Sam Altman

Unlike hiring an executive where you need them to do one role well, the board needs to do a whole role of kind of governance and thoughtfulness well. And so one thing that Brett says, which I really like, is that we want to hire board members in slates, not as individuals one at a time. And thinking about a group of people that will bring

Unlike hiring an executive where you need them to do one role well, the board needs to do a whole role of kind of governance and thoughtfulness well. And so one thing that Brett says, which I really like, is that we want to hire board members in slates, not as individuals one at a time. And thinking about a group of people that will bring

Unlike hiring an executive where you need them to do one role well, the board needs to do a whole role of kind of governance and thoughtfulness well. And so one thing that Brett says, which I really like, is that we want to hire board members in slates, not as individuals one at a time. And thinking about a group of people that will bring

Nonprofit expertise, expertise in running companies, sort of good legal and governance expertise. That's kind of what we've tried to optimize for.

Nonprofit expertise, expertise in running companies, sort of good legal and governance expertise. That's kind of what we've tried to optimize for.

Nonprofit expertise, expertise in running companies, sort of good legal and governance expertise. That's kind of what we've tried to optimize for.

Not for every board member, but for certainly some you need that. That's part of what the board needs to do.

Not for every board member, but for certainly some you need that. That's part of what the board needs to do.

Not for every board member, but for certainly some you need that. That's part of what the board needs to do.

Look, I think you definitely need some technical experts there. And then you need some people who are like, how can we deploy this in a way that will help people in the world the most and people who have a very different perspective? You know, I think a mistake that you or I might make is to think that only the technical understanding matters.

Look, I think you definitely need some technical experts there. And then you need some people who are like, how can we deploy this in a way that will help people in the world the most and people who have a very different perspective? You know, I think a mistake that you or I might make is to think that only the technical understanding matters.

Look, I think you definitely need some technical experts there. And then you need some people who are like, how can we deploy this in a way that will help people in the world the most and people who have a very different perspective? You know, I think a mistake that you or I might make is to think that only the technical understanding matters.

And that's definitely part of the conversation you want that board to have. But there's a lot more about how that's going to just like impact society and people's lives that you really want represented in there too. And you're just kind of, are you looking at the track record of people or you're just having conversations? Track record is a big deal.

And that's definitely part of the conversation you want that board to have. But there's a lot more about how that's going to just like impact society and people's lives that you really want represented in there too. And you're just kind of, are you looking at the track record of people or you're just having conversations? Track record is a big deal.

And that's definitely part of the conversation you want that board to have. But there's a lot more about how that's going to just like impact society and people's lives that you really want represented in there too. And you're just kind of, are you looking at the track record of people or you're just having conversations? Track record is a big deal.

You of course have a lot of conversations, but I, um, There's some roles where I totally ignore track record and just look at slope, ignore the Y-intercept. Thank you. Thank you for making it mathematical for the audience. For a board member, I do care much more about the Y-intercept. I think there is something deep to say about track record there.

You of course have a lot of conversations, but I, um, There's some roles where I totally ignore track record and just look at slope, ignore the Y-intercept. Thank you. Thank you for making it mathematical for the audience. For a board member, I do care much more about the Y-intercept. I think there is something deep to say about track record there.

You of course have a lot of conversations, but I, um, There's some roles where I totally ignore track record and just look at slope, ignore the Y-intercept. Thank you. Thank you for making it mathematical for the audience. For a board member, I do care much more about the Y-intercept. I think there is something deep to say about track record there.

and experience is sometimes very hard to replace.

and experience is sometimes very hard to replace.