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Read this korrent: 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.
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
JD
Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses. — tap to centre the map on it
Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses.
Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tech marketing assumes that whatever sells to the rich today sells to everyone tomorrow, but some things stop working when everybody buys them. — tap to centre the map on it
Tech marketing assumes that whatever sells to the rich today sells to everyone tomorrow, but some things stop…
Last stated 10 years ago
21 Jul 2016
JW
Jarrett Walker — holds since 2016-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Silicon Valley Bank failed because its deposits were concentrated, not because they were uninsured -- the usual account of it is a misstatement. — tap to centre the map on it
Silicon Valley Bank failed because its deposits were concentrated, not because they were uninsured -- the usual…
Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
JD
Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Enterprises buy from startups now because the risk of keeping the status quo has come to look larger than the risk of the startup. — tap to centre the map on it
Enterprises buy from startups now because the risk of keeping the status quo has come to look larger than the…
Last stated a month ago
31 Jul 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — 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…
Last stated 3 months ago
14 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — 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…
Last stated a month ago
31 Jul 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Apple's turn to services, taking a cut of other people's businesses, has been a corrupting force on the company. — tap to centre the map on it
Apple's turn to services, taking a cut of other people's businesses, has been a corrupting force on the…
Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Neither running everything through the founder nor pushing decisions down is the better way to run a company; each only works if it fits that company’s own resources and values. — tap to centre the map on it
Neither running everything through the founder nor pushing decisions down is the better way to run a company…
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft. — tap to centre the map on it
A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with…
Last stated a year ago
26 Jun 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply…
Last stated a year ago
7 Jun 2025
GM
Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An operating system should put its users on the same level as its maker: no two-tier system where the vendor makes the real thing and you patch around it. — tap to centre the map on it
An operating system should put its users on the same level as its maker: no two-tier system where the vendor makes the…
Last stated 2 weeks ago
25 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-25 — 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…
Last stated a month ago
28 Jul 2026
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however…
Last stated a month ago
7 Aug 2026
MH
Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will…
Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. — tap to centre the map on it
About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out.
Last stated 2 months ago
18 Jul 2026
PL
Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-18 — 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…
Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
LT
Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
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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 16 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds JD Jamie Dimon
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Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses.
Last stated 4 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds AI Alex Imas
Similar wording
Tech marketing assumes that whatever sells to the rich today sells to everyone tomorrow, but some things stop working when everybody buys them.
Last stated 21 Jul 2016 · 10 years ago
Holds JW Jarrett Walker
Similar wording
Silicon Valley Bank failed because its deposits were concentrated, not because they were uninsured -- the usual account of it is a misstatement.
Last stated 16 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds JD Jamie Dimon
Similar wording
Enterprises buy from startups now because the risk of keeping the status quo has come to look larger than the risk of the startup.
Last stated 31 Jul 2026 · a month ago
Holds Patrick Collison
Similar wording
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 14 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds MP Mark Pincus
Similar wording
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 31 Jul 2026 · a month ago
Holds Patrick Collison
Similar wording
Apple's turn to services, taking a cut of other people's businesses, has been a corrupting force on the company.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
Neither running everything through the founder nor pushing decisions down is the better way to run a company; each only works if it fits that company’s own resources and values.
Last stated 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds CM Charity Majors
Same subject: Apple
A big switch to desktop Linux is coming, at least among developers, because there is enough dissatisfaction with both Apple and Microsoft.
Last stated 26 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: Apple
A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted.
Last stated 7 Jun 2025 · a year ago
Holds GM Gary Marcus
Same subject: Apple
An operating system should put its users on the same level as its maker: no two-tier system where the vendor makes the real thing and you patch around it.
Last stated 25 Aug 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
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 · a month ago
Holds Sam Altman
Same subject: startups
A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has.
Last stated 7 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds MH Max Hodak
Same subject: startups
A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it.
Last stated 3 Sept 2026 · 4 days ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: venture capital
A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 6 days ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: venture capital
About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out.
Last stated 18 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Same subject: venture capital
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Last stated 18 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds LT Lip-Bu Tan