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Anthropic President Daniela Amodei on Picking Co-founders

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Daniela Amodei, co-founder and president of Anthropic, shared her advice for entrepreneurs on selecting co-founders. She suggests that prospective partners should go on vacation together to test their compatibility and shared vision. Amodei emphasized the importance of strong interpersonal relationships and a unified business mission, drawing from her own experience at Anthropic and previously at OpenAI. She also referenced advice from Paul Graham of Y Combinator and Andy Dunn of Bonobos, who both highlighted character, commitment, and complementary skill sets as crucial factors in co-founder selection. AI

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Anthropic President Daniela Amodei on Picking Co-founders

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Emma Burleigh ·

    Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei says entrepreneurs should go on vacation to road test potential cofounders—if they’re a drain, they’re ‘the wrong choice’

    The Anthropic cofounder and former OpenAI exec says the secret to picking the right cofounder is to travel together before you build together.

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