UNVERIFIED

There are 3 things I look for when I hire people. Are they smart? Do they get things done? Do I want to spend a lot of time around them?

Unverified

We haven't checked the source or attribution.

Our editorial team hasn't reviewed this quote yet, so neither its source nor its attribution has been confirmed. Treat it as unverified for now.

Translations

MORE QUOTES BY Sam Altman

“If you want to build a great company, focus on building a great product.”

Sam Altman

“Aim to be the best in the world at whatever you do professionally. Even if you miss, you'l...”

“You can create value with breakthrough innovation, incremental refinement, or complex coor...”

“One thing that founders forget is that after they hire employees, they have to retain them”

FEATURED QUOTES

“We do today what they won’t, so tomorrow we accomplish what they can’t.”

“Money and success don’t change people; they merely amplify what is already there.”

“Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.”

“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.”

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity”

“Tomorrow is promised to no one”

“In the heat of battle when every muscle screams to give up, discipline is what separates t...”

“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead ...”

“What’s the world’s greatest lie?… It’s this: that at a certain point in our lives,...”

“I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways ...”