Revisiting How To Be Successful By Sam Altman (#109)

Show Notes

We revisit a classic episode where Jim and Yonathan bring back the popular segment, Iconic Reads, and break down Sam Altman's seminal 2019 blog post "How to be Successful."

TOPICS DISCUSSED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

·      Compounding yourself

·      The importance of original thinking

·      Don’t be afraid to fail: You only need to score once to win

·      Getting rich by owning things

·      Why you might not always need to be a “force of nature”

Resources:

· Sam Altman Blog Post

· Jim Huffman website

· Jim's Twitter

· GrowthHit

· The Growth Marketer's Playbook

 

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• Startup Ideas by Paul Graham (#45)
• Nathan Barry: How to Bootstrap a Company to $30M in a Crowded Market (#41)
• How I Met My Biz Partner and Less Learned Hitting $2M ARR (#44)
• Ryan Hamilton on his Netflix special, touring with Jerry Seinfeld, & how to write a joke (#10)
• How We're Validating Startup Ideas (#51)

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