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Erik Allebest

ROLE CEOAT CHESS.COMMENTIONS 2LAST SEEN AUGUST 13, 2026
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mention·No Priors·AUGUST 13, 2026

Chess.com never raised primary capital — all investor activity was secondary share purchases. This forced a discipline that became a structural advantage: grow only as fast as cash allows, build culture slowly, and avoid the pressure to chase growth metrics at the expense of product quality.

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mention·No Priors·AUGUST 13, 2026

A superhuman intelligence and AGI, ASI can be used for good or for evil. It's going to depend on the people who are in charge. I wish I felt more confidence around the people who are in charge of this world right now... I don't know how we got into a place where the people who should probably not be in charge of the world are in charge.

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Erik Allebest · CEO at Chess.com — 2 mentions on Teahose