When to Be Contrarian - Sam Altman (OpenAI) @ecorner
When to Be Contrarian - Sam Altman (OpenAI)  @ecorner
Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, encourages aspiring entrepreneurs to focus on being right above being contrarian. He encourages them to find areas where they have unique insight and learn to trust their own intuition.

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