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Read this korrent: A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it.
A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it.
Last stated 3 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Scott Rao — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: New ideas usually fail outright or require drastic changes before they can succeed. — tap to centre the map on it
New ideas usually fail outright or require drastic changes before they can succeed.
Last stated 2 years ago
9 Aug 2024
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Steve Coast — holds since 2024-08-09 — 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: Good ideas come from asking how you would solve a problem from first principles, rather than staying anchored on how it is solved today. — tap to centre the map on it
Good ideas come from asking how you would solve a problem from first principles, rather than staying anchored on how it is solved today.
Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jul 2026
JD
Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An idea can be obviously good and obviously ridiculous at the same time; being grounded in a real user problem is what carries it through. — tap to centre the map on it
An idea can be obviously good and obviously ridiculous at the same time; being grounded in a real user problem is what carries it through.
Last stated 2 months ago
31 Jul 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The ideas that end up mattering sound stupid at first, because that is where the value is locked up; copying the best with a tweak never works. — tap to centre the map on it
The ideas that end up mattering sound stupid at first, because that is where the value is locked up; copying the best with a tweak never works.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The genuinely new idea in a product will probably fail; its job is to give people a reason to try the product at all. — tap to centre the map on it
The genuinely new idea in a product will probably fail; its job is to give people a reason to try the product at all.
Last stated 3 months ago
14 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The right response to lacking the ideal tool is to improvise a solution from what's on hand rather than accept you can't proceed. — tap to centre the map on it
The right response to lacking the ideal tool is to improvise a solution from what's on hand rather than accept you can't proceed.
Last stated 3 years ago
15 Oct 2023
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Steve Coast — holds since 2023-10-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If the people a product is designed for cannot generally agree that the design is good, it is not good. — tap to centre the map on it
If the people a product is designed for cannot generally agree that the design is good, it is not good.
Last stated 3 years ago
16 Nov 2023
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-11-16 — 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
Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it
“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
BS
Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company with ten customers has no data, and a growth team cannot function without data. — tap to centre the map on it
A company with ten customers has no data, and a growth team cannot function without data.
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 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 first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it
A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit.
Last stated 3 months ago
14 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — 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
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A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it.
Last stated 7 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Scott Rao
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Similar wording
New ideas usually fail outright or require drastic changes before they can succeed.
Last stated 9 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Steve Coast
Similar wording
An idea being popular, appealing or profitable doesn't mean it actually works.
Last stated 2 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Tiago Forte
Similar wording
Good ideas come from asking how you would solve a problem from first principles, rather than staying anchored on how it is solved today.
Last stated 30 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Jeff Dean
Similar wording
An idea can be obviously good and obviously ridiculous at the same time; being grounded in a real user problem is what carries it through.
Last stated 31 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Patrick Collison
Similar wording
The ideas that end up mattering sound stupid at first, because that is where the value is locked up; copying the best with a tweak never works.
Last stated 26 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
The genuinely new idea in a product will probably fail; its job is to give people a reason to try the product at all.
Last stated 14 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Similar wording
The right response to lacking the ideal tool is to improvise a solution from what's on hand rather than accept you can't proceed.
Last stated 15 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Steve Coast
Similar wording
If the people a product is designed for cannot generally agree that the design is good, it is not good.
Last stated 16 Nov 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: product management
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Elena Verna
Same subject: product management
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tom Verrilli
Same subject: product management
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 23 Mar 2025 · a year ago
Holds Rahul Vohra
Same subject: startups
“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Last stated 28 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Blake Scholl
Same subject: startups
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Last stated 28 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Sam Altman
Same subject: startups
A company with ten customers has no data, and a growth team cannot function without data.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Elena Verna
Same subject: venture capital
A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: venture capital
A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit.
Last stated 14 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Same subject: venture capital
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 2 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus