Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, said he got scurvy from working too hard on his first startup, Loopt.
AdvertisementAdvertisementSam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, may have learned how to manage his workload the hard way — through malnutrition, according to a New York Magazine profile.
He told New York Magazine he worked so hard on building Loopt that he got scurvy — a vitamin-C deficiency that stems from not eating enough fruits and vegetables.
After selling the company, Altman said, he took a year off and spent his free time reading books, traveling, and playing video games.
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