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Sam Altman

born 1985

Sam Altman is an American entrepreneur and technology investor known for his work in the startup industry. He is the former president of Y Combinator, a renowned startup accelerator, where he played a key role in helping numerous early-stage companies grow and succeed. Altman is also a co-chairman of OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research laboratory.

  1. It is easier for a team to do a hard thing that really matters than to do an easy thing that doesn't really matter.

    Sam AltmanWhat I Wish Someone Had Told Me
    #teamwork#purpose#effort

  2. I wish I had gotten this advice early on in my career: Ask what you want.

    Sam Altmanblog.samaltman.com/what-i-wish-someone-had-told-me
    #advice#career#empowerment

  3. Whether or not money can buy happiness, it can buy freedom, and that's a big deal. Also, lack of money is very stressful.

    Sam AltmanPublished on his personal blog on April 28, 2015
    #money#freedom#stress

  4. Making money is often more fun than spending it, though I personally have never regretted money I've spent on friends, new experiences, saving time, travel, and causes I believe in.

    Sam Altmanblog.samaltman.com/how-to-be-successful
    #money#friendships#experiences

  5. I have plenty of investments that I wish I'd never made. But the model is to lose money on a lot of investments and then make 1,000X or 10,000X on an investment.

    Sam Altmantechchilli.com/artificial-intelligence/sam-altman-quotes/
    #investment#risk#regret

  6. That culture of frugality and discipline is really important for the Y Combinator mindset.

    Sam AltmanInterview on Invest Like the Best podcast, 2019
    #frugality#discipline#mindset

  7. Maybe there's a job in the world that AI won't change, but I haven't thought of it.

    Sam Altman
    #job#change#uncertainty