2023 is coming to an end.Sam AltmanHe published a year-end summary and shared 17 suggestions.OpenAITeam launchChatGPT, believing that 2023 will be the year when the world starts to take AI seriously. Altman emphasized the importance of optimism, team cohesion, and the completion of important tasks, and expected more significant progress in 2024. He also mentioned the pressure of becoming a public figure, but expressed gratitude to the team, users, and partners.
Altman explained in detail 17 suggestions in a blog post, including team building, incentives, resource management, etc. He emphasized the importance of teamwork, the need for long-term planning, and the importance of investing more time in recruitment. He mentioned that incentives are like superpowers and need to be carefully considered. In addition, he emphasized the need to take risks when recruiting and choose talents with great potential and rapid progress.
Altman's suggestions also include resisting nonsense and bureaucracy, encouraging efficient collaboration, and focusing resources on a few key projects. He emphasized that results are the ultimate criterion, and that good processes should not cover up poor results. In addition, he mentioned that growth in scale often brings unexpected new features, and suggested using the power of compound growth.
Specific suggestions are as follows:
1. Optimism, persistence, self-confidence, strong motivation and interpersonal relationships are the keys to getting things started.
2. A cohesive team, a balance of calm and urgency, and extraordinary commitment are the keys to getting things done. Long-term planning is often overlooked; don’t worry too much about what others think in the short term, and it will become easier over time.
3. For a team, completing a truly important and difficult task is more meaningful than doing some simple work that is not so important; bold ideas can inspire fighting spirit.
4. Incentives are like superpowers; they require careful consideration when setting them.
5. Focus your resources on a few key projects that you believe in; this sounds simple, but it is actually quite challenging. In fact, you can eliminate more irrelevant things than you think.
6. Communicate clearly and concisely.
7. Fight nonsense and bureaucracy wherever you encounter them, and encourage others to do the same. Don’t let organizational structures prevent people from working together effectively.
8. Results are the ultimate measure; don’t let good processes cover up poor results.
9. Invest more time in recruiting. Take risks and select those with high potential and rapid improvement. In addition to intelligence, look for evidence that they can actually get things done.
10. superStars are worth more than they appear, but when evaluating employees, you need to consider their true impact on the overall performance of the organization.
11. Rapid iteration can make up for many deficiencies; usually, if you can adjust quickly, it doesn’t matter if you make mistakes. Plan in decades and execute in weeks.
12. Don't try to challenge the basic rules of the business world.
13. Inspiration is fleeting, life is short. Inaction is a hidden and deadly risk.
14. Growth in scale often brings unexpected new features.
15. Harness the power of compound growth; in particular, you’ll want to create a business that can gain growth advantages as it scales.
16. Get up after you fall and keep moving forward.
17. Working with great people is one of the best experiences in life.