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You have to save the vision speeches for when the company is winning. When you're not winning, you just have to get momentum back.

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Sam Altman
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: April 22
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Chicago
Illinois
Samuel H. Altman
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Startups are not the best choice for work-life balance, and that's sort of just the sad reality.
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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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Everyone starting a startup for the first time is scared, and everyone feels like a bit of an imposter.
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... and you can only have 2 or 3 things everyday, because everything else will just come at you you know fires in a day.
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In the early stage of a startup, hiring senior people is usually a mistake. You just want people that get stuff done.
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You need conviction in your own beliefs, and the willingness to ignore others naysaying.
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Most startups are not nearly focussed enough. They work hard...maybe, but they don't work hard on the right things.
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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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In YC's case, the number one cause of early death for startups is cofounder blowups.
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The most important thing is that there is clear reporting structure and everyone knows what it is.
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No matter what you choose, build stuff and be around smart people.
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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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... how much time you should be spending on hiring? The answer is 0 or 25 percent.
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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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You want to sound crazy, but you want to actually be right.
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Founders need to figure out what the message of the company is going to be.
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You can have a startup and one other thing, you can have a family, but you probably can't have many other things.
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You don't get to make their decisions but you do get to choose the decision makers.
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The single word that matters most I think to keep the company productive as it grows is alignment.
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You really want to know your cofounders for a while, ideally years.
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