Sam Altman: Top 7 inspirational quotes by Sam Altman

November 22, 2023 Image Credit: Unsplash Image Credit: Unsplash Written By - Ravi Shankar (GoodMindKeeping)

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"No matter what you choose, build stuff and be around smart people." - Sam Altman

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"Great execution is at least 10 times more important and a 100 times harder than a good idea."

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"Aim to be the best in the world at whatever you do professionally. Even if you miss, you'll probably end up in a pretty good place."

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"You only get points when you make something the market wants. So if you work really hard on the wrong things, no one will care."

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"When lack of structure fails, it fails all at once. What works totally fine from 0-20 employees, is disastrous at 30."

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"A lot of people treat choosing their cofounder with even less importance than they put on hiring. Don't do this."

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"If someone is difficult to talk to, if someone cannot communicate clearly, it's a real problem in terms of their likelihood to work out."

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