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# Memo: MiniMax CEO Junjie Yan tells employees he will forgo his salary until MiniMax achieves AGI and promises to allocate personal shares to employee incentives (Juro Osawa/The Information)

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**Published:** July 10, 2026  
**Original:** https://www.techmeme.com/260710/p5#a260710p5  

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## Overview

Juro Osawa / The Information: Memo: MiniMax CEO Junjie Yan tells employees he will forgo his salary until MiniMax achieves AGI and promises to allocate personal shares to employee incentives &mdash; Junjie Yan, founder and CEO of Chinese AI developer MiniMax told employees in an internal memo that he will forgo his salary until &hellip;

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