Sam Altman: The best founders are generalists
A short YouTube clip (uploaded by Lorenzo, Dec 18, 2023) quoting Sam Altman asserting that the best founders are generalists. He argues that while founders may begin as specialists building a product, once they transition to building a company they must 'specialize in generalization' and remain generalists thereafter.
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