Paver

Justin Kan and Sam Altman discuss why someone might join a startup and how to choose one. Kan argues that startup roles can offer unusual responsibility, a path to founding a company, and rapid learning, even when the company struggles. Altman recommends assessing product love, momentum, market growth, platform shifts, mission, founders and early employees, counterintuitive ideas, and what recent graduates are excited about. The company presentations that follow illustrate a range of products, missions, technologies, and hiring needs.