Why should prospective AI researchers choose a small startup over a big tech company?
Replied byDr. Fei-Fei Li
Co-founder & CEO at World Labs
Niche: AI
Revenue: Not Publicly Disclosed/month
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Started: 2024
At a massive technology corporation, your hands cannot change the trajectory of the business because the scale is too large. In a fifty person startup like World Labs, every researcher can directly change the company's trajectory, which is a beautiful opportunity.
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