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Everything filed under startups startups Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. A belief nobody else shares is awarning, and a belief everybodyshares is also a warning; the rightnumber of people who agree with youis small but not zero. SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has. — tap to centre the map on it A founder cannot delegatejudgment: the chief executivehas to make the decision thatmakes sense to them, however… MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambitionrather than a sense of duty,because a startup is gruelingenough that dutifulness will… PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A hardware startup's first customer should be a hyperscaler, because only that scale turns a design win into a business. — tap to centre the map on it A hardware startup's firstcustomer should be ahyperscaler, because only thatscale turns a design win into… LT Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A large cargo airship is probably not fundable as a startup, because it stays capital-intensive and risky until late in development. — tap to centre the map on it A large cargo airship isprobably not fundable as astartup, because it stayscapital-intensive and risky… ED Eli Dourado — holds since 2023-01-30 — tap for who they are ED Eli Dourado — no longer holds since 2024-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A startup does not have to set out to build the greatest business in history; a merely good business is a legitimate thing to aim at. — tap to centre the map on it A startup does not have to setout to build the greatestbusiness in history; a merelygood business is a legitimate… AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A startup does not need a growth team to start growing, because the first wave of growth has to be founder-led. — tap to centre the map on it A startup does not need agrowth team to start growing,because the first wave ofgrowth has to be founder-led. EV Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it A startup should not beginlife as a nonprofit and bolt afor-profit arm on later,whatever OpenAI's own history… SA Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A startup's durable advantage over a general model is having visibility into data the general model will never see. — tap to centre the map on it A startup's durable advantageover a general model is havingvisibility into data thegeneral model will never see. JD Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. Holds Sam Altman Read this korrent →