IT Home reported on December 22 that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced his 2023 annual summary in his blog today with the title of "Those things I hope someone told me", a total of 17 articles.
The relevant contents of IT Home are as follows:
optimism, obsession, self-belief, raw horsepower and personal connections are how things get startedTranslation: The start of a career comes from optimism, perseverance, self-confidence, action and interpersonal relationships.
cohesive teams, the right combination of calmness and urgency, and unreasonable commitment are how things get finished. long-term orientation is in short supply; try not to worry about what people think in the short term, which will get easier over timeTranslation: To make a business successful, it takes a cohesive team, combined with calmness and urgency, regardless of the cost. Try not to care about other people's short-term opinions, the longer it is, the easier it will be to do things.
it is easier for a team to do a hard thing that really matters than to do an easy thing that doesn't really matter; audacious ideas motivate peopleIt's easier for a team to do something that really matters than something that doesn't matter, and a breakthrough idea inspires peers.
incentives are superpowers; set them carefullyIncentives: Incentives can be described as "superpowers", but they need to be set up carefully.
concentrate your resources on a small number of high-conviction bets; this is easy to say but evidently hard to do. you can delete more stuff than you thinkTap: Focusing resources on a handful of high-return bets is easier said than done, and you can actually cut out the vast majority of what isn't necessary.
communicate clearly and conciselyTranslation: Communication must be clear and concise.
fight bull***and bureaucracy every time you see it and get other people to fight it too. do not let the org chart get in the way of people working productively togetherTranslation: To keep opposing bureaucracy and nonsense, we should mobilize the people around us to oppose it, and not let the organizational structure become the culprit that hinders efficiency.
outcomes are what count; don't let good process excuse bad resultsTranslation: The result is crucial, and when the result is bad, don't use the process as an excuse for being good.
spend more time recruiting. take risks on high-potential people with a fast rate of improvement. look for evidence of getting stuff done in addition to intelligenceTranslation: Time should be spent recruiting talent. Leave opportunities to people with great potential and fast progress, in addition to the condition of being smart, but also look at their actual work performance.
superstars are even more valuable than they seem, but you h**e to evaluate people on their net impact on the performance of the organizationThe actual value of star employees is often greater than it seems, but their net benefit to business effectiveness should also be taken into account when appraising.
fast iteration can make up for a lot; it's usually ok to be wrong if you iterate quickly. plans should be measured in decades, execution should be measured in weeksTranslation: Rapid iteration can make up for a lot of shortcomings;If you're iterating fast, it's okay to make mistakes;Plans should be made on an annual basis and implemented on a weekly basis.
don't fight the business equivalent of the laws of physicsDon't defy the physical laws of the business world.
inspiration is perishable and life goes by fast. inaction is a particularly insidious type of riskInspiration is fleeting, life is short, and "inaction" is a particularly overlooked risk.
scale often has surprising emergent propertiesExpanding scale opens up new opportunities.
compounding exponentials are magic. in particular, you really want to build a business that gets a compounding advantage with scaleTranslation: "Compound interest index" is magic, and the expansion of the scale of the enterprise can achieve the advantage of compound interest.
get back up and keep goingTranslation: Stand up and move on.
working with great people is one of the best parts of lifeWorking with great people is the best part of life.