ChatGPT just hit $3B in ARR—here’s why Sam Altman is a strategic genius.
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Sam Altman is playing chess not checkers. He partnered with Microsoft. He partnered with Apple. He grew to $3B in ARR in 2 years. Hate him or love him, he's a strategic genius.You'll recognize a pattern: Sam has an idea, positions correctly, lets the bets play out, and goes all-in on what works. Rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat.In under 2 years, he has over 10M paying subscribers.A brand name the average 60-year-old recognizes. And, of course, his company OpenAI has $3.4B in ARR.Ke...
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