Why do you consider the joint stock corporation to be the most important invention of the industrial revolution?

Sam Altman
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Co-founder & CEO at OpenAI

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Before corporations, businesses were limited to family trust. The joint stock corporation allowed sovereigns to grant status that let entities amass capital, protect liability, and align incentives. This invention is what enabled the rapid scaling of technologies during the industrial revolution.

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