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Read this korrent: A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer.
A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer.
Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
CB
Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Once a technology is released into the world, it becomes very difficult to control. — tap to centre the map on it
Once a technology is released into the world, it becomes very difficult to control.
Last stated 8 months ago
28 Feb 2026
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Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-02-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The place to be in AI is probably at either extreme: close to the technology making LLMs, or close to the customer using AI to serve them. — tap to centre the map on it
The place to be in AI is probably at either extreme: close to the technology making LLMs, or close to the customer using AI to serve them.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
23 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Control over your own data, and over how you view and engage with it, will be non-negotiable — tap to centre the map on it
Control over your own data, and over how you view and engage with it, will be non-negotiable
Last stated 8 months ago
1 Mar 2026
CM
Craig Mod — holds since 2026-03-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Dominant companies shape not just their users' choices but the imagination of people actively trying to resist them. — tap to centre the map on it
Dominant companies shape not just their users' choices but the imagination of people actively trying to resist them.
Last stated 6 months ago
25 Apr 2026
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Phil Hagelberg — holds since 2026-04-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company will only go as far in AI as its CEO does, and it is not something a CEO can delegate. — tap to centre the map on it
A company will only go as far in AI as its CEO does, and it is not something a CEO can delegate.
Last stated 5 months ago
24 May 2026
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Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Part of a product manager's job now is to elevate everyone's ambitions. — tap to centre the map on it
Part of a product manager's job now is to elevate everyone's ambitions.
Last stated 2 months ago
30 Aug 2026
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Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology. — tap to centre the map on it
A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
22 Sept 2026
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Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers have to deal with the realities of what the technology is now, because going too far ahead is like trying to put 11 players on the field. — tap to centre the map on it
Designers have to deal with the realities of what the technology is now, because going too far ahead is like trying to put 11 players on the field.
Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A discovery you can see your way through to is impossible to abandon, even out of a real fear that it will be misused. — tap to centre the map on it
A discovery you can see your way through to is impossible to abandon, even out of a real fear that it will be misused.
Last stated a year ago
5 May 2025
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Janna Levin — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it
A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest
Last stated 2 years ago
8 Jun 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person's hardest idea is usually their most valuable one. — tap to centre the map on it
A person's hardest idea is usually their most valuable one.
Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI industry leaders publicly call for slowing AI development while continuing to accelerate it themselves. — tap to centre the map on it
AI industry leaders publicly call for slowing AI development while continuing to accelerate it themselves.
Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
DT
Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An inventor's highest ambition should be that the invention is eventually taken for granted and stops being seen as an invention at all. — tap to centre the map on it
An inventor's highest ambition should be that the invention is eventually taken for granted and stops being seen as an invention at all.
Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
JB
Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Independent reasoners are almost certain to make a splash given some talent and persistence, while those who start from what already exists face a ceiling on their impact. — tap to centre the map on it
Independent reasoners are almost certain to make a splash given some talent and persistence, while those who start from what already exists face a ceiling on their impact.
Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
TU
Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists. — tap to centre the map on it
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Last stated 11 years ago
6 Nov 2015
TU
Tim Urban — holds since 2015-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise. — tap to centre the map on it
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new. — tap to centre the map on it
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Last stated 2 months ago
4 Sept 2026
MW
Matt Webb — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
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A company working at the edge of the barely possible has to control its own technology destiny, even at the application layer.
Last stated 18 Aug 2025 · a year ago
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Once a technology is released into the world, it becomes very difficult to control.
Last stated 28 Feb 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Jasmine Sun
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The place to be in AI is probably at either extreme: close to the technology making LLMs, or close to the customer using AI to serve them.
Last stated 23 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Paul Graham
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Control over your own data, and over how you view and engage with it, will be non-negotiable
Last stated 1 Mar 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Craig Mod
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Dominant companies shape not just their users' choices but the imagination of people actively trying to resist them.
Last stated 25 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Phil Hagelberg
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A company will only go as far in AI as its CEO does, and it is not something a CEO can delegate.
Last stated 24 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Dan Shipper
Similar wording
Part of a product manager's job now is to elevate everyone's ambitions.
Last stated 30 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tara Seshan
Similar wording
A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology.
Last stated 22 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Barry Ritholtz
Similar wording
Designers have to deal with the realities of what the technology is now, because going too far ahead is like trying to put 11 players on the field.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Ian Silber
Same subject: ambition
A discovery you can see your way through to is impossible to abandon, even out of a real fear that it will be misused.
Last stated 5 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Janna Levin
Same subject: ambition
A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest
Last stated 8 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: ambition
A person's hardest idea is usually their most valuable one.
Last stated 4 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Justin Jackson
Same subject: innovation
AI industry leaders publicly call for slowing AI development while continuing to accelerate it themselves.
Last stated 10 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Derek Thompson
Same subject: innovation
An inventor's highest ambition should be that the invention is eventually taken for granted and stops being seen as an invention at all.
Last stated 14 Dec 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Jeff Bezos
Same subject: innovation
Independent reasoners are almost certain to make a splash given some talent and persistence, while those who start from what already exists face a ceiling on their impact.
Last stated 6 Nov 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Tim Urban
Same subject: creativity
A person who works from a recipe, even an innovative one, starts from something that already exists.
Last stated 6 Nov 2015 · 11 years ago
Holds Tim Urban
Same subject: creativity
A system trained only on what is already known cannot produce genuine surprises, because a known thing stops being a surprise.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Cory Doctorow
Same subject: creativity
A too-faithful remake of an existing work squanders creative effort that could have made something new.
Last stated 4 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Matt Webb