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Locusts, Plaques and a Plan of Biblical Proportions

Locusts, Plaques and a Plan of Biblical Proportions

Sam Altman once said, “the hardest part about coming up with great ideas, is that the best ideas often look terrible at the beginning.”

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Carter Williams
Apr 05, 2020
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Sam Altman once said, “the hardest part about coming up with great ideas, is that the best ideas often look terrible at the beginning.”

Take the story of Moses and the Pharaoh. What must have been going through the all-powerful Pharaoh’s mind when some guy walks in off the street and announces, in no uncertain terms, that the game is up? “Let my people g…

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