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Mohd Rihan

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Sam Altman started coding at the age of 8. Born in 1985, Chicago, attended John Burroughs School and later to Stanford Univ, dropped out in 2005. Continued to pursue his passion for tech and entrepreneurship, founded Loopt (location based social networking app) at age 19. Despite the challenges caused by unicorns like facebook, twitter, Loopt secured over $30 million before acquired by Green Dot Corp in 2012. In 2012 founded Hydrazine Capital, secured $21 million for its inaugural fund. Began working part time at Y combinator. In 2014 served as intern CEO of reddit for 8 days. Co founded and develop AI models like Dall E and Chat gpt in 2015. Got $1 billion investment from Microsoft. In addition to Open ai, Sam co founded Worldcoin in 2019, project integrating biometrics with cryptocurrency. In 2021, established Alt c Aquisition Corp, merging nuclear energy firm in Oklo. Invested in many successful startups like Air bnb and Pinterest. Currently Open AI valued at $157 billion. Sam Altman's impact on tech industry will felt for generations to come.

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