Sam Altman steps down as president of startup program Y Combinator

Sam Altman steps down as president of startup program Y Combinator

FILE PHOTO: Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator, speaks at the Wall Street Journal Digital Conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., By Heather Somerville

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Sam Altman is stepping down from his post as president of Y Combinator, the startup accelerator said on Friday, a pivotal change for the organization that was influential in the creation of startups such as Airbnb, Dropbox Inc and Cruise.

As YC’s second-ever president, Altman spent five years expanding the program’s reach and scale. He will move on to spending more time working on artificial intelligence efforts while remaining chairman at the company, […]

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