Power Law with John Coogan

Adam D'Angelo - Quora, Facebook, and OpenAI

Dec 6, 2023
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Adam D'Angelo
The podcast delves into Adam D'Angelo's journey from high school AI projects with Zuckerberg to his roles at Facebook, Quora, and OpenAI. It discusses the challenges of early employees with stock options, Quora's monetization evolution, and the success of large language models.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Evolution of Tech Pioneers: From High School Ventures to AI Projects
02:03 • 13min
3
The Evolution of Growth and Challenges at Facebook and Quora
15:13 • 19min
4
Challenges Faced by Early Employees in Exercising Stock Options
33:52 • 2min
5
Exploring Long-Term Stock Option Exercise Window and Quora's Monetization Evolution
35:26 • 3min
6
Navigating profitability and community loyalty on Quora and Stack Overflow
38:52 • 6min
7
The Unanticipated Success of Large Language Models
45:22 • 10min