Answers Quote by Sam Altman

Most companies are very quick to hire and slow to fire, when really it should be the other way around.

— Tony Hsieh

... fire fast when it's not working. It's better for the company, it's also better for the employee.

— Sam Altman

Hire slowly and fire fast.

— Ronnie Apteker

When you are a startup you need to hire very fast, and sometimes you have to restructure very fast.

— Maurice Levy

There's a lot of glorification of startups and being a founder. People brush the failures under the rug, but that's the worst thing you…

— Christopher Poole

'Founder' is a state of mind, not a job description, and if done right, even CEOs who join after day 1 can become founders.

— Reid Hoffman

As a founder you have to build a team some day, so why not start the day you found the company?

— Ron Conway

Founders go wrong when they start to believe their business plan will materialize as written. I advise entrepreneurs to burn their business plan -…

— Alexander Osterwalder

When you’re in a startup, the first ten people will determine whether the company succeeds or not.

— Steve Jobs

Before 20 or 25 employees, most companies are structured with everyone reporting to the founder. It's totally flat.

— Sam Altman

The best founders work on things that seem small but they move really quickly. They get things done really quickly.

— Sam Altman

I think the best thing you can do is be aware that as a first time founder you are likely to be a very…

— Sam Altman