I met Imad the founder and spent the entire day with him in New York and said, okay, I'm in. Now like anything, there's a thousand things that could go wrong. It has very well funded competitors who really do not like us at all. So risky, sure, absolutely. But I think even if this thing entirely fails and it zeros out, what I will have learned from being involved deeply in this process on the executive chair of the board of directors.
We’ve landed. After 3 months of stealth mode, sneak-peeks, and surprise announcements, we have finally hit launch day. In this special episode of Infinite Loops, hosted by Patrick O’Shaughnessy, Jim chats through the rationale behind founding OSV, the positive impact he wants it to have on the world, and the ways you can get involved. Important Links:
Show Notes:
- The origins of OSV
- Why OSV does not invest third parties’ money
- The story of Jim’s investment in Stability AI
- What has surprised Jim the most about the world of AI
- What OSV will look like on 1 January 2023: the four verticals
- Assembling the OSV team
- OSV’s objective function
- Where the majority of Jim’s energy will be directed
- How you can get involved with OSV