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You should be able to describe any employee as an animal at what they do.

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Sam Altman
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: April 22
Entrepreneur
Chicago
Illinois
Samuel H. Altman
Samuel Altman
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You have to let your team get all the credit for all the good stuff that happens, and you take responsibility for the bad stuff.
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