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No growth hack, brilliant marketing idea, or sales team can save you long term if you don't have a sufficiently good product.

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Sam Altman
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: April 22
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... but actually it sucks to have a lot of employees, and you should be proud of how few employees you have.
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Move fast. Speed is one of your main advantages over large companies.
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