Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Sam Altman | How To Succeed With a Startup


How to Succeed With a Startup
Y Combinator Startup School
Sam Altman | August 2018


00:00 Introduction 00:11 A product so good people tell friends 00:53 Easy to understand 01:13 Exponential growth in market 02:00 Real trends vs Fake trends 03:30 Evangelical founder 04:04 Ambitious vision 04:22 Hard startup vs Easy Startup 05:34 Confident and definite view of future (but flexible!) 06:10 Huge if it works 06:30 Team (non-obvious insights) 07:20 Optimists! 07:47 Idea generators 08:16 'We’ll figure it out’ 08:50 ‘I’ve got it’ 09:08 Action bias 09:34 The blessing or inexperience 10:16 Momentum 11:04 Competitive advantage 11:46 Sensible business model 12:04 Distribution strategy 12:20 Traits of best founders - Frugality, focus, obsession, love 12:46 Why startups win 13:13 One no vs One yes 14:06 Fast-changing markets 14:43 Platform shifts 15:46 End


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