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Most things are not as risky as they seem.

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Sam Altman
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: April 22
Entrepreneur
Chicago
Illinois
Samuel H. Altman
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To get the very best people- they have a lot of great options, and so it can easily take a year to recruit someone.
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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.
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You can basically change everything in a startup but the market.
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You need conviction in your own beliefs, and the willingness to ignore others naysaying.
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So you should always stay on top of people's vesting schedules.
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Losing focus is another way that founders get off track.
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... you can think about that for everyone you hire: will I bet the future of this company on this single hire? And that's a tough bar.
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You're saying no ninety-seven times out of a hundred, and most founders find they have to make a very conscious effort to do this.
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You need unstoppable people. You want people that are just going to get it done.
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Be suspicious of any work that is not building product or getting customers.
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The way to have a company that executes well is you have to execute well yourself.
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Unfortunately the trick to great execution is to say no a lot.
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Most founders have not managed people before, and they certainly haven't managed managers.
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The thing that kills startups at some level, is the founders giving up.
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If you pivot, do it fully and with conviction. The worst thing is to try to do a bit of the old and the new-it's hard to kill your babies.
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I think as a rough estimate, you should aim to give about 10% of the company to the first 10 employees.
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