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Vinod Khosla

04/02/25

@ South Park Commons

The best founders and CEOs I know always ask me what they can do better, not what they are doing great.

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Why I Backed OpenAI, AGI, & the Zero to One Team | Vinod Khosla

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Why I Backed OpenAI, AGI, & the Zero to One Team | Vinod Khosla

04/02/25

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