(public).sospep.people ~ view person ~ Altman,Sam

<h2>[about]</h2>
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<li><strong>[-PREVIOUSLY-]</strong></li>
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<li>] He studied computer science at Stanford, and while there worked in the AI&nbsp;lab.</li>
<li>] was cofounder and CEO of Loopt, which was funded by Y Combinator (first batch) in 2005 and acquired by Green Dot in 2012.&nbsp;</li>
<li>] At Green Dot, he was the CTO and is now on the Board of Directors.&nbsp;</li>
<li>] Sam also founded Hydrazine Capital.</li>
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<li>]&nbsp;CEO @ ycombinator(2014-mm - )&nbsp;</li>
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<h2>[url]</h2>
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<li><strong>[blog]</strong>&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.samaltman.com" target="_blank">http://blog.samaltman.com</a>&nbsp;-</li>
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<h2>[videos]</h2>
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<li>[2015-11-dd][48:00] VIDEO&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqEo107j-uw&amp;spfreload=1" target="_blank">q+a with sam altman and elon musk at Vanity Fair Conference</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</li>
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<h2>[articles]</h2>
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<li><strong>[2016-10-] NEW article IN&nbsp;</strong></li>
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<li>] <a href="/view/article?id=5312" target="_blank">SUMMARY</a> - <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/10/sam-altmans-manifest-destiny" target="_blank">Sam Altman Manifest Destiny</a>&nbsp;- ] by Tad Friend @newyorker.com - an indepth profile on the CEO of one of silicon valley's premier startup accelorator companies, ycombinator. Friend describes the man and how he is putting his mark on the company, the industry and the future.</li>
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<li>] <a href="http://www.inc.com/christine-lagorio/sam-altman-yc-monopoly.html?cid=sf01001">http://www.inc.com/christine-lagorio/sam-altman-yc-monopoly.html?cid=sf01001</a>&nbsp;-</li>
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<li>] ycombinator a monopoly, ] valuation of companies funded approx 20-30 Billion ]&nbsp;attracts the best founders, ] valuation of hacker news website,</li>
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<li>] <a href="http://blog.samaltman.com/advice-for-ambitious-19-year-olds?repost=yes" target="_blank">Advice for ambitious 19 year olds</a></li>
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<li>] &gt; 1 right choice ] build stuff and hang with smart people ] join a company on a breakout trajectory.&nbsp; There are a usually a handful of these at a time, and they are usually identifiable to a smart young person.&nbsp; They are a very good risk/reward tradeoff.&nbsp;</li>
<li>] don&rsquo;t let salary be a factor.&nbsp; I just watched someone turn down one of these breakout companies because Microsoft offered him $30k per year more in salary&mdash;that was a terrible decision</li>
<li>] If you start a company, only do so if you have an idea you&rsquo;re in love with.&nbsp;startups are a 6-10 year commitment&mdash;wait for the right one</li>
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<li>]&nbsp;<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/09/technology/innovation/sam-altman-y-combinator/index.html" target="_blank">http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/09/technology/innovation/sam-altman-y-combinator/index.html</a>&nbsp;</li>
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