I really believe that the single hardest thing in business is building a company that does repeatable innovation... and just has this… — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
If you don't love and believe in what you're building, you're likely to give up at some point along the way. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
Be suspicious of any work that is not building product or getting customers. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
In general, it's best if you're building something that you yourself need. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
Be suspicious of any work that is not building product or getting customers. It's easy to get sucked into an infrastructure rewrite… — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
If you don't need it yourself, and you're building something that someone else needs, realize you're at a big disadvantage. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
Because so few people make an actual long term commitment to what they're building, the ones that do have a huge advantage. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
As the company grows and about this 25 or so employee size, your main job shifts from building a great product to… — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
One thing I tell startups all the time is that the best way to grow is to make their product better. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
A winning team feels good and keeps winning. A team that hasn't won in a while gets demotivated and keeps losing. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
You're either not hiring at all or it's probably your single biggest block of time. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
The thing that kills startups at some level, is the founders giving up. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
Execution gets divided into two key questions: 1) can you figure out what to do and 2) can you get it done. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
I prefer to invest in a company that's going after a small but rapidly growing market than a big but slow growing one. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
Startups are not the best choice for work-life balance, and that's sort of just the sad reality. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
