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The biggest PR hack you can do, is not hire a PR firm.

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Sam Altman
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: April 22
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If you compromise and hire someone mediocre you will always regret it.
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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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Every company has a rocky beginning.
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You think you have this great idea that everyone's going to come join, but that's not how it works.
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If you want something in a deal, just ask for it.
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You also want to fire people who a) create office politics, and b) who are persistently negative.
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So it's worth some real up front time to think through the long term value and the defensibility of the business.
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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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Great execution towards a terrible idea will get you nowhere.
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... but the pendulum has swung way out of whack here. A bad idea is still bad, and the pivot happy world we're in today feels suboptimal.
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No matter what you choose, build stuff and be around smart people.
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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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As you grow, it feels hopelessly corporate but it really is worth putting in place these compensation bands.
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