Don't fight the business equivalent of the laws of physics
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A list of truths from Sam Altman, relevant to startups
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You really want to build a business that gets a compounding advantage with scale 1 0 2False measures of success allow flawed systems to expand without competition 1 0 1Willingness to break rules is necessary to fix broken models of the world 1 0 2Most businesses that fail do so because they don't give customers what they want 1 0 2The value of a company is not determined rationally but is essentially a bet on its future success 1 0 2Being first to market does not necessarily confer significant advantages in most businesses 1 0 2Avoid casual conversations with potential acquirers unless you want to sell your company right now 1 0 2In startups, taking shortcuts is often advantageous 1 0 2Conventional wisdom on running large companies is mistaken 0 0 2Founders can't run large companies exactly as they did small ones 0 0 2