Tom Lee: The success of OpenAI and Robinhood stems from the founders' vision, not reliance on AI tools

According to Deep Tide TechFlow, on August 16, Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee said in an interview that in the era of artificial intelligence, the vision and judgment of company founders are more important than ever. What truly drives company development is not asking AI questions, but the ability to create future directions. The existence of OpenAI is inseparable from the vision of Sam Altman; the development of Anthropic and AI-related enterprises under Elon Musk are similar examples. The core value of these founders lies in setting long-term strategies and directions, rather than simply asking their own AI models what to do next.

Tom Lee also placed Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev in the same category, believing that he is leading a company in a high-growth market whose speed even surpasses that of the overall economy. Vlad Tenev is also one of the main reasons he is optimistic about Robinhood's stock. Tom Lee believes that in the AI era, technology itself may gradually become widespread, but the ability of founders to define market direction and drive organizational execution will continue to be a long-term competitive advantage for companies.