Ashneer Grover Compares Himself To Sam Altman After OpenAI Debacle; The Internet Schools Him With Memes

BharatPe’s former co-founder, Ashneer Grover, expressed solidarity with Sam Altman after the OpenAI CEO was ousted by the board of his company on November 18. Grover, who faced a similar situation in 2022 when he was removed from BharatPe over allegations of financial irregularities, tweeted support for Altman. However, he later deleted ‘em tweets.

Twitterati reminded the former shark that there’s a stark difference between his ouster from BharatPe and Sam Altman’s sacking from OpenAI. Altman’s dismissal from OpenAI was due to issues with transparency and communication with the board, while Grover’s exit from BharatPe was surrounded by accusations of causing damages through illegitimate payments, inflated transactions, and other financial misconduct.

In the now deleted tweet, Grover highlighted the challenges faced by leaders, stating, “First they come after your role/shares – then they come after you personally. It’s a long fight! Stick on.” He criticized startup boards and investors, calling them “all ego – no intellect,” and referred to company boards as “puppets of investors.” Ashneer also shared a graphic with renowned figures in the tech industry who were abruptly fired, including Steve Jobs. Netizens called out Ashneer for his audacity. While the original tweet no longer exists, here are a handful of reactions to the entrepreneur’s post.

Looks like Ashneer Grover has deleted many tweets from the last few days

His reaction to EOW look out circular
Critique of BharatPe over Indian cricket sponsorship
Post comparing himself to Sam Altman
Directive from lawyers?

— Chandra R. Srikanth (@chandrarsrikant) November 19, 2023

Comparing your situation with Sam Altman 😥 pic.twitter.com/syKRrd9hj9

— OMG (@omgs_tweets) November 18, 2023

ashneer grover trying to compare himself to sam altman is the funniest thing i’ve seen on twitter all morning

— rishit😵‍💫 (@sonismydaddy) November 19, 2023

did Ashneer Grover delete that tweet where he was comparing himself with Steve jobs and Sam altman? because good. the second hand embarrassment with that was real

— 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘬𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯.𝘫𝘱𝘨 (@prenkuchan) November 18, 2023

Ashneer Grover comparing himself with Steve Jobs and Sam Altman is like KRK comparing himself to SRK

— Adnaan (@theadnaankhan) November 18, 2023

No wonder Ashneer Grover is earning so much from social media. He post crap which gets a lot of attention. And his purpose is solved. Publicity toh publicity h. Acchi ya buri.. who cares 😄

He has put himself with the likes of Steve Jobs. And posted wrong photo of Sam Altman.… https://t.co/hoSPRpNZoD

— sahil bhadviya (@sahilbhadviya) November 18, 2023