# The Lesson for All AI Startups Is: Remove Doomers Before They Doom You by Balaji Srinivasan > “But the lesson for all AI startups is: remove doomers before they doom you.” > **— Balaji Srinivasan**, *Nov. 17, 2023; Technology entrepreneur and investor; former CTO, Coinbase* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://www.techmeme.com/231117/p18) — SOCIAL / AGGREGATOR ARCHIVE • X post by Balaji Srinivasan, captured by Techmeme Supplied exact wording: “But the lesson for all AI startups is: remove doomers before they doom you.” Context supplied in the dossier: “On the OpenAI board crisis and the influence of AI-doomer governance:” ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “But the lesson for all AI startups is: remove doomers before they doom you.” — Balaji Srinivasan, Nov. 17, 2023; Technology entrepreneur and investor; former CTO, Coinbase https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-balaji-srinivasan-the-lesson-for-all-ai-startups-is-remove-doomers ```