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Sam Altman : How to Build the Future

Y Combinator
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Access podcast and transcript versions of this interview here: https://www.ycombinator.com/future/sam Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) - 00:00 - Intro 00:14 - How to Pick What's Important to Work On 01:06 - Finding Your Tribe: Advice on selecting who you are working with 02:52 - How to accomplish big things? 03:40 - Work life balance in your 20's 05:26 - How to Make a Decision About When to Give Up 07:29 - What's the source of motivation for people? 08:36 - Have you noticed the change in what motivates you? 09:10 - Burnout vs Momentum 10:20 - Taking risks and how should people think about it differently 12:50 - Asking what you want and being aggressive 14:39 - Long term willingness to hold on to things 17:22 - Have You Got a Strong Opinion About Things? Or Just Iterating 17:41 - Strong opinion and be flexible at the details 19:55 - Advice for young people 21:06 - Outro ...more
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Intro

0:00

How to Pick What's Important to Work On

0:14

Finding Your Tribe: Advice on selecting who you are working with

1:06

How to accomplish big things?

2:52

Work life balance in your 20's

3:40

How to Make a Decision About When to Give Up

5:26

What's the source of motivation for people?

7:29

Have you noticed the change in what motivates you?

8:36

Burnout vs Momentum

9:10

Taking risks and how should people think about it differently

10:20

Asking what you want and being aggressive

12:50

Long term willingness to hold on to things

14:39

Have You Got a Strong Opinion About Things? Or Just Iterating

17:22

Strong opinion and be flexible at the details

17:41

Advice for young people

19:55

Outro

21:06
Sam Altman : How to Build the Future
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497,491Views
2016Sep 27
Access podcast and transcript versions of this interview here: https://www.ycombinator.com/future/sam Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) - 00:00 - Intro 00:14 - How to Pick What's Important to Work On 01:06 - Finding Your Tribe: Advice on selecting who you are working with 02:52 - How to accomplish big things? 03:40 - Work life balance in your 20's 05:26 - How to Make a Decision About When to Give Up 07:29 - What's the source of motivation for people? 08:36 - Have you noticed the change in what motivates you? 09:10 - Burnout vs Momentum 10:20 - Taking risks and how should people think about it differently 12:50 - Asking what you want and being aggressive 14:39 - Long term willingness to hold on to things 17:22 - Have You Got a Strong Opinion About Things? Or Just Iterating 17:41 - Strong opinion and be flexible at the details 19:55 - Advice for young people 21:06 - Outro

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Y Combinator

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