Needs Quotes by Sam Altman

The company just needs to see you as like this maniacal execution machine.

— Sam Altman

If someone is getting every decision wrong, that's when you need to act, and at that point it'll be painfully aware to…

— Sam Altman

You need someone that behaves like James Bond more than you need someone that is an expert in some particular domain.

— Sam Altman

You also really want to take the time to think about how the market is going to evolve.You need a market that's…

— Sam Altman

Founders need to figure out what the message of the company is going to be.

— Sam Altman

You need to figure out what the 2 or 3 most important things are, and then just do those.

— Sam Altman

You need this sort of a tailwind to make a startup successful.

— Sam Altman

You don't need to make the structure complicated, in fact you shouldn't. All you need is for every employee to know who…

— Sam Altman

It's difficult to get large groups of people, to the extreme levels of focus and productivity that you need, for a startup…

— Sam Altman

In general, it's best if you're building something that you yourself need.

— Sam Altman

You need unstoppable people. You want people that are just going to get it done.

— Sam Altman

You certainly don't need to have everything figured out in the path from here to world domination.

— Sam Altman

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

You need conviction in your own beliefs, and the willingness to ignore others naysaying.

— Sam Altman

You need to have a culture where people have very high quality standards in everything the company does, but still move quickly.

— Sam Altman

Someday, you need to build a business that's difficult to replicate. This is an important part of a good idea.

— Sam Altman

At the beginning, you should only hire when you have a desperate need to.

— Sam Altman