Quote

Great execution towards a terrible idea will get you nowhere.

Sam Altman

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Sam Altman
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: April 22
Entrepreneur
Chicago
Illinois
Samuel H. Altman
Samuel Altman
Great
Execution
Nowhere
Towards
Terrible
Idea
Ideas

More quotes by Sam Altman

Image
At the beginning, you should only hire when you have a desperate need to.
Sam Altman
Image
Before product/market fit, your only job that matters is to build a great product.
Sam Altman
Image
If you want something in a deal, just ask for it.
Sam Altman
Image
If you don't need it yourself, and you're building something that someone else needs, realize you're at a big disadvantage.
Sam Altman
Image
These all sounded really bad, but they turned out to be good. If they had sounded really good, there would have been too many people working on them.
Sam Altman
Image
... fire fast when it's not working. It's better for the company, it's also better for the employee.
Sam Altman
Image
No matter what you choose, build stuff and be around smart people.
Sam Altman
Image
Cofounder relationships are among the most important in the entire company.
Sam Altman
Image
The hard part is that this is a very fine line. There's right on one side of it, and crazy on the other.
Sam Altman
Image
When it comes to starting startups, in many ways, it's easier to start a hard startup than an easy startup.
Sam Altman
Image
In addition to relentlessly resourceful, you want a tough and a calm cofounder.
Sam Altman
Image
In general, it's best if you're building something that you yourself need.
Sam Altman
Image
If someone is getting every decision wrong, that's when you need to act, and at that point it'll be painfully aware to everyone.
Sam Altman
Image
The most important thing is that there is clear reporting structure and everyone knows what it is.
Sam Altman
Image
... and you can only have 2 or 3 things everyday, because everything else will just come at you you know fires in a day.
Sam Altman
Image
You should always know how you're doing against your metrics. You should always have a weekly review meeting every week.
Sam Altman
Image
Obsess about the quality of the product.
Sam Altman
Image
Firing people is one of the worst parts of running a company. Actually in my own experience, I think it is the worst.
Sam Altman
Image
The other piece besides focus for execution is intensity. Startups only work at a fairly intense level.
Sam Altman
Image
You should think about for the next 10 years, you're going to be giving out 3-5% of the company every year.
Sam Altman