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title: "1 Terrible Idea Quotes By Sam Altman"
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> [Great execution towards a terrible idea will get you nowhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/great-execution-towards-a-terrible-idea-will-get-you-nowhere/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

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## More by Sam Altman

> [The best people know that they should join a rocketship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/the-best-people-know-that-they-should-join-a-rocketship/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

> [You really want to know your cofounders for a while, ideally years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/you-really-want-to-know-your-cofounders-for-a-while-ideally-years/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

> [Employees will only add more value over time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/employees-will-only-add-more-value-over-time/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

> [One thing I tell startups all the time is that the best way to grow is to make their product better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/one-thing-i-tell-startups-all-the-time-is-that-the-best-way-to-grow/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

> [A winning team feels good and keeps winning. A team that hasn't won in a while gets demotivated and keeps losing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/a-winning-team-feels-good-and-keeps-winning-a-team-that-hasn-t-won-in/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

> [You're either not hiring at all or it's probably your single biggest block of time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/you-re-either-not-hiring-at-all-or-it-s-probably-your-single-biggest/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

> [The thing that kills startups at some level, is the founders giving up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/the-thing-that-kills-startups-at-some-level-is-the-founders-giving-up/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

> [Execution gets divided into two key questions: 1) can you figure out what to do and 2) can you get it done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/execution-gets-divided-into-two-key-questions-1-can-you-figure-out/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

> [If you want something in a deal, just ask for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/if-you-want-something-in-a-deal-just-ask-for-it/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

> [Most things are not as risky as they seem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/most-things-are-not-as-risky-as-they-seem/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

> [I prefer to invest in a company that's going after a small but rapidly growing market than a big but slow growing one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/i-prefer-to-invest-in-a-company-that-s-going-after-a-small-but/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

> [Startups are not the best choice for work-life balance, and that's sort of just the sad reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/startups-are-not-the-best-choice-for-work-life-balance-and-that-s/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

> [One of the biggest advantages that start ups have is execution speed and you have to have this relentless operating rhythm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/one-of-the-biggest-advantages-that-start-ups-have-is-execution-speed/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/one-of-the-keys-to-focus-and-why-i-said-cofounders-that-aren-t/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

> [Startups are very hard no matter what you do; you may as well go after a big opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/startups-are-very-hard-no-matter-what-you-do-you-may-as-well-go-after/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

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