15 quotes by Sam Altman

“A lot of the best ideas seem silly or bad initially—you want an idea at the intersection of “seems like bad idea” and “is good idea”.” — Sam Altman

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“Yeah, I don't believe on the deferred life plan.” — Sam Altman

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“Overcommunicate with your team. For some reason most founders are really bad at this one. Transparency is your friend.” — Sam Altman

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“You have to have an almost crazy level of dedication to your company to succeed.” — Sam Altman

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“Stay focused and don’t try to do too many things at once. Care about execution quality.” — Sam Altman

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“Remember that you are more likely to die because you execute badly than get crushed by a competitor.” — Sam Altman

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“Simple is good. Be suspicious of complexity.” — Sam Altman

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“You have to have great execution—far more people have good ideas than are willing to roll up their sleeves and get s--t done.” — Sam Altman

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“Keep a to-do list every day. At the top of it, put the one or two big things you want to work on.” — Sam Altman

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“All startups are f----d in at least one major way. Keep going.” — Sam Altman

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“Be suspicious of any work that is not building product or getting customers. It’s easy to get sucked into an infrastructure rewrite death spiral.” — Sam Altman

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“Most things are not as risky as they seem.” — Sam Altman

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“Write code, talk to users, and build the company.” — Sam Altman

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“Let yourself grow more ambitious, and don’t be afraid to work on what you really want to work on.” — Sam Altman

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“Obsess about the quality of the product.” — Sam Altman

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