Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan says turning down Palantir for a Microsoft promotion was a "$2 to $4 billion mistake."
His Stanford fraternity brothers flew him down to meet Peter Thiel, who handed him a $70K check on the spot.
Tan's response? "Thank you very much, Mr. Thiel, but I might get promoted to level 60 this year."
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