Sources: after five Thinking Machines staff left, investors are rattled, potentially impacting fundraising; two researchers quit via Slack during an all-hands
The timing couldn't have been more awkward for Thinking Machines Lab. — On Wednesday, during an all-hands meeting at the AI startup …
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@samswoora
@samswoora
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Doing the is insanely unprofessional
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@swyx
@swyx
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jeeezus quitting on slack DURING THE COMPANY ALLHANDS announcing Barrett's firing is stone cold drama [image]
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@sheslostheplot
@sheslostheplot
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The 5th guy who quit in solidarity [image]
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@calbucci
Marcelo Calbucci
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Something is off with some of these AI startups. They tell a mission-driven story, like the Moon landing, but wrap it in mercenary economics. And then everyone acts surprised when the going gets tough and people abandon ship.
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@attlka
Dan James
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It's a sign of extreme cultural dysfunctional in tech that founders are increasingly value driven while the best talent is increasingly mercenary.
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@basedjensen
@basedjensen
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Mira deserves better honestly
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@erinkwoo
Erin Woo
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new w/ @steph_palazzolo: Luke Metz and Sam Schoenholz quit via Slack mid all-hands meeting as Mira Murati announced Barret Zoph's departure behind the scenes of the Thinking Machines Lab departures this week, raising questions about the ongoing fundraise: https://www.theinformati…
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@derekjandersen
Derek Andersen
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One way I've heard it described is kind of like the Crypto world was once it started to go mainstream. Opportunists flocked to AI because of all the money pouring in and you have the same type of “get rich quick” crowd that descended into Crypto in 2017s. https://www.theinformati…