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
working-all-the-time wells
The startups that do well are the ones that are working all the time.
fate miracle natural
The natural state of a start-up is to die; most start-ups require multiple miracles in their early days to escape this fate.
opportunity may matter
Startups are very hard no matter what you do; you may as well go after a big opportunity.
growing ships software
For most software startups, this translates to keep growing. For hardware startups, it translates to don't let your ship date slip.
team ideas long
No growth hack, brilliant marketing idea, or sales team can save you long term if you don't have a sufficiently good product.
team believe fighting
I believe in fighting with investors to reduce the amount of equity they get and then being as generous as you possibly can with employees.
needs building-something realizing
If you don't need it yourself, and you're building something that someone else needs, realize you're at a big disadvantage.
years willing ten
In general don't start a startup you're not willing to work on for ten years.
disaster meltdowns ifs
Some day everyone will find out everyone else's comp, if it's all over the place, it will be a complete meltdown disaster
quality products
Obsess about the quality of the product.
important attention each-day
1 of the hardest parts about being a founder, is that there are a 100 important things competing for your attention each day.
two keys done
Execution gets divided into two key questions: 1) can you figure out what to do and 2) can you get it done.
team people should
The best people know that they should join a rocketship.
smart people matter
No matter what you choose, build stuff and be around smart people.