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Startup Advice - Sam Altman

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In honor of the new YC batch starting tomorrow, here is some of the best startup advice I’ve heard or given (mostly heard): 1.     Make something people want. 2.     A great team and a great...

In honor of the new YC batch starting tomorrow, here is some of the best startup advice I’ve heard or given (mostly heard): 1. Make something people want. 2. A great team and a great market are both critically important—you have to have both. The debate about which is more important is silly. 3. Write code, talk to users, and build the company (hire the best people you can find, get the culture right, fundraise, close sales, etc.) Most other things that founders do are a waste of time. 4. Set a clear, easy-to-understand vision for your company, and make it be a mission people believe in. 5. St

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