# Sam Altman on how to pick which startup to work at

**Author:** Sam Altman
**Type:** Video
**URL:** https://www.ycombinator.com/library/K0-sam-altman-on-how-to-pick-which-startup-to-work-at
**YouTube ID:** vLQRdv6OmJU

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How do you pick the right startup to work for? If you’re lucky enough to have multiple options, how can you make sure
you’re making the right decisions?

In this talk from 2018, Sam Altman (then president of Y Combinator, now CEO of OpenAI) shares his thoughts on when to
take risks in your career, how to best use your time, and some of the unintuitive things he’s learned along the way.

