There are exceptions of course, but most companies start with a great idea - not a pivot. — Sam Altman Company Copy Share Image
I think as a rough estimate, you should aim to give about 10% of the company to the first 10 employees. — Sam Altman Aim Copy Share Image
The best founders work on things that seem small but they move really quickly. They get things done really quickly. — Sam Altman Done Copy Share Image
... you want to be proud of how much you can get done with a small numbers of employees. — Sam Altman Be proud 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 Business Copy Share Image
A related advantage of mission oriented ideas, is that you yourself will be dedicated to them. — Sam Altman Advantage Copy Share Image
The thirteenth search engine- and without all the features of a web portal, most people thought that was pointless. — Sam Altman Engines Copy Share Image
These all sounded really bad, but they turned out to be good. If they had sounded really good, there would have been… — Sam Altman Be good Copy Share Image
At the beginning, you should only hire when you have a desperate need to. — Sam Altman Birth Copy Share Image
Two other things that we hear again and again from our founders, they wish they had done earlier, and that is... simply… — Sam Altman Again and again Copy Share Image
