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Growth and momentum are what a startup lives on and you always have to focus on maintaining these.

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Sam Altman
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: April 22
Entrepreneur
Chicago
Illinois
Samuel H. Altman
Samuel Altman
Focus
Lives
Always
Momentum
Maintaining
Growth

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