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SamNav editorialIn honor of the new YC batch starting tomorrow, here is some of the best startup advice I’ve heard or given (mostly heard): 1. Make something people want. 2. A great team and a great market are both critically important—you have to have both....
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In honor of the new YC batch starting tomorrow, here is some of the best startup advice I’ve heard or given (mostly heard): 1. Make something people want. 2. A great team and a great market are both critically important—you have to have both. The debate about which is more important is silly. 3. Write code, talk to
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Read the full essay on Sam Altman's blog
blog.samaltman.com/startup-advice
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