One of the things we urge Y-Combinator companies to do is to have profitability in grasp. If you need to get profitable before your A round of money, you ought to be able to do that. Sam Altman combinatorcompanygrasp Change image and share on social
I think you can say a lot of evil behavior by companies is short-term optimization. Sam Altman behaviorcompanyevil Change image and share on social
I believe that sexism in tech is a real problem. Sam Altman problemrealsexism Change image and share on social
If you go to a paintball subreddit, paintball companies can advertise to you. Sam Altman advertisecompanypaintball Change image and share on social
If you compromise and hire someone mediocre, you will always regret it. Sam Altman compromisehiremediocre Change image and share on social
I don't often get involved with campaigns at all. Sam Altman campaigninvolve Change image and share on social
I think extreme secrecy is a bad sign in all startups. Very few startups die because they tell you exactly how their technology works. On the long list of startup killers, that's pretty far down. Though on the list of entrepreneur fears, it's pretty high. Sam Altman baddieentrepreneur share on social
Sometimes people think Y Combinator has big ideas about themes. But really, we just fund the best startups. Sam Altman bigcombinatorfund Change image and share on social
Cofounder relationships are among the most important in the entire company. Sam Altman cofoundercompanyentire Change image and share on social