Uncut Interview with Sam Altman on Masters of Scale [Audio]
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- Reid Hoffman - / reidhoffman - interviews Sam Altman - / sama - in this uncut interview from the Masters of Scale podcast - mastersofscale.com
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I could listen to Sam for 10 hours straight - that piece is gold
I feel the same way- great answers to very hard questions, every time.
Here some note on main point:
- Sam Altman fell into entrepreneurship accidentally and applied to Y Combinator
- Learned to take risks and understand how much people love the product
- Took over Y Combinator and applied same model of success to hard tech companies
- YC has expanded in many directions, including funding more companies, expanding geographies, and creating a later stage fund
- Key lesson for scaling is to build a product that is so good people can't help but use it and tell their friends about it - Important to hire people who are more competent and experienced than the founder
- Luck is a factor, but can be managed by using a network to seek opportunity and risk assessment
- Silicon Valley is unique due to its networks of talent and practice
- Sam Altman believes that it is difficult to create another Silicon Valley due to the need for a dense network of people, knowledge, talent, and capital
- It is important to prioritize tasks and be aware of the potential time wasters
such an awesome talk.. Thanks Sam&Reid
Sam Altman, please publish more content! :)))
I actually like these uncut versions better. The edited ones on Masters of Scale cut out a bit to much for me.
I like casual conversation style with some fluff in it more, even if it's not as time efficient.
ChestnutRic3 I completely agree. I’m disappointed with how little of the interviews you actually get with the podcasts
I like how you just never know what the market wants.. seems logical that people want editing and here people like you and I like uncut versions
The Masters of Scale versions are overworked. You can't even listen to them. This is way better.
Another big advantage LA has over NYC is Californian restrictions on non-compete clauses.
What's a non-compete clause? I'm not from the US. Interestingly, I am considering establishing the business in LA (or near it) due to the high cost in Silicon Valley. Rent prices in LA are still high and only marginally lower than in the Valley. And commuting in LA is just as bad if not worse than in the Valley. But the culture issue is something that I believe is a serious issue in the Valley. My first year of business would allow devs to work from home but if the business is on the path to success, only then would office space be rented. Also, by working from home, even devs in Silicon Valley could work for the company and then move to LA at a later date. I'm sure like Sam says that there are many in the Valley who would be glad to move to LA.
It's a clause in the contracts you sign when getting a job that basically says the company owns everything you create in their industry (e.g. software), even things you make on your own time at home. Employees encumbered by them can't start companies on the side while they're working and are at risk of a lawsuit (frivolous or not) if they start a company soon after leaving.
In California these "we own your brain" non-compete clauses are generally illegal. In New York, they're common and there are even tech luminaries who use their influence to encourage employers to use them aggressively: th-cam.com/video/l6ypPpk9ymg/w-d-xo.html
Owning someone's brains even when they invent something from home?? Wow, no wonder there are virtually no tech companies in NYC. You would have to be an idiot to work for one there.
thanks for the interview. i think this would benefit from some additional audio leveling. the difference between the peaks and lows is quite big, makes it kinda hard to listen to
Just submitted a application!
This is gold
lol @ cargo shorts question
Picture of sword?
What is an Intro? 24:45