OpenAI Grove Launch: A New Path for Early‑Stage AI Builders
OpenAI just posted what might be the strangest job listing in tech: they’re looking for 15 people to join their Grove program, and the main qualification is not having your life figured out yet. No startup idea required. No previous company necessary. Not even a concrete plan. In fact, if you show up with a fully-baked business model, you might be overthinking it. This is OpenAI’s second run of Grove, a five-week program that sits in an awkward space most accelerators avoid—the murky territory before you even know what problem you want to solve. Y Combinator wants traction. TechStars wants a product. Grove wants curiosity and a willingness to show up in San Francisco with a notebook. ...