The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred

The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred

Sam Altman
22/09/2025
22/09/2025

The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred things that you could be doing, and only five of those actually matter, and only one of them matters more than all of the rest of them combined. So figuring out there is a critical path thing to focus on and ignoring everything else is really important.

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The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred things that you could be doing, and only five of those actually matter, and only one of them matters more than all of the rest of them combined. So figuring out there is a critical path thing to focus on and ignoring everything else is really important.
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred things that you could be doing, and only five of those actually matter, and only one of them matters more than all of the rest of them combined. So figuring out there is a critical path thing to focus on and ignoring everything else is really important.
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred things that you could be doing, and only five of those actually matter, and only one of them matters more than all of the rest of them combined. So figuring out there is a critical path thing to focus on and ignoring everything else is really important.
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred things that you could be doing, and only five of those actually matter, and only one of them matters more than all of the rest of them combined. So figuring out there is a critical path thing to focus on and ignoring everything else is really important.
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred things that you could be doing, and only five of those actually matter, and only one of them matters more than all of the rest of them combined. So figuring out there is a critical path thing to focus on and ignoring everything else is really important.
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred things that you could be doing, and only five of those actually matter, and only one of them matters more than all of the rest of them combined. So figuring out there is a critical path thing to focus on and ignoring everything else is really important.
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred things that you could be doing, and only five of those actually matter, and only one of them matters more than all of the rest of them combined. So figuring out there is a critical path thing to focus on and ignoring everything else is really important.
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred things that you could be doing, and only five of those actually matter, and only one of them matters more than all of the rest of them combined. So figuring out there is a critical path thing to focus on and ignoring everything else is really important.
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred things that you could be doing, and only five of those actually matter, and only one of them matters more than all of the rest of them combined. So figuring out there is a critical path thing to focus on and ignoring everything else is really important.
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
The hard part of running a business is that there are a hundred
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Sam Altman

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