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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.
Sam Altman
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Sam Altman
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: April 22
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Samuel H. Altman
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The way to have a company that executes well is you have to execute well yourself.
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