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why OpenAI really acquired TBPN: it's a lot deeper than what they say in a polished press release "TBPN has built something pretty special… rather than trying to recreate that ourselves, it made a lot of sense to bring them in and help them scale" translation: "you already tru…↗

< Be John Coogan < co-founded Soylent and Lucy nicotine pouches as a serial entrepreneur in consumer tech. <built a career as a veteran YouTuber < worked as an EIR at Founders Fund. < meet Jordi Hays through mutual friend Will Manidis in 2023. < instantly bond over their…↗

·@Doomerzoomer·Apr 2, 2026·person·ad-sales·live-show·openai·substack

TBPN has been acquired by OpenAI! The show is staying the same and we’ll continue to go live at 11am pacific every weekday. This is a full circle moment for me as I’ve worked with @sama for well over a decade. He funded my first company in 2013. Then helped us fix a serious log…↗