I think extreme secrecy is a bad sign in all startups. Very few startups die because they tell you exactly how their technology works. On the long list of startup killers, that's pretty far down. Though on the list of entrepreneur fears, it's pretty high.

Sam Altman

Sam Altman

Bad Because Die Down Entrepreneur Exactly Extreme Far Fears Few High How I Think List Long Long List Pretty Secrecy Sign Startup Technology Tell Think Though Very Works You

Related Quotes

I'm sure there's a long list of one-time all-stars, and I don't want to be on it.

— DeMar DeRozan

ListLongLong List

We're all lonely, but I'd rather be lonely by myself than with a long list of duties and obligations. I think that's why people kill themselves, really.

DutiesI ThinkList

I have a long list of things that make me mad.

— Dick Cavett

ListLongLong List

I have a terrifying long list of fears. Literally everything - diseases, spiders... and people getting tired of me.

— Taylor Swift

DiseasesEverythingFears

I'd love to write with some people from the U.K., like Ed Sheeran, Emeli Sande... there's a very long list.