Startup Playbook Quiz Practice Questions - Startups

Question 1

According to Sam Altman, what is the primary goal of a startup?

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A) To make something users love

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B) To raise as much funding as possible

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C) To hire the best team

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D) To achieve rapid growth at all costs

Question 2

What does Sam Altman suggest is easier: making a product a small number of users love or a product a large number of users like?

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B) A product a small number of users love

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A) A product a large number of users like

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C) Both are equally difficult

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D) Neither is recommended

Question 3

What is one of the most important characteristics of a great founder according to the Startup Playbook?

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B) Unstoppability and determination

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A) Experience in a specific programming language

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C) Having a large network

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D) Prior success in a startup

Question 4

What does Sam Altman recommend for testing an enterprise idea?

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B) Getting a letter of intent from a customer

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A) Launching it and seeing what happens

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C) Building the full product first

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D) Asking friends for feedback

Question 5

What is a key trait of the best founders when it comes to communication?

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A) Being unusually responsive

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B) Being secretive about ideas

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C) Avoiding feedback

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D) Focusing only on technical communication

Question 6

What does Sam Altman say about the risk of starting a startup?

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B) It is not very risky to your career if you're good at technology

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A) It is very risky to your career

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C) It is only risky if you fail

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D) It is riskier than a safe job

Question 7

What does Sam Altman suggest is the best way to come up with startup ideas?

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B) Learning about a lot of different things and noticing problems

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A) Forcing yourself to brainstorm daily

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C) Copying successful startups

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D) Waiting for a perfect idea to come to you

Question 8

What is one of the first things Y Combinator asks startups about?

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B) What they’re building and why

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A) Their funding history

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C) Their competitors

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D) Their office location

Question 9

What does Sam Altman say about the importance of the team in a startup?

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C) Mediocre teams do not build great companies

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A) Mediocre teams can build great companies

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B) The strength of the founders is not important

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D) Only technical skills matter

Question 10

What does Sam Altman recommend for evaluating a market for a startup?

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B) Going after a large part of a small market

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A) Focusing only on small markets

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C) Avoiding markets with competition

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D) Only entering markets with no technological shifts