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
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Whether or not money can buy happiness, it can buy freedom, and that's a big deal. Also, lack of money is very stressful.
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The point of an accelerator is to teach you about companies and business, not about technology.
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Very ambitious startups often take a long time to work - or sometimes they take a very long time to look ambitious.
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There is a long history of founders returning to companies and doing great things. Founders are able to set the vision for their companies with an authority no one else can.
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Many founders hire just because it seems like a cool thing to do, and people always ask how many employees you have.
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Location is the sole difference between mobile and traditional Web.
I think that inexpensive sources of planet-friendly energy are one of the most important things for us to pursue.
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I think the mistake people make most often when they invest in other kinds of startups is they say, 'This is totally different.' And so the things that matter, like making a product that people desperately want, like talking to customers, they throw this out the window. That is a recipe for heartache and tears.
Startups on the inside are always badly broken.
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I think extreme secrecy is a bad sign in all startups. Very few startups die because they tell you exactly how their technology works. On the long list of startup killers, that's pretty far down. Though on the list of entrepreneur fears, it's pretty high.
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People appreciate when you make an effort to speak their language.
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People always make the mistake of calling an idea small or stupid because they don't understand how it's going to evolve.
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I grew up with a computer, and many of my friends were people I met online.
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Whoever Boost works with, Sprint will work with. And whoever Sprint works with, Verizon and AT&T will as well.