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š¦š®šŗ šš¹ššŗš®š» š¼š» šµš¼š šš¼ š¶š±š²š»šš¶š³š š³š¼šš»š±š²šæš ššµš¼ š°š®š» šÆšš¶š¹š± $šš¬ šÆš¶š¹š¹š¶š¼š» š°š¼šŗš½š®š»š¶š²š Sam Altman, the legend behind OpenAI and Y Combinator. He believes predicting a billion-dollar idea is toughābut spotting a founder who could build one is a skill you can develop. Here are the š š¤šš² šš«šš¢šš¬ he looks for: š. š¢šÆšš²ššš¶š¼š» Great founders live and breathe their idea. Itās not a side projectāitās their lifeās mission. š®. šš¼š°šš They say no to distractions and stay locked in on the problem theyāre solving. šÆ. ššæšš“š®š¹š¶šš They donāt waste money. They make every dollar count. š°. šš¼šš² They deeply love what theyāre building. Without passion, they wonāt survive the hard days. š±. šš»šš²š¹š¹š¶š“š²š»š°š² Ideas arenāt enough. The best founders generate new ideas every week. If they canāt, theyāll fail. š². šš¼šŗšŗšš»š¶š°š®šš¶š¼š» Hiring, fundraising, sellingāeverything depends on a founderās ability to communicate clearly and persuasively. š³. šš š²š°ššš¶š¼š» š¦š½š²š²š± The best founders move fast. They test, iterate, and execute with relentless speed. Slow-moving founders rarely succeed. š“. š„š®šš² š¼š³ ššŗš½šæš¼šš²šŗš²š»š The best founders donāt start out as Brian Chesky (Airbnb), but they improve so quickly that they get there. Growth rate matters more than starting point. šµ. š§šµš² š„š¶š“šµš š š¼šš¶šš®šš¶š¼š» Building a startup is brutal. Founders chasing money burn out. The ones who win have a šššš© š¦š¢š¬š¬š¢šØš§ that fuels them through the pain. š§šµš² šš®šøš²š®šš®š? Donāt just look for a great ideaālook for a founder with these traits. Because in the end, great founders make great companies. I hope you've found this helpful. Follow Vishu Bheda for more such valuable startup insights from the world's best founders!
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