Friday, 14 August, 2026
Ditching Wall Street for AI: Why Sam Altman Gladly Said No to Goldman Sachs
By TechShots Studio
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed zero regret over rejecting a prestigious Goldman Sachs internship during college, calling corporate banking jobs "unbelievably terrible" due to their rigid hierarchy. He advised modern students that saying no to traditional finance is much easier now, as accessible AI tools allow aspiring founders to independently build and launch startups right from a room without corporate permission.
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