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20 Sept 2026
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Bryan Cantrill — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies that disdain their customers may thrive in the short term but will not endure in the limit. — tap to centre the map on it Companies that disdain their customers may thrive in the short term but will not endure in the limit. Last stated 10 months ago
31 Dec 2025
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Bryan Cantrill — holds since 2025-12-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The struggle of running a company is not failure, but it causes failure, always if you are weak — tap to centre the map on it The struggle of running a company is not failure, but it causes failure, always if you are weak Last stated 14 years ago
15 Jun 2012
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies that avoid taking risks rarely succeed in the tech industry. — tap to centre the map on it Companies that avoid taking risks rarely succeed in the tech industry. Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
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Ray Maker — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technology has changed, but how companies are run has not. — tap to centre the map on it Technology has changed, but how companies are run has not. Last stated 9 years ago
25 Jan 2018
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Brian Chesky — holds since 2018-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's business could suffer if it ignores how the industry changes. — tap to centre the map on it A company's business could suffer if it ignores how the industry changes. Last stated 4 weeks ago
7 Oct 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised. — tap to centre the map on it A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised. Last stated 12 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — 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: By the time a marketing tactic or channel is well-known enough to have a case study written about it, its edge has been competed away and no longer works. — tap to centre the map on it By the time a marketing tactic or channel is well-known enough to have a case study written about it, its edge has been competed away and no longer works. Last stated 3 years ago
6 Feb 2024
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Andrew Chen — holds since 2024-02-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Sept 2024
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Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now. Last stated 3 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Charlie Deets — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A loosely plotted, anarchic novel requires a correspondingly loose, unplanned writing process to produce it. — tap to centre the map on it A loosely plotted, anarchic novel requires a correspondingly loose, unplanned writing process to produce it. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Sept 2026
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Lincoln Michel — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should stay small until it reaches product/market fit, so it can still pivot. — tap to centre the map on it A company should stay small until it reaches product/market fit, so it can still pivot. Last stated 8 years ago
11 May 2018
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Matt Mochary — holds since 2018-05-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. — tap to centre the map on it A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. — tap to centre the map on it A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies win more often on execution than on being first, and execution comes down to having the right talent at the right time. — tap to centre the map on it Companies win more often on execution than on being first, and execution comes down to having the right talent at the right time. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Aug 2026
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Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. — tap to centre the map on it "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. Last stated 7 years ago
19 Nov 2019
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Jordan Peterson — holds since 2019-11-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate needs prestige or wealth, while talent and even genius matter little to success — tap to centre the map on it A candidate needs prestige or wealth, while talent and even genius matter little to success
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Gustave Le Bon — holds since c. 1895 — tap for who they are
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A company that has become bored with the mechanics of running a business cannot succeed, regardless of its strategic success.
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Companies that disdain their customers may thrive in the short term but will not endure in the limit.
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The struggle of running a company is not failure, but it causes failure, always if you are weak
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Companies that avoid taking risks rarely succeed in the tech industry.
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Technology has changed, but how companies are run has not.
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A company's business could suffer if it ignores how the industry changes.
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A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised.
Holds
At many big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking.
Holds
By the time a marketing tactic or channel is well-known enough to have a case study written about it, its edge has been competed away and no longer works.
Holds
A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck.
Holds
A designer's edge now is pulling things back, making them simpler and more understandable, because everyone can kind of execute right now.
Holds
A loosely plotted, anarchic novel requires a correspondingly loose, unplanned writing process to produce it.
Holds
A company should stay small until it reaches product/market fit, so it can still pivot.
Holds
A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace.
Holds
A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth.
Holds
Companies win more often on execution than on being first, and execution comes down to having the right talent at the right time.
Holds
"Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority.
Holds
A candidate needs prestige or wealth, while talent and even genius matter little to success
Last stated c. 1895
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