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The Projection

The surface is never the system.

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personal: portfolio appreciation across ~400 startup stakes (no OpenAI equity comp disclosed on Wikipedia); organizational: OpenAI's own $110-120B Feb-2026 round + the Apr-2026 close at $852B post-money.

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