[N] How OpenAI's unique equity compensation works

>In 2019, OpenAI changed from a nonprofit to a ‘[capped profit](https://openai.com/blog/openai-lp)’ model in an effort to raise capital while still serving their mission.
Per their blog post, “The fundamental idea of OpenAI LP is that investors and employees can get a capped return if we succeed at our mission, which allows us to raise investment capital and attract employees with startup-like equity. But any returns beyond that amount—and if we are successful, we expect to generate orders of magnitude more …

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