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Sam Altman
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: April 22
Entrepreneur
Chicago
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Samuel H. Altman
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Or a way to stay on strangers couches, that just sounds terrible all around.
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Most things are not as risky as they seem.
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In addition to relentlessly resourceful, you want a tough and a calm cofounder.
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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.
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Developing a personal connection with anyone you're trying to do a big deal with is really important.
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We talk to a team they've gotten new things done, that's the best predictor we have that a company will be successful.
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