Garry Tan
garry tan builds ai-native companies while quietly reshaping san francisco's political economy
Garry Tan (Chinese: 陳嘉興; pinyin: Chén Jiāxìng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Ka-heng; born 1981) is a Canadian-American venture capitalist who is the CEO of the startup accelerator Y Combinator and a founder of the venture capital fund Initialized Capital. He previously co-founded Posterous and Posthaven. He was an early employee… wikipedia →
12-month trajectory
recent news
ai model distillation policy
- Y Combinator’s Garry Tan Argues Against Regulating AI Model Distillation - AI Insider
- Y Combinator’s Garry Tan desires US open-weight AI labs to ‘distill’ frontier fashions, too - libresteinforma.com.ar
- Garry Tan Calls for U.S. Distillation Regime to Strengthen Open-Weight AI - konsulteer.com
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ai safety and extinction fears
- Y Combinator CEO Has A Surprising Message For OpenAI And Anthropic: ‘I Would Do Nothing’ - news18.com
- Garry Tan Tells Regulators to Leave AI Model Distillation Alone - Startup Fortune
- Y Combinator’s Garry Tan wants US open-weight AI labs to ‘distill’ frontier models, too - TechCrunch
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founder advice and entrepreneurship
- Y Combinator chief rejects action against AI distillation - Neowin
- Garry Tan urges separating ‘science fact from science fiction’ amid AI doomsday fears - CNBC
- Meta Muse AI Launch: Shopify, Y Combinator CEOs Praise New Tool As Alexandr Wang Touts Major App Integrations - TradingView
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palantir regret and career decisions
gstack and ai development tools
- SF politicians like Supervisors Bilal Mahmood, Danny Sauter, are trying to replicate Mayor Lurie’s Instagram success - The San Francisco Standard
- These 40-something founders say they have something the AI kids don't - Business Insider Africa
- Garry Tan on Personal AGI and Spinoza - StartupHub.ai
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garry tan political involvement
- Y Combinator’s Garry Tan says 'do nothing' about distillation as AI giants accuse China of copying their tech - CNBC
- Garry Tan on the New Rules for Founders: the $2–4B Palantir miss, and why a markdown file is an employee - Dealroom
- Garry Tan: AI Will Replace Middle Management. The Wait Is 20 Years. - finance.biggo.com
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local san francisco issues
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- Y Combinator CEO Has A Surprising Message For OpenAI And Anthropic: ‘I Would Do Nothing’ - News18
- 'I saw Terminator 2': Y Combinator's Garry Tan pushes back on AI extinction fears - Business Insider
- Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan shares ‘$2-4 billion mistake’ he made because of his job at Microsoft - The Times of India
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