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25 Apr 2026
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Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-04-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A factory could be made as healthy and pleasant as a laboratory, and it would be advantageous to do so — tap to centre the map on it A factory could be made as healthy and pleasant as a laboratory, and it would be advantageous to do so
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Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is fundamentally about solving a problem for someone while yielding a profit from the transaction. — tap to centre the map on it A business is fundamentally about solving a problem for someone while yielding a profit from the transaction. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Aug 2024
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Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Insights about what a product and company should be often come from making the creative work around it. — tap to centre the map on it Insights about what a product and company should be often come from making the creative work around it. Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: At many big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking. — tap to centre the map on it At many big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking. Last stated 14 years ago
21 Oct 2012
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Elon Musk — holds since 2012-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making products produces two things: the product and the learning. — tap to centre the map on it Making products produces two things: the product and the learning. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Karri Saarinen — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The business of philosophy is to study creation in order to be guided to its Creator — tap to centre the map on it The business of philosophy is to study creation in order to be guided to its Creator
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Ibn Rushd (Averroes) — holds since c. 1126–1195 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company lets you run the counterfactual to the world around you: build what you think ought to exist and test it against the market. — tap to centre the map on it A company lets you run the counterfactual to the world around you: build what you think ought to exist and test it against the market. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Jan 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: More companies look at things built outside of work not as extra credit but as possible reasons to hire, in addition to or even over traditional work experience. — tap to centre the map on it More companies look at things built outside of work not as extra credit but as possible reasons to hire, in addition to or even over traditional work experience. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Ron Goldin — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business book tends to see every problem through its author's trade: a salesperson's solves everything with sales, a marketer's with marketing. — tap to centre the map on it A business book tends to see every problem through its author's trade: a salesperson's solves everything with sales, a marketer's with marketing. Last stated 10 months ago
18 Jan 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business's only real competition is its own costs, not the alternatives on the market, because staying in business means making more than you spend. — tap to centre the map on it A business's only real competition is its own costs, not the alternatives on the market, because staying in business means making more than you spend. Last stated 9 months ago
15 Feb 2026
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Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A civilisation based on property inevitably treats property crimes as worse than crimes against persons — tap to centre the map on it A civilisation based on property inevitably treats property crimes as worse than crimes against persons
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Jack London — holds since c. 1902–1903 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Psychedelic therapy should integrate the material it releases into a person's existing mental models. — tap to centre the map on it Psychedelic therapy should integrate the material it releases into a person's existing mental models. Last stated 7 years ago
20 Jun 2019
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Karl Friston — holds since 2019-06-20 — tap for who they are
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Robin Carhart-Harris — holds since 2019-06-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness. — tap to centre the map on it A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness. Last stated 7 years ago
10 May 2019
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Michael Pollan — holds since 2019-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job. — tap to centre the map on it Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job. Last stated 2 years ago
16 Oct 2024
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Graham Hancock — holds since 2024-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not act on customary beliefs where the action is disastrous unless they are wholly true — tap to centre the map on it Do not act on customary beliefs where the action is disastrous unless they are wholly true
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Bertrand Russell — holds since c. 1917 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Outside the circle of competence, confidence does not diminish as fast as competence, and the biggest risk is what one does not see. — tap to centre the map on it Outside the circle of competence, confidence does not diminish as fast as competence, and the biggest risk is what one does not see. Last stated 13 years ago
1 Dec 2013
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Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-12-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: To improve the odds of success, a person should understand the perimeter of their circle of competence, operate well inside it, and be willing to say "I don't know". — tap to centre the map on it To improve the odds of success, a person should understand the perimeter of their circle of competence, operate well inside it, and be willing to say "I don't know". Last stated 13 years ago
1 Dec 2013
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Shane Parrish — holds since 2013-12-01 — tap for who they are
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A business can be thought of as a factory that produces case studies.
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A factory could be made as healthy and pleasant as a laboratory, and it would be advantageous to do so
Last stated c. 1892
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A business is fundamentally about solving a problem for someone while yielding a profit from the transaction.
Holds
Insights about what a product and company should be often come from making the creative work around it.
Holds
At many big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking.
Holds
Making products produces two things: the product and the learning.
Holds
The business of philosophy is to study creation in order to be guided to its Creator
Last stated c. 1126–1195
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A company lets you run the counterfactual to the world around you: build what you think ought to exist and test it against the market.
Holds
More companies look at things built outside of work not as extra credit but as possible reasons to hire, in addition to or even over traditional work experience.
Holds
A business book tends to see every problem through its author's trade: a salesperson's solves everything with sales, a marketer's with marketing.
Holds
A business's only real competition is its own costs, not the alternatives on the market, because staying in business means making more than you spend.
Holds
A civilisation based on property inevitably treats property crimes as worse than crimes against persons
Last stated c. 1902–1903
Holds
Psychedelic therapy should integrate the material it releases into a person's existing mental models.
Holds
A psychedelic trip can, in rare instances, trigger a psychotic break in people vulnerable to serious mental illness.
Holds
Anybody running for head of state should have to undergo the ayahuasca ordeal first, and most of those who did would no longer want the job.
Holds
Do not act on customary beliefs where the action is disastrous unless they are wholly true
Last stated c. 1917
Holds
Outside the circle of competence, confidence does not diminish as fast as competence, and the biggest risk is what one does not see.
Holds
To improve the odds of success, a person should understand the perimeter of their circle of competence, operate well inside it, and be willing to say "I don't know".
Holds