Entrepreneurs On IG on Instagram: "Sam Altman, former CEO of Y Combinator, has spent years observing thousands of startups and their founders. From reviewing over 20,000 companies per year, he identified key traits that separate the most successful founders from the rest. According to him, the best founders are those who can clearly articulate their vision, persist through obstacles, combine intelligence with action and move quickly. These qualities don’t guarantee success, but they significantl

Entrepreneurs On IG on Instagram: "In 2005, Sam Altman joined forces with Alok Deshpande and Nick Sivo to create Loopt, one of the first apps that allowed people to share their location and see where their friends were in real time. The idea was ambitious and ahead of its time, but Facebook’s rise made things challenging. After several years of growth, Loopt was acquired by Green Dot in 2012 for $43.4 million. Though the app is gone, its legacy remains. Loopt helped launch the era of location-ba