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17 connected korrents · 22 moments from 10 Nov 2009 to 9 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about startups and product management .
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design Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A large company should help its existing product managers become AI-native rather than only hiring people who already are. — tap to centre the map on it A large company should help its existing product managers become AI-native rather than only hiring people who already are. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Tamar Yehoshua — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Before product-market fit, a startup has to find product-person fit. — tap to centre the map on it Before product-market fit, a startup has to find product-person fit. Last stated a year ago
25 May 2025
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John Zeratsky — holds since 2025-05-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough. — tap to centre the map on it Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough. Last stated 5 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Build the product for yourself first: if it truly serves you, plenty of other people like you will want it too. — tap to centre the map on it Build the product for yourself first: if it truly serves you, plenty of other people like you will want it too. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Oct 2026
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Jason Fried — holds since 2021-11-02 — tap for who they are
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Paul Graham — holds since 2012-11-01 — tap for who they are
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Eyal Levin — holds since 2026-10-03 — tap for who they are
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2021-11-02 — tap for who they are
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2018-01-17 — tap for who they are
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2011-07-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Famous investors or advisors cannot give a startup product/market fit by their presence. — tap to centre the map on it Famous investors or advisors cannot give a startup product/market fit by their presence. Last stated 4 years ago
5 Jul 2022
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Dalton Caldwell — holds since 2022-07-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The AI builder is a real job: some startups now hire builders instead of product managers or designers. — tap to centre the map on it The AI builder is a real job: some startups now hire builders instead of product managers or designers. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Tamar Yehoshua — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The best-known brands each stand for one clear thing, so a startup has to occupy a position that is unique, still available, and a reinforcement of its product strategy. — tap to centre the map on it The best-known brands each stand for one clear thing, so a startup has to occupy a position that is unique, still available, and a reinforcement of its product strategy. Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Founders build their own curriculum whether or not their surroundings supply the right intellectual influences. — tap to centre the map on it Founders build their own curriculum whether or not their surroundings supply the right intellectual influences. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
MG
Mario Gabriele — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. — tap to centre the map on it A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops. Last stated 8 years ago
2 Jun 2018
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Felix Salmon — holds since 2018-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. — tap to centre the map on it A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
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Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for. — tap to centre the map on it A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them. — tap to centre the map on it AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them. Last stated 4 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same. — tap to centre the map on it Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Education is largely a negative-sum credentialing game, and society is probably better off investing less in schooling — tap to centre the map on it Education is largely a negative-sum credentialing game, and society is probably better off investing less in schooling Last stated 3 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
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Richard Hanania — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Invest in your education as early as you can, so it has the longest time to compound — tap to centre the map on it Invest in your education as early as you can, so it has the longest time to compound Last stated 17 years ago
10 Nov 2009
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Alice Schroeder — holds since 2009-11-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now. — tap to centre the map on it A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now. Last stated 11 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Howard Marks — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
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A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit.
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A large company should help its existing product managers become AI-native rather than only hiring people who already are.
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Before product-market fit, a startup has to find product-person fit.
Holds
Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough.
Holds
Build the product for yourself first: if it truly serves you, plenty of other people like you will want it too.
Holds
Famous investors or advisors cannot give a startup product/market fit by their presence.
Holds
The AI builder is a real job: some startups now hire builders instead of product managers or designers.
Holds
The best-known brands each stand for one clear thing, so a startup has to occupy a position that is unique, still available, and a reinforcement of its product strategy.
Holds
Founders build their own curriculum whether or not their surroundings supply the right intellectual influences.
Holds
A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets.
Holds
A dense-looking building does not by itself create a livable dense suburb without supporting schools and shops.
Holds
A design course should start with history and art, grounding students in the world, rather than with tools that may be gone tomorrow.
Holds
A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for.
Holds
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Holds
Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same.
Holds
Education is largely a negative-sum credentialing game, and society is probably better off investing less in schooling
Holds
Invest in your education as early as you can, so it has the longest time to compound
Holds
A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now.
Holds