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
communication focus different
A small communication breakdown is enough for everyone to be working on slightly different things. And then you loose focus...
want-something deals ifs
If you want something in a deal, just ask for it.
feet pedals spirals
If you ever take your foot off the gas pedal, things will spiral out of control, snowball downwards.
ideas important needs
Someday, you need to build a business that's difficult to replicate. This is an important part of a good idea.
successful needs
You need this sort of a tailwind to make a startup successful.
ideas perfect why-now
Why now, why is this the perfect time for this particular idea, and to start this particular company?
years done too-late
Why couldn't it have been done 2 years ago, and why will 2 years in the future be too late?
building-something needs building
In general, it's best if you're building something that you yourself need.
complicated sentences ifs
If it takes more than a sentence to explain what you are doing, it's almost always a sign that what you are doing is too complicated.
important starting founders
More important than starting any startup, is getting to know a lot of potential co-founders.
thinking people legs
If you can just learn to think about the market first, you will have a big leg up on most people starting startups.
people want firsts
... the thing we see wrong with YC apps most frequently, is that people have not thought about the market first and what people want first.
management wells company
In the beginning of a company, there is no management and this actually works really well.
team block hiring
You're either not hiring at all or it's probably your single biggest block of time.