Advice for ambitious 19 year olds

Sam Altmanblog.samaltman.comWritten 4 min read

Altman argues college, a job, or a startup can each be right at 19 as long as you build things, stay around smart people, and take the right risks, like joining a breakout company over a higher salary at Microsoft.

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