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
team people done
You need unstoppable people. You want people that are just going to get it done.
team done made
Most of the best hires that I've made in my entire life have never done that thing before.
moving done founders
The best founders work on things that seem small but they move really quickly. They get things done really quickly.
way done situation
The way you get deals done and the way you get good terms, is to have a competitive situation.
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?
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.
light money ok spend
What is OK is to spend money for productivity. What is not OK is just to light money on fire.
team goal should
Later, you should learn to hire fast and scale up the company, but in the early days the goal should be not to hire. Not to hire.
team cost
The cost of getting an early hire wrong is really high.
companies facebook good google hit incredible job observed public standing terrible
Being a public company is really terrible for most companies. I'd say Facebook and Google have done a pretty good job of standing up to the incredible quarterly pressure to hit numbers, but most companies - and I've observed a lot now - don't do a very good job of that.
consumers tap
With Loopt Star, consumers get to tap interactive rewards wherever they may be.
america device likely networks tapping tend using
Virgin America flyers tend to be more likely to be using a mobile device and tapping social networks - even at 35,000 feet.
Ideas are cheap and easy, and there are a lot of them.
advantages large main
Move fast. Speed is one of your main advantages over large competitors.