Sam Altman Quotes

I truly believe that the combination of a strong top line together with a strong bottom line is what makes for a sustainable business.

The ultimate arbiters of the models of banking and the management of banking are the investors. It's the shareholders.

I'm a hard-nosed businessman, that if a company is paying its way, increasing profits for thirty-odd consecutive years, you don't put it into receivership.

I have a hard time with businesses that don't make money at some point.

We have to have a business model that can be a sustainable and acceptable one to both regulators and the other stakeholders, clients, and investors.

Success means making profits and avoiding losses.

Almost every ride we're profitable on. We make money on every ride.

Set your business plan to win; raise the bar or you're not going to be prepared. You need to think that what you're doing will make you $100 million.

Well, I think that there's a very thin dividing line between success and failure. And I think if you start a business without financial backing, you're likely to go the wrong side of that dividing line.

In my opinion MS is a lot better at making money than it is at making good operating systems.

I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service.

I have a business to run and stockholders to think about.

Business 2.0 was hugely profitable last year, and will be profitable this year.

I've had such a great track record in making a huge profit when the movies are smaller.

We want Boeing to make a lot of money but not that much money.

Remember, if your business isn't making money, then you and your employees aren't, either.

From the very beginning, our goal has been to establish a normal company in the Western sense.

Investors like to invest based on traction, so it's always better to raise money when you've got more traction than less.

We have an obligation to provide a return for our shareholders.

What investors want is growth, margin, and cash.

Our first fiscal year, we were profitable.

Why can't modern tech companies both grow and turn a profit at the same time?

I cannot put pressure on myself that I have delivered a Rs 100 crore film and now I have to give it again or it will not be successful. Films that earn Rs 50 crore or Rs 60 crore are successful, too.

What we are doing is increasing our focus on cash flow, return on investment, and value creation.

Yes, fashion adds more risk, but you don't have to have as much of it to keep the business rolling.