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Are you kidding? He had one startup that was more or less a flop, then for some reason was appointed to a high position at y combinator, got lucky allocating ca
by jackblemming 4y ago
Are you kidding? He had one startup that was more or less a flop, then for some reason was appointed to a high position at y combinator, got lucky allocating capital (plenty of idiots can and have gotten lucky or were at the right place at the right time) and now is the CEO of OpenAI. This man is the definition of it’s not what you know, it’s who you know, and that’s not a good thing.
- boeingUH60 4y agoAltman befriended Paul Graham, and his life blossomed…
- sacnoradhq 4y agoEven with the best ideas, execution, and teams 99.99% of startups are. That's okay. They're assumed to be experiments. There is no such thing as self-made. And there's nothing wrong with friends and networking, especially as some particular help or chance encounter could be pivotal to nudging onto something great. It's the trying and learning that are the gold to try again. Timing, honest perspective, persistence, and a measure of prepared luck seem to be more of it. There is no magic formula. I wish success to all who want it.
- sebzim4500 4y ago> got lucky allocating capital (plenty of idiots can and have gotten lucky or were at the right place at the right time) Not saying you're wrong, but this feels like an unfalsifiable hypothesis. How can anyone ever be successful enough that their success could not possibly be explained by luck. Does Musk count? Buffett?