Ask HN: If the models are so good, why doesn't OpenAI just start 100 companies?

One early reply runs the numbers: If they're targeting a $2T valuation, then spinning up a $20B company would be a 1% increase in value. Another commenter estimates that moving the needle would take a thousand unicorns or a million small firms, a scale that could draw antitrust attention. Others worry that a rival product could make customers wary of sharing private data. Cash matters too. One commenter says the labs need revenue quickly, since increases in borrowing rates mean access to capital isn't what it was in the 2010s. Reporting disagrees on the revenue mix. One outlet says