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If a company is profitable, the founder is in control. If it's not, investors are in control.
— Sam Altman
There's no way I know, to get through the pain of a startup without belief that the mission really matters.
— Sam Altman
I've had it-the agencies, the winking, the networks, the ratings. Anyone who thinks TV is an art medium is crazy-it's an advertising medium.
— Robert Altman
The most important thing is that there is clear reporting structure and everyone knows what it is.
— Sam Altman
You also want to fire people who a) create office politics, and b) who are persistently negative.
— Sam Altman
So I moved to Europe and only came back when directors like Robert Altman would call me after they'd seen my work in Full Metal Jacket.
— Vincent D'Onofrio
Cheap natural gas is a big stimulus to petrochemical production and a meaningful one for all U.S. manufacturing.
— Roger Altman
The way you get deals done and the way you get good terms, is to have a competitive situation.
— Sam Altman
I loved Robert Altman, so gentle yet naughty! And Julian Fellowes writes so beautifully.
— Maggie Smith
Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me.
— Steve Buscemi
Very ambitious startups often take a long time to work - or sometimes they take a very long time to look ambitious.
— Sam Altman
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
If you don't love and believe in what you're building, you're likely to give up at some point along the way.
— Sam Altman
Developing a personal connection with anyone you're trying to do a big deal with is really important.
— Sam Altman
I've worked with Robert Altman a couple of times too.
— Matthew Modine
Why couldn't it have been done 2 years ago, and why will 2 years in the future be too late?
— Sam Altman
A lot of people don't love their bank.
— Sam Altman
Background updating is absolutely the future.
— Sam Altman
Most startups are not nearly focussed enough. They work hard ... maybe, but they don't work hard on the right things.
— Sam Altman
Nevertheless, as is a frequent occurrence in science, a general hypothesis was constructed from a few specific instances of a phenomenon.
— Sidney Altman
Why I said cofounders that aren't friends really struggle, is that you can't be focused without good communication.
— Sam Altman
A third advantage of mission oriented companies, is that people outside the company are more willing to help you.
— Sam Altman
In the early stage of a startup, hiring senior people is usually a mistake. You just want people that get stuff done.
— Sam Altman
To get the very best people- they have a lot of great options, and so it can easily take a year to recruit someone.
— Sam Altman
I suppose I learned organization from Altman.
— Shelley Duvall
You need conviction in your own beliefs, and the willingness to ignore others naysaying.
— Sam Altman
If you ever take your foot off the gas pedal, things will spiral out of control, snowball downwards.
— Sam Altman
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
I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
— Malcolm McDowell
Another way of looking at this, is that the best companies are almost always mission oriented.
— Sam Altman
You can have a startup and one other thing, you can have a family, but you probably can't have many other hobbies.
— Sam Altman
Don't hire for the sake of hiring. Hire because there is no other way to do what you want to do.
— Sam Altman
Because it's one of these sort of connections between nodes- every pair of people adds communication overhead.
— Sam Altman
It was from them that I learned that hard work in stable surroundings could yield rewards, even if only in infinitesimally small increments.
— Sidney Altman
All companies that grow really big do so in only one way: people recommend the product or service to other people.
— Sam Altman
As you grow, it feels hopelessly corporate but it really is worth putting in place these compensation bands.
— Sam Altman
That culture of frugality and discipline is really important for the Y Combinator mindset.
— Sam Altman
The Oscar for the films, it'd be nice. But I don't make those kind of films, and I don't think that will ever happen.
— Robert Altman
Facebook and Instagram are spiritual brothers.
— Sam Altman
You shouldn't try to manufacture progress.
— Sam Altman
The best founders work on things that seem small but they move really quickly. They get things done really quickly.
— Sam Altman
I should mention that while I was growing up, Einstein was presented as a worthy role model for a young boy who was good at his studies.
— Sidney Altman
The tenth social network, and limited only to college students with no money, also terrible. Myspace had won.
— Sam Altman
AI will probably most likely lead to the end of the world, but in the meantime, there'll be great companies.
— Sam Altman
Execution gets divided into two key questions: 1) can you figure out what to do and 2) can you get it done.
— Sam Altman
Obsess about the quality of the product.
— Sam Altman
The thing about Y Combinator that's cool is that most companies won't happen if we don't fund them.
— Sam Altman
I have never made a movie that's attracted a 14-year-old boy.
— Robert Altman