Inside ChatGPT: The fastest-growing product in history | Nick Turley (Head of ChatGPT at OpenAI)

<p><strong>Nick Turley</strong> is Head of ChatGPT, the fastest-growing product in history, with 700 million <em>weekly</em> active users (10% of the world’s population). He was part of the original hackathon team that shipped ChatGPT in just 10 days, helped it grow from zero to billions in revenue, and leads product for what may be the most consequential product of our time. We recorded this the day before GPT-5 launched.</p><p><strong>We discuss:</strong></p><p>1. The 10-day sprint from deciding to ship ChatGPT to Sam Altman’s tweet (and why it was originally called “Chat with GPT-3.5”)</p><p>2. How they ran a willingness-to-pay Van Westendorp survey in their Discord to decide on the $20/month price point that everyone copied</p><p>3. The “Is it maximally accelerated?” philosophy that drives OpenAI’s insane shipping velocity</p><p>4. Why ChatGPT’s retention curve “smiles”—users leave, then come back months later using it <em>more</em></p><p>5. The accidental decisions that changed hi...