Open AI's ceo dropped out of Stanford.
He later said he learned more playing poker with classmates than he did in lectures.
He said, Poker taught him how to notice patterns in people and how to make decisions with very imperfect information.
That's literally his job now.
One of the biggest VC's of SF hosts one of Silicon Valley's most famous home games. Phil Hellmuth, a 17-time World Series champion, has said he struggled to beat it for years.
David Sacks and Jason Calacanis play regularly. Their podcast is literally called All-In.
Bill Gates played through his Harvard nights.
This isn't a coincidence.
Poker is the closest thing to building a company in real time.
You never see the full picture.
You read people.
You manage risk.
You commit when the odds are right, and you walk away when they're not.
Coders have been training for this game their whole lives. They just called it debugging.
So we're building a home for it.
The Inner Table. Coming soon....
Take your seat. 🃏

