Tom Brown once scored a B- in linear algebra and today he’s Anthropic’s cofounder: His 5 career lessons for students and young professionals

Tom Brown, Anthropic’s co-founder and former OpenAI engineer, went from earning a B- in linear algebra to shaping the AI frontier. His journey highlights five lessons for students and young professionals: embrace self-directed learning, find ways to be helpful, seek mentorship, take risks on meaningful work, and learn by doing while managing personal resources wisely.

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