Top 99 Quotes by Sam Altman

I love working with really early stage startups where the outcome is still in doubt. Maybe they'll go on to greatness, or maybe they'll never get off the runway at all.

I think that inexpensive sources of planet-friendly energy are one of the most important things for us to pursue.

One thing that founders always underestimate is how hard it is to recruit.

The way to build billion dollar companies is to first build something people love. There isn't really a shortcut there.

I have plenty of investments that I wish I'd never made. But the model is to lose money on a lot of investments and then make 1,000X or 10,000X on an investment.

Don't let yourself make excuses for not doing the things you want to do.

Location is the sole difference between mobile and traditional Web.

Whoever Boost works with, Sprint will work with. And whoever Sprint works with, Verizon and AT&T will as well.

I don't invest in companies where my mental model is that they need to get themselves acquired in the next few years - or ever.

Traditional local advertising is not what retailers want. They want not just for you to see an ad - they want you to come into the store, to be a repeat customer and to spread the word.