You don't get to make their decisions but you do get to choose the decision makers. — Sam Altman Decision Copy Share Image
You certainly don't need to have everything figured out in the path from here to world domination. — Sam Altman Domination Copy Share Image
You also want people who are maniacally determined and that is slightly different than having a risk tolerant attitude. — Sam Altman Attitude Copy Share Image
You think you have this great idea that everyone's going to come join, but that's not how it works. — Sam Altman Great idea Copy Share Image
... and you can only have 2 or 3 things everyday, because everything else will just come at you; you know fires in a day. — Sam Altman Everyday Copy Share Image
I think the best thing you can do is be aware that as a first time founder you are likely to be… — Sam Altman Bad man Copy Share Image
You want to think about what is the path for my first 10 or 15 employees going to be as the company grows. — Sam Altman Business Copy Share Image
The role of the board is advice and consent. If the CEO does not lay out a clear strategy and tries to… — Sam Altman Advice Copy Share Image
The tenth social network, and limited only to college students with no money, also terrible. Myspace had won. — Sam Altman College 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 Bigs Copy Share Image
I believe in fighting with investors to reduce the amount of equity they get and then being as generous as you possibly… — Sam Altman Amount 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 Advantage Copy Share Image
You can win with the best product, the best price, or the best experience. — Sam Altman Best experiences Copy Share Image
You should think about for the next 10 years, you're going to be giving out 3-5% of the company every year. — Sam Altman Business Copy Share Image
If you're not in college and you don't know a cofounder, the next best thing I think is to go work at… — Sam Altman Best things Copy Share Image
Most founders have not managed people before, and they certainly haven't managed managers. — Sam Altman Entrepreneurship Copy Share Image
You should be able to describe any employee as an animal at what they do. — Sam Altman Able Copy Share Image
The best ideas often look terrible at the beginning the truly good ideas, don't seem like they're worth stealing. — Sam Altman Good ideas Copy Share Image
A board member of mine used to say sales fix everything in a startup, and that is really true. — Sam Altman Board members Copy Share Image
The most important thing is that there is clear reporting structure and everyone knows what it is. — Sam Altman Clear Copy Share Image
A single mediocre hire in the first five will often in fact kill a startup. — Sam Altman Entrepreneurship Copy Share Image
It really is true that you become an average of the people you spend the most time with. — Sam Altman Average Copy Share Image
Long term thinking is so rare anywhere, but especially in startups. This is a huge advantage if you do it. — Sam Altman Advantage Copy Share Image
So if you want a culture where people work hard, & pay attention to detail, focus on the customer, are frugal: you… — Sam Altman Attention Copy Share Image
