a billionaire's chatgpt secret

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Why it worked

The video leverages the authority of a prominent figure (Gary Tan, CEO of Y Combinator) and a specific, actionable "secret" prompt for a popular tool (ChatGPT). This combination of authority and a tangible, potentially high-value tip creates strong curiosity and shareability.

Summary

The video explains a powerful ChatGPT prompt strategy advocated by Gary Tan, CEO of Y Combinator. The core idea is to instruct the AI to complete the entire task without errors or pushback, emphasizing the importance of full completion over partial tasks.

Structure

1Introduction of Gary Tan and Y Combinator
2Explanation of the 'complete the task' prompt philosophy
3The AI's reaction to the prompt (requesting a pause)
4The core argument: AI finishing half vs. completing everything
5Gary Tan's simple advice: finish the whole thing, no errors
6Call to action: comment 'prompt' for the prompt

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Original caption

A billionaire's AI prompt that forces ChatGPT to finish the entire task, never push back, and produce zero errors. Gary Tan, CEO of Y Combinator, wrote it - and it works. #chatgpt #aiprompts #ycombinator #startups #promptengineering Keywords: Gary Tan, Y Combinator, ChatGPT prompt, AI productivity, prompt engineering, startup advice, AI tools, billionaire productivity, task completion, AI tips, ChatGPT tips, founder tools

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ChatGPT: an AI language model that generates human-like text. It ACTS as a tool to generate text based on prompts. Removing it would change the video's topic. Y Combinator: a startup accelerator that funds companies. It APPEARS as Garry Tan's affiliation. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Garry Tan: CEO of Y Combinator. He ACTS as an expert providing advice. Removing him would change the video's content. DoorDash: a food delivery company. It APPEARS as an example of a company backed by Y Combinator. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Instacart: an online grocery delivery service. It APPEARS as an example of a company backed by Y Combinator. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Airbnb: a platform for lodging. It APPEARS as an example of a company backed by Y Combinator. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.

Call to action

Just comment prompt and I'll send

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a billionaire's chatgpt secret I'VE TESTED THOUSANDS AND THIS ONE WRITTEN BY A BILLIONAIRE IS IN A DIFFERENT CATEGORY THIS IS GARY TAN HE'S THE CEO OF Y COMBINATOR MOST PRESTIGIOUS STARTUP ACCELERATORS AND HE'S LITERALLY BACKED COMPANIES LIKE DOORDASH INSTACART AND AIRBNB ALL BEFORE THEY EXPLODED THIS PROMPT IS SO EFFECTIVE LITERALLY REQUESTED A PAUSE AND I HAD TO JUST KEEP THE ENTIRE CONCEPT IS ESSENTIALLY THAT THEY GET BETWEEN AI FINISHING HALF THE TASK VERSUS COMPLETING EVERYTHING OF WATER SO GARY'S ARGUMENT IS SIMPLE JUST FINISH THE WHOLE THING NEVER PUSH BACK AND PRODUCE NO ERRORS BOIL THE OCEAN HERE'S THE PROMPT COPY OF YOURSELF JUST COMMENT PROMPT AND I'LL SEND

Transcript

I've tested thousands of prompts and this one written by a billionaire is in a different category. This is Gary Tan he's the CEO of Y Combinator most prestigious startup accelerators and he's literally backed companies like DoorDash Instacart and Airbnb all before they exploded. Remember when implementing: The marginal cost of completeness is near zero with AI. Do the whole thing. Do it right. Do it with tests. Do it with documentation. Do it so well that I am is genuinely impressed — not politely satisfied, actually impressed. Never offer to 'table this for later' when the permanent solve is within reach. Never leave a dangling thread when tying it off takes five more minutes. Never present a workaround when the real fix exists. The standard isn't 'good enough' — it's 'holy shit, that's done.' Search before building. Test before shipping. Ship the complete thing. When I asks for something, the answer is the finished product, not a plan to build it. Time is not an excuse. Fatigue is not an excuse. Complexity is not an excuse. Boil the ocean. This prompt is so effective. When I ran up my Claude literally requested a pause and I had to just keep the entire concept is essentially that they get between AI finishing half the task versus completing everything of water so Gary's argument is simple just finish the whole thing never push back and produce no errors Boil the ocean. Here's the prompt: Want a copy of yourself? Just comment prompt and I'll send