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Kris Selberg

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Kris Selberg

@SelbergKris

building ai that understands physics | cs @princeton

Joined October 2022

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Kris Selberg
@SelbergKris
Jun 23, 2025
Post college graduation reflection on my life achievements 15 - 16 yrs old: - Made first money online dropshipping Cristiano Ronaldo iPhone cases - Made $1k+ selling fidget spinners from China to people in my school 17 - 18 yrs old - Classic leadership in extracurriculars +
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Kris Selberg
@SelbergKris
Jun 16, 2025
What I learned from @sama today at AI Startup School 🧵
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Kris Selberg
@SelbergKris
Jun 16, 2025
What I learned from Jared Kaplan (co-founder of @AnthropicAI) at AI Startup School 🧵
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Kris Selberg
@SelbergKris
Jun 16, 2025
Replying to @SelbergKris and @sama
3/12 If you build what everyone else is building, recruiting great talent is brutally hard. Do the opposite: pick a bold, unique mission and people will line up.
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Kris Selberg
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Jun 16, 2025
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1/12 Small decisions can pivot everything. AGI felt like a pipe dream and DeepMind loomed impossibly far ahead. Sam was “very close to not starting OpenAI” — his advice? Just do it.
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Kris Selberg
@SelbergKris
Jun 16, 2025
Replying to @SelbergKris and @sama
12/12 Hiring tip: Early on, hire for slope, not y-intercept. Look for young, scrappy doers with upward trajectories, not polished CVs.
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Kris Selberg
@SelbergKris
Jun 16, 2025
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2/12 ChatGPT began entirely in the realm of science fiction. That vision made it easy to attract talent — doing something “one-of-one” beats competing in a crowded space.
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Kris Selberg
@SelbergKris
Jun 16, 2025
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9/12 Peter Thiel taught Sam: it’s hard to hold conviction when everyone says you’re wrong. Elon called GPT-1 “crap.” Stay resilient — it gets easier over time if you just keep going.
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Kris Selberg
@SelbergKris
Jun 16, 2025
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11/12 This is the best time ever to start a tech company — the ground is shaking. Interfaces, products, even manufacturing are up for reinvention.
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Kris Selberg
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Jun 16, 2025
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4/12 Big things start small. Dream about how massive your project could become if it works, then choose a market that has a future if you pull it off.
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Kris Selberg
@SelbergKris
Jun 16, 2025
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Bonus advice: Treat entrepreneurship like raising a baby — it’s insanely hard, but the highs make it all worth it. 🙌
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Kris Selberg
@SelbergKris
Jun 16, 2025
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6/12 Memory is Sam's favorite feature so far, and it points toward a future personal agent that connects to all your services and can proactively message you.
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Kris Selberg
@SelbergKris
Jun 16, 2025
Replying to @SelbergKris and @sama
8/12 Want to start a startup that survives alongside OpenAI? Don’t build another core chat assistant. The best bets are on what nobody else is doing.
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Kris Selberg
@SelbergKris
Jun 16, 2025
Replying to @SelbergKris and @sama
10/12 AI agents are the next wave of workflow disruption. First ChatGPT replaced Google, then Codex became a junior dev. Next: agents that orchestrate entire workflows and free us from screens.
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