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17 Feb 2024
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The new wave of businesses is not lightweight slop: the median one is doing better than a year ago, and more of them clear every revenue threshold. — tap to centre the map on it The new wave of businesses is not lightweight slop: the median one is doing better than a year ago, and more of them clear every revenue threshold. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Jul 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Excelling at one attribute doesn't make a product superior overall to alternatives. — tap to centre the map on it Excelling at one attribute doesn't make a product superior overall to alternatives. Last stated 4 weeks ago
23 Aug 2026
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Anthony Sculimbrene — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
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Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Build where today's models succeed one percent of the time, not twenty: partial success means the capability is already arriving. — tap to centre the map on it Build where today's models succeed one percent of the time, not twenty: partial success means the capability is already arriving. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jul 2026
JD
Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one. — tap to centre the map on it No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one. Last stated 2 years ago
26 Mar 2024
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Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Distribution has to be part of the product and proven from the beginning; building and hoping people come is a hope strategy, not a belief strategy. — tap to centre the map on it Distribution has to be part of the product and proven from the beginning; building and hoping people come is a hope strategy, not a belief strategy. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An idea being popular, appealing or profitable doesn't mean it actually works. — tap to centre the map on it An idea being popular, appealing or profitable doesn't mean it actually works. Last stated 3 weeks ago
2 Sept 2026
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Tiago Forte — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An important decision needs one reason that on its own supports it; a collection of weak reasons means you have not yet found your reason. — tap to centre the map on it An important decision needs one reason that on its own supports it; a collection of weak reasons means you have not yet found your reason. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. — tap to centre the map on it A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. Last stated 3 weeks ago
1 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 4 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 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
EV
Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. — tap to centre the map on it A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. Last stated 2 months ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
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A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
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A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
The new wave of businesses is not lightweight slop: the median one is doing better than a year ago, and more of them clear every revenue threshold.
Holds
Excelling at one attribute doesn't make a product superior overall to alternatives.
Holds
A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold.
Holds
Build where today's models succeed one percent of the time, not twenty: partial success means the capability is already arriving.
Holds
No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one.
Holds
Distribution has to be part of the product and proven from the beginning; building and hoping people come is a hope strategy, not a belief strategy.
Holds
An idea being popular, appealing or profitable doesn't mean it actually works.
Holds
After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive.
Holds
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Holds
An important decision needs one reason that on its own supports it; a collection of weak reasons means you have not yet found your reason.
Holds
A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors.
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
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Holds
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Holds
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Holds