Tools

Search

Explore

Videos Channels Figures

Atmrix

About

Tools

Search

Explore

Videos Channels Figures

Atmrix

About

SA

Sam Altman

02/24/18

@ Y Combinator

I was surprised that as a freshman, people laughed at you for working on a startup; I didn't want to work on one myself.

Video

YC

Uncut Interview with Sam Altman on Masters of Scale [Audio]

@ Y Combinator

Uncut Interview with Sam Altman on Masters of Scale [Audio]

02/24/18

Related Takeaways

JL

Jessica Livingston

07/25/17

@ Y Combinator

Most of the really big startup ideas seemed dubious at first, and you need to be independent-minded and not care what others think to work on these initially unpromising ideas.

PG

Paul Graham

03/19/17

@ Y Combinator

Starting a startup in college is not advisable; you should focus on being a real student instead.

PB

Paul Buchheit

10/25/18

@ Y Combinator

I was always interested in startups and didn't like the idea of working for someone else; I wanted to create cool new inventions and make a lot of money.

SA

Sam Altman

02/24/18

@ Y Combinator

Most things are not nearly as risky as they seem; if you're a college student with no money or reputation, failing at a startup is not as detrimental as it feels.

SA

Sam Altman

02/24/18

@ Y Combinator

I fell into entrepreneurship accidentally; I went to college to be a computer programmer, but after the dot-com bubble burst, startups weren't on anyone's mind.

HT

Hiroki Takeuchi

07/31/14

@ Y Combinator

Your entrepreneurial journey starts earlier than you think; for me, it began in my first week of university when I was introduced to the world of startups.

US

Urska Srsen

06/01/16

@ Y Combinator

Despite my art background, I followed my passion into the startup world, even though I initially felt unqualified and struggled with self-doubt.

SA

Sam Altman

02/24/18

@ Y Combinator

My project, which eventually became Looped, started as something we worked on after class and at night, and it wouldn't have been a startup without Y Combinator.

BG

Bill Gates

02/21/25

@ Stripe

In the early days, there wasn't a venture capital industry, and it was unusual for a 16-year-old to have a profitable business.