Jonathan Awad(@jsawadd):This is Sam Altman at 25 years old, pitching Loopt to a person in a diner It’s strange to watch now because he runs one of the most influential companies in the world The app was a location-sharing app but nobody thinks about it when they think of Sam It got me wondering how many founders are probably in their Loopt era rn? The company they’re working on may not be the one they become known for It might just be the company that teaches them how to sell, hire, raise money, and keep going long enough to find "it" But at the time, it looks like a kid trying to explain a weird location app to a stranger over lunch

2026.09.18 20:50

This is Sam Altman at 25 years old, pitching Loopt to a person in a diner It’s strange to watch now because he runs one of the most influential companies in the world The app was a location-sharing app but nobody thinks about it when they think of Sam It got me wondering how many founders are probably in their Loopt era rn? The company they’re working on may not be the one they become known for It might just be the company that teaches them how to sell, hire, raise money, and keep going long enough to find "it" But at the time, it looks like a kid trying to explain a weird location app to a stranger over lunch