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Re:OpenAI Fundraising Set to Vault Startup's Value to $150B by yumraj on Thursday September 12, 2024 @12:32AM (#41517624)
That’s a massive valuation.

Are they preparing for a potential down turn, else at this level they might be setting themselves for a down round. Unless people believe that OpenAI could be the first $1T valuation startup

Unicorns are $1B valuation startups. What’s a good name for a $1T valuation startup? God Statup?

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Re:OpenAI Fundraising Set to Vault Startup's Value to $150B by fragmede on Thursday September 12, 2024 @12:51AM (#41517711)
Kilocorn
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Re:OpenAI Fundraising Set to Vault Startup's Value to $150B by malux85 on Thursday September 12, 2024 @06:57AM (#41519416)
Phoenix? Might burst into flames at any point, but will likely be reborn in some form from the ashes
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Re:OpenAI Fundraising Set to Vault Startup's Value to $150B by LoFiSamurai on Thursday September 12, 2024 @11:02AM (#41521757)
Love this!
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Re:OpenAI Fundraising Set to Vault Startup's Value to $150B by yumraj on Thursday September 12, 2024 @01:09PM (#41523074)
Unicorns were supposed to be mythical creatures, which Phoenix is too - so that works.

But Phoenix has a negative connotation with the burning into flames part. Not sure if many startups would like to call them Phoenixes :)

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Re:OpenAI Fundraising Set to Vault Startup's Value to $150B by Asraelite on Thursday September 12, 2024 @05:37PM (#41525843)
What about pegasus? Even better would be a pegacorn/alicorn, but not enough people are familiar with those names. It seems like the natural next step would be a unicorn that's taken flight.
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