414 Quotes by Sam Altman

Cofounder relationships are among the most important in the entire company.

Even though plans themselves are worthless, the exercise of planning is very valuable and totally missing in most startups today.

So it's worth some real up front time to think through the long term value and the defensibility of the business.

I believe in fighting with investors to reduce the amount of equity they get and then being as generous as you possibly can with employees.

Do I think every culture will embrace location technology? Yes.

If you look at successful pivots, they almost always are a pivot into something that the founder wanted. Not a random made up idea.

If you don't love and believe in what you're building, you're likely to give up at some point along the way.

Everyone is looking for the hack, the secret to success without hard work.

If you don't need it yourself, and you're building something that someone else needs, realize you're at a big disadvantage.