[sebzim4500]

I think everyone assumed this was an aquihire without the "aqui-" but this is the first time I've seen it explicitly stated.

[catchnear4321]

hostile takeunder?

[epups]

Love it. Could also be called a hostile giveover, considering the OpenAI board gifted this opportunity to Microsoft

[jacquesm]

That's perfect.

[jonbell]

You win

[nextworddev]

will they stay though? what happens to their OAI options?

[teeray]

Will their OAI options be worth anything if the implosion continues?

[nextworddev]

yeah but threatening to quit is actually accelerating the implosion

[ilikehurdles]

I don’t believe startups can have successful exits without extraordinary leadership (which the current board can never find). The people quitting are simply jumping off a sinking ship.

[baby_souffle]

What will happen to their newly granted msft shares? One can be sold _today_ and might be worth a lot more soon…

[almost_usual]

MSFT RSUs actually have value as opposed to OpenAI’s Profit Participation Units (PPU).

https://www.levels.fyi/blog/openai-compensation.html

https://images.openai.com/blob/142770fb-3df2-45d9-9ee3-7aa06...