Sam Altman Appears at Y Combinator Startup School
Attendees posted photos and clips of the OpenAI CEO in onstage interviews and keynotes at the accelerator event.
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Y Combinator amplified attendee posts showing Sam Altman seated onstage for interviews and delivering closing remarks at its Startup School program. He stated that startups prevent economic stagnation and that AI now creates one of the best times in history to launch companies by reducing costs and barriers. Attendees described the appearance as a surprise highlight that capped the event, with Garry Tan publicly crediting Altman for the strong finish. Clips also captured Altman reflecting on past frustrations from leading the accelerator.
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ben hylak@benhylakworth listening to https://twitter.com/kayacancode/status/2081541815182995962
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YC Y Combinator@ycombinatorIn 2005, @sama was a Stanford sophomore in YC’s first batch, building a startup in a little Cambridge office while @paulg cooked the founders dinner. Twenty years later, as co-founder & CEO of OpenAI, Sam closed Startup School 2026 in conversation with @garrytan — on agents,…
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DA TM Taha Moula@taha_moula@garrytan @ycombinator @sama Exceptional event! Great stuff @garrytan
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