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
ideas important execution
Great execution is at least 10 times more important and a 100 times harder than a good idea…
important needs figures
You need to figure out what the 2 or 3 most important things are, and then just do those.
trying important connections
Developing a personal connection with anyone you're trying to do a big deal with is really important.
support important derivatives
You'll get more support on a hard, important, project than a derivative one.
ideas important needs
Someday, you need to build a business that's difficult to replicate. This is an important part of a good idea.
important starting founders
More important than starting any startup, is getting to know a lot of potential co-founders.
team important company
Cofounder relationships are among the most important in the entire company.
important structure clear
The most important thing is that there is clear reporting structure and everyone knows what it is.
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.
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With Loopt Star, consumers get to tap interactive rewards wherever they may be.
time
The start-ups that do well are the ones that are working all the time.
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.
cool fund
The thing about Y Combinator that's cool is that most companies won't happen if we don't fund them.
case jobs technology time
Technology magnifies differences, and it's been replacing or obviating jobs for a long time. But what happens as that case accelerates? I'm not one of these doomsayers who says, 'There will be no jobs.'