Sam Altman
Sam Altman
Samuel H. "Sam" Altmanis an American entrepreneur, programmer, venture capitalist and blogger. He is the president of Y Combinator and co-chairman of OpenAI...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
average people
It really is true that you become an average of the people you spend the most time with.
crazy ideas want
You want an idea about what you can say. I know it sounds like a bad idea but here's specifically why its actually a great one. You want to sound crazy but you want to ask to be right.
support important derivatives
You'll get more support on a hard, important, project than a derivative one.
people helping advantage
A third advantage of mission oriented companies, is that people outside the company are more willing to help you.
years
Good startups usually take 10 years.
missing world being-the-best
Aim to be the best in the world at whatever you do professionally. Even if you miss, you'll probably end up in a pretty good place.
pain matter way
There's no way I know, to get through the pain of a startup without belief that the mission really matters.
people portal search-engine
The thirteenth search engine- and without all the features of a web portal, most people thought that was pointless.
years like-you easy
It's really easy to get PR with no results & it actually feels like you're really actually cool, but in a year you'll still have nothing.
moving done founders
The best founders work on things that seem small but they move really quickly. They get things done really quickly.
mistake common excited
Don't let the company get distracted or excited about other things. A common mistake is that companies get excited by their own PR.
moving people quality
You need to have a culture where people have very high quality standards in everything the company does, but still move quickly.
secret growth three
Momentum and growth are the lifeblood of startups. This is probably in the top three secrets of executing well.
team successful goes-on
... we talk to a team, they've gotten new things done, that's the best predictor we have that a company will go on to be successful.