[secretasiandan]

I'm sure many people view bringing in a bunch of friends to seem busier than you really are positively. But I'm not so sure that I like it.

Is this not a deliberate and material misrepresentation of your company? If this were a financial contract being sold, wouldn't this be fraudulent?

[dsplittgerber]

Geez, the point is that he is really fighting and going all-the-way for his company. A lot of guys would have stopped on the original "No". A lot of guys would have left after having sat in the lobby for a few hours. A lot of guys would have ceased pushing when being asked to show "respectable" company premises. See why he is so respected?

A comment from PG about him I will never ever forget even though I had never heard of Altman before goes like this: "You can leave Sam Altman on an island full of cannibals and when you come back a year later, he is the king of the cannibals."

This is one of the most awesome character traits to ever have. You WILL be successful by being like this, it's just a matter of time.

[richcollins]

The effectiveness of deception is not mitigated by your opinions of its likability.

[HeyLaughingBoy]

He didn't misrepresent anything. They were actually working there, just only for one day.