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𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘅 𝗬 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼. Here’s the unfiltered notes from the Sam Altman session — straight to the point. 1. 𝗔𝗚𝗜 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻. Sam was this close to not starting OpenAI. DeepMind was way ahead. One small “yes” changed everything. → Early-stage conviction matters more than people think. 𝟮. 𝗕𝗶𝗴, 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗻. ChatGPT started as science fiction. That’s what made top talent want in. → Being different is a feature, not a bug. 𝟯. 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. If you’re building what everyone else is, hiring gets harder and competition gets brutal. → Build where others aren’t looking. 𝟰. 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻. Most big outcomes don’t feel obvious when they start. → Train yourself to spot small things with huge potential. 𝟱. 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲: Ask yourself — is this a $10M idea or a $10B one? You want the second kind. 𝟲. 𝗔𝗜 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝟬.𝟭. There’s massive upside left — better UX, better memory, more powerful performance is coming fast. → If you’re building, you're still early. 𝟳. 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸. Sam’s favorite feature. Your AI agent will soon know you, remember context, and help proactively. → This changes everything about how tools work. 𝟴. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁. The real goal is agents + ecosystem + API traffic. Think platform, not just product. → OpenAI wants to be the new OS layer. 𝟵. 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 “𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁” 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱-𝗼𝗻. The real wins will come from solving what no one else is working on. 𝟭𝟬. 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗚𝗣𝗧-𝟭 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗴𝗲. Even Elon Musk told Sam it was crap. But they kept going. → Conviction beats popular opinion. 𝟭𝟭. 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀. First they do small tasks, then bigger ones. Eventually, they’ll run workflows. 𝟭𝟮. 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵. Software, hardware, interfaces, even manufacturing. → It’s a new stack. And a new opportunity. 𝟭𝟯. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟬. With AI + leverage, speed and iteration are the new weapons. → You don’t need a huge team. You need focus. 𝟭𝟰. 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵. High learning rate beats a shiny resume. → Look for people who improve fast. 𝟭𝟱. 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗘𝗢 = 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗼𝘀. Sam says the hardest part is just the sheer amount of stuff happening at once. → Learn to manage context switching or drown in it. 𝟭𝟲. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁? AI applied to science. New discoveries in energy, biology, physics — all powered by AI in the next 10–20 years. 𝟭𝟳. 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝘀. Even when your idea sounds weird. Especially then. → Weird + early + right = how breakout ideas start. 𝟭𝟴. 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁: Countries with higher energy use per person have higher standards of living. → Energy abundance matters more than people think. That's it.