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
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.
focus pieces levels
The other piece besides focus for execution is intensity. Startups only work at a fairly intense level.
hobbies
You can have a startup and one other thing, you can have a family, but you probably can't have many other hobbies.
reality choices balance
Startups are not the best choice for work-life balance, and that's sort of just the sad reality.
intense ceo founders
You have to be intense. This only comes from the CEO, this only comes from the founders.
moving quality posters
Facebook has this famous poster that says move fast and break things. But at the same time they manage to be obsessed with quality.
moving quality easy
It's easy to move fast or be obsessed with quality, but the trick is you have to do both at a startup.
killers indecisiveness
You have to be decisive. Indecisiveness is a startup killer.
people founders managers
Most founders have not managed people before, and they certainly haven't managed managers.
metrics week should
You should always know how you're doing against your metrics. You should always have a weekly review meeting every week.