You certainly don't need to have everything figured out in the path from here to world domination. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
The company just needs to see you as like this maniacal execution machine. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
You need to figure out what the 2 or 3 most important things are, and then just do those. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
In general, it's best if you're building something that you yourself need. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
Someday, you need to build a business that's difficult to replicate. This is an important part of a good idea. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
You need unstoppable people. You want people that are just going to get it done. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
At the beginning, you should only hire when you have a desperate need to. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
You need to have a culture where people have very high quality standards in everything the company does, but still move quickly. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Founders need to figure out what the message of the company is going to be. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
You need conviction in your own beliefs, and the willingness to ignore others naysaying. — 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
You need someone that behaves like James Bond more than you need someone that is an expert in some particular domain. — 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
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
You're either not hiring at all or it's probably your single biggest block of time. — Sam Altman Copy Share
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
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
Startups are not the best choice for work-life balance, and that's sort of just the sad reality. — Sam Altman Copy Share
One of the biggest advantages that start ups have is execution speed and you have to have this relentless operating rhythm. — Sam Altman Copy Share
One of the keys to focus, and why I said cofounders that aren't friends really struggle, is that you can't be focused without good… — Sam Altman Copy Share
Startups are very hard no matter what you do; you may as well go after a big opportunity. — Sam Altman Copy Share
