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Reflections on OpenAI
Crystal Ball, OpenAI, Open Interests, and World
Peeyush Jain & Mohit Garg
July 23, 2025
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The Quote 💭
“He who lives by the crystal ball will eat shattered glass.”
The Tweet 🐦
Most important tech blog this year: OpenAI engineer and ex-founder of $3.5B Segment wrote a tell all post about how OpenAI works internally.
From obsession with X, devout use of Slack to engineering culture and tech stack.
A peek under the hood of a generational company.
— Deedy (@deedydas)
6:16 AM • Jul 16, 2025
The Valley is the only place in the world where a billionaire tech founder thinks "yeah of course I want to be an individual contributor engineer again!".
The Infographic 💹
Growth of Indian markets over the years! Phenomenal, right?
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The Short Read 📝
Little Ways the World Works - by Morgan Housel
Morgan Housel is a partner at The Collaborative Fund and a former columnist at The Motley Fool and The Wall Street Journal.
If you discover something that is true in different areas, it's likely very important. The more areas it appears in, the more it probably explains how the world operates. Read more…
The Long Read 📜
Reflections on OpenAI - by Calvin French-Owen
Calvin lives in the Bay Area. From 2011 to 2020, he worked on expanding a company called Segment. In 2020, he volunteered with USDR to help with vaccine distribution and worked at YC as a visiting group partner. Between 2024 and 2025, he helped start Codex at OpenAI.
The article mentioned above delves into Calvin’s reflections, providing valuable insights into the internal dynamics and culture at OpenAI. In the tech industry, there is often a significant amount of speculation, rumors, and external commentary surrounding the activities and initiatives undertaken by prominent organizations like OpenAI. Read more…
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