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Sam Altman

11/09/24

@ Y Combinator

The original ideas that guided us were incredibly accurate, even though the journey had many twists and turns.

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How To Build The Future: Sam Altman

@ Y Combinator

11/09/24

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Avni Patel Thompson

01/31/19

@ Y Combinator

As founders, we often have amazing ideas and plans, but when things don't work out, it doesn't mean we failed; it just means the outcome was different than expected.

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Kalam Dennis

12/15/18

@ Y Combinator

Every suggestion, no matter how crazy it seemed, was executed exhaustively, which was key to our success during Y Combinator.

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Sam Altman

11/09/24

@ Y Combinator

We started with many assumptions about technology and our company structure, and we learned from being wrong.

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Michael Truell

05/01/25

@ Lenny's Podcast

The initial traction we received was surprising, leading us to iterate quickly based on user feedback and adapt our product accordingly.

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Hosain Rahman

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

We learned that many innovative ideas from 1999 were ahead of their time, and it was crucial to stay the course and believe in the potential of mobile technology.

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Sam Altman

06/18/25

@ OpenAI

I have increasing confidence in the directions we are pursuing, but I wouldn't say we have figured it out yet.

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Elli Sharef

03/13/14

@ Y Combinator

Even though our idea at HireArt has stayed more or less the same, the number of small pivots we've done is amazing.

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Bipul Sinha

06/06/25

@ The Logan Bartlett Show

All the decisions I made based on my gut instinct turned out to be right, while those influenced by others were wrong.

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Sam Altman

11/09/24

@ Y Combinator

Even when we were relatively unknown, we had a highly talented team that could tackle significant challenges.