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Biography: Sam Altman is known for being a tech entrepreneur and the CEO of OpenA... more Biography: Sam Altman is known for being a tech entrepreneur and the CEO of OpenAI. He co-founded Loopt, a location-based social networking company, which was acquired in 2012. Altman later served as the president of Y Combinator, a prominent startup accelerator. His work with OpenAI focuses on advancing artificial intelligence. less

"The most successful people I know believe in themselves almost to the point of delusion"

Tags: Motivation, Inspiration, Personal growth, Success, Determination

"If you want to build a great company, focus on building a great product."

Tags: Success, Innovation, Leadership, Strategy, Entrepreneurship

"There are 3 things I look for when I hire people. Are they smart? Do they get things done? Do I want to spend a lot of time around them?"

Tags: Productivity, Intelligence, Interpersonal skills, Team dynamics, Workplace culture

"In general, it's best if you're building something that you yourself need"

Tags: Motivation, Self-improvement, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Product development

"One thing that founders forget is that after they hire employees, they have to retain them"

Tags: Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Startup, Business growth, Workplace culture

"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"

Tags: Success, Innovation, Focus, Productivity, Hard work

"It really is true that you become an average of the people you spend the most time with"

Tags: Motivation, Personal growth, Self-improvement, Success, Mindset

"You can create value with breakthrough innovation, incremental refinement, or complex coordination. Great companies often do two of these. The very best companies do all three"

Tags: Innovation, Business strategy, Competitive advantage, Value creation, Organizational success

"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"

Tags: Motivation, Inspiration, Personal growth, Self-improvement, Success

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

Tags: Success, Innovation, Hard work, Strategy, Effort

"No matter what you choose, build stuff and be around smart people"

Tags: Motivation, Inspiration, Personal growth, Success, Creativity