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{"id":542115780448374800,"conversation_id":"542115780448374784","created_at":1418085448000,"date":"2014-12-09","time":"00:37:28","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1605,"username":"sama","name":"Sam Altman","place":"","tweet":"today a reporter asked what i thought about YC competitors doing reality TV shows and i said \"haha stop trolling me\" but it wasn't a joke!","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":11,"retweets_count":27,"likes_count":73,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/sama/status/542115780448374784","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1605","username":"sama"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":540935547493941250,"conversation_id":"540935547493941248","created_at":1417804059000,"date":"2014-12-05","time":"18:27:39","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1605,"username":"sama","name":"Sam Altman","place":"","tweet":"great compliment on the startup class: \"every YC partner and alumni that spoke was incredible. it really made me want to be part of YC.\"","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":8,"retweets_count":12,"likes_count":59,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/sama/status/540935547493941248","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1605","username":"sama"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":540703761216192500,"conversation_id":"540703021311590401","created_at":1417748797000,"date":"2014-12-05","time":"03:06:37","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1605,"username":"sama","name":"Sam Altman","place":"","tweet":"3/ if you're dependent on investors, in the best case you have to waste a lot of time. in the worse case, you're subject to their randomness","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":56,"likes_count":81,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/sama/status/540703761216192512","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1605","username":"sama"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":540703529078247400,"conversation_id":"540703021311590401","created_at":1417748741000,"date":"2014-12-05","time":"03:05:41","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1605,"username":"sama","name":"Sam Altman","place":"","tweet":"2/ many startups take awhile to get going; if you don't have low expenses, you're usually dependent on outside capital","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":45,"likes_count":70,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/sama/status/540703529078247424","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1605","username":"sama"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":540703021311590400,"conversation_id":"540703021311590401","created_at":1417748620000,"date":"2014-12-05","time":"03:03:40","timezone":"UTC","user_id":1605,"username":"sama","name":"Sam Altman","place":"","tweet":"1/ founders that are willing/able to live extremely cheaply are at such a huge advantage when it comes to starting startups.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":37,"retweets_count":135,"likes_count":213,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/sama/status/540703021311590401","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"1605","username":"sama"}],"retweet_date":""}
