What are Sam Altman’s 13 tenets for becoming wildly successful? Read on to discover actionable tips from the President of YC on how to achieve success. #success #SamAltman #YC #tips #wildlysuccessful
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Sam has mixed brains with business. It helped that everyone was already on his contact list from his time at YC. Everything else follows naturally
I must say, thank for making an effort with this post. Some peeps will find it helpful.
Personally I hate this kind if content these days because its misleading.
You cant repeat the same path as someone else.
Luck played a role.
Country of birth played a role.
I can be all these things and still be broke.
Survivorship bias and causation make these points just plain irrelevant.
So you realise how useless this sub would become if every single poster added links to their own site?
I have to say I can completely agree with his list.
I was listening to a podcast of a ceo and he has a simpler list:
1. Find businesses with problems.
2. Solve them.
3. Chiching!
There are problems everywhere. The money is always in solving them. Working hard is a given. Growth is given, surround yourself with the right people is a given.
I forgot who it was, he took companies who are in the toilet and 100x them, and sold them.
Agree with this list, I’d add a simple 14th rule being: remind yourself daily to not do anything stupid.
I don’t like treating CEOs like they’re some sort of prophet.
Some people focus way too much time on listening to self-appointed success prophets spout off how to run their businesses, live their lives, etc. Annoying really. I don’t know who this Sam Allman is and don’t care. It won’t be worth 27 seconds of my time to google him after this.
I hope whatever businesses you start or services you provide in the future, are of higher quality than this absolutely dogshit ad.
point 13 is soo true
Ironically, this reads like ChatGPT
Step 1 – be born to a rich family
Lol, 5 is such bs.
Most people overestimate rewards and underestimate risks otherwise everyone would be rich.
Sounds like survivorship bias with a hefty pillow to fall on.
Stfu nerd
I will have to work on #2, #5, and #10. Then maybe I can improve #12.
Sam Altman’s success boils down to the same thing as all successfull middle-age tech entrepreneurs:
Born wealthy during the DotCom boom era.
Ah yes personal compound growth because personal development works exactly like the stock market…
If Sam Altman didn’t blow up due to OpenAI and was just a regular tech bro. How would you view this?? Exactly
Tenet number 0: drop out from Stanford, have a family rich enough to send you to private school to prep for Stanford (which happens to be in Silicon Valley with a lot of founders, VC) and ride the tech wave. All must be unrelated, right?
For people that didn’t read Sam Altman’s essay, he concluded it with:
> I am deeply aware of the fact that I personally would not be where I am if I weren’t born incredibly lucky.
Thanks for sharing the post, but I prefer to read the actual **unsummarized** essay.
Sounds like something chat gbt4 would kick out
We live in a twilight world.
I need 10 comment karma to post, please offer your good deed of the day so i can share my startup with you all <3
Vague and BS advice
Absolutely, everything mentioned here rings true and carries a lot of weight, especially when you think about the qualities that drive success in the business world. But it’s also worth considering that many of these traits evolve over time. They aren’t just in-built; they are honed through experiences, challenges, and sometimes even failures.
For instance, when we talk about being boldly innovative or exceptionally focused, these aren’t just switches that someone can flip on. They develop through years of pushing boundaries, experimenting, and learning from outcomes—both good and bad. Also these are sometimes just traits of liberty that comes through certain level of success. Most celebrated CEOs didn’t start their careers with a clear blueprint of these qualities. Instead, they often embarked on a journey filled with uncertainty, learning to adapt these characteristics as they progressed.
No one ever seems to take chance into account. It probably accounts for 99% of success or failure.
11 is phrased wrong. “Be as a spire and host many birds. Let them rest high above your hideous barbs and sing proudly to the snake, for the snake cannot fly.”
There, fixed it.