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For most of the early hires you make in a startup, experience doesn't matter very much, and you should go for aptitude.

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Sam Altman
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: April 22
Entrepreneur
Chicago
Illinois
Samuel H. Altman
Samuel Altman
Experience
Doesn
Matter
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Aptitude
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