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It really is true that you become an average of the people you spend the most time with.

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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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One of the great and terrible things about starting a start up is that you get no credit for trying.
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Growth solves (nearly) all problems
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The most common post YC failure case for the companies we fund, is they're incredibly focussed during YC on their company... and after they start doing a lot of other things. They advise companies, they go to conferences, whatever.
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The natural state of a start-up is to die most start-ups require multiple miracles in their early days to escape this fate.
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