising a child into a world with AI in it. 【KEY TAKEAWAYS】 1. Choosing parenthood 2. Ambition, energy and burnout 3. Advice for founders outside Silicon Valley 4. Raising a child alongside AI 【CHAPTERS】 00:00 — Choosing parenthood 10:00 — Ambition, energy and burnout 22:00 — Advice for founders outside Silicon Valley 33:00 — Raising a child alongside AI 【TOPICS】Founders · Parenthood · Ambition · India · AI 【WATCH】https://thedaopod.com/episodes/ep-164-sam-altman-on-parenthood-and-ambition
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A quieter conversation with Sam Altman about becoming a parent while running OpenAI, what ambition costs, the advice he gives young founders — especially outside Silicon Valley — and how he thinks about raising a child into a world with AI in it.
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EP. 164 · ON PARENTHOOD, AMBITION AND A LIFE IN TECHNOLOGY
A quieter conversation with Sam Altman about becoming a parent while running OpenAI, what ambition costs, the advice he gives young founders — especially outside Silicon Valley — and how he thinks about raising a child into a world with AI in it.
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CEO of OpenAI. Beyond the frontier lab, he has spent much of his career mentoring founders, first through Y Combinator and now through a much larger platform.
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