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5 Oct 2025
AC
Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Steady experimentation is what a growth team controls, but the step changes come from outside waves the company did not create and would be foolish to ignore. — tap to centre the map on it Steady experimentation is what a growth team controls, but the step changes come from outside waves the company did not create and would be foolish to ignore. Last stated a year ago
5 Oct 2025
AC
Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team should grow in bursts followed by periods of consolidation, because continuous hiring never lets it gel. — tap to centre the map on it A team should grow in bursts followed by periods of consolidation, because continuous hiring never lets it gel. Last stated 8 years ago
17 Jun 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-06-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being a mile wide and an inch deep with a team loses creativity; the team is better kept together and close, sequencing work more than running it in parallel. — tap to centre the map on it Being a mile wide and an inch deep with a team loses creativity; the team is better kept together and close, sequencing work more than running it in parallel. Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
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Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A growth model that works today still has to be evolved by overlaying other growth models on top of it. — tap to centre the map on it A growth model that works today still has to be evolved by overlaying other growth models on top of it. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
EV
Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Teams need to create the grounds to take some risk, committing as much iteration to the new thing as was put into the incumbent product. — tap to centre the map on it Teams need to create the grounds to take some risk, committing as much iteration to the new thing as was put into the incumbent product. Last stated 5 months ago
12 May 2026
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Katarina Batina — holds since 2026-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A growth team's ceiling is a ten to fifteen percent lift, which is never enough to reverse a company that is already sliding. — tap to centre the map on it A growth team's ceiling is a ten to fifteen percent lift, which is never enough to reverse a company that is already sliding. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
EV
Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Directing an AI will turn out to be like leading a team: too prescriptive stifles good ideas, too open-ended wastes time going the wrong way. — tap to centre the map on it Directing an AI will turn out to be like leading a team: too prescriptive stifles good ideas, too open-ended wastes time going the wrong way. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Roadmapping and pure iteration are both failure modes; a product team has to keep stretching out to strategy and compressing back into shipping. — tap to centre the map on it Roadmapping and pure iteration are both failure modes; a product team has to keep stretching out to strategy and compressing back into shipping. Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. — tap to centre the map on it "Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible. Last stated 3 years ago
25 Oct 2023
AH
Anton Howes — holds since 2023-10-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. — tap to centre the map on it A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves. Last stated 3 months ago
21 Jul 2026
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Ruxandra Teslo — holds since 2026-07-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A codec does not really exist until everyone can decode it. — tap to centre the map on it A codec does not really exist until everyone can decode it. Last stated 5 months ago
31 May 2026
JK
Jean-Baptiste Kempf — holds since 2026-05-31 — 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 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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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 4 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same. — tap to centre the map on it Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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
RM
Ray Maker — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Consumer internet is not the highest form of technology, and treating it as such pulls talent away from the industries that matter more. — tap to centre the map on it Consumer internet is not the highest form of technology, and treating it as such pulls talent away from the industries that matter more. Last stated 7 years ago
1 Jan 2020
DW
Dan Wang — holds since 2020-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: DeepSeek's paper was the single most important thing Silicon Valley researchers read in years. — tap to centre the map on it DeepSeek's paper was the single most important thing Silicon Valley researchers read in years. Last stated 9 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
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A growth team that only explores turns scattershot, and one that only exploits saturates — the job is to keep oscillating between the two.
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Steady experimentation is what a growth team controls, but the step changes come from outside waves the company did not create and would be foolish to ignore.
Holds
A team should grow in bursts followed by periods of consolidation, because continuous hiring never lets it gel.
Holds
Being a mile wide and an inch deep with a team loses creativity; the team is better kept together and close, sequencing work more than running it in parallel.
Holds
A growth model that works today still has to be evolved by overlaying other growth models on top of it.
Holds
Teams need to create the grounds to take some risk, committing as much iteration to the new thing as was put into the incumbent product.
Holds
A growth team's ceiling is a ten to fifteen percent lift, which is never enough to reverse a company that is already sliding.
Holds
Directing an AI will turn out to be like leading a team: too prescriptive stifles good ideas, too open-ended wastes time going the wrong way.
Holds
Roadmapping and pure iteration are both failure modes; a product team has to keep stretching out to strategy and compressing back into shipping.
Holds
"Lots of anonymous people worked it out by trial and error" is never the real story of an invention: on closer investigation, identifiable people always turn out to be responsible.
Holds
A capability existing is not the same as a capability being absorbed: how fast a technology changes the world is not set by how fast the technology improves.
Holds
A codec does not really exist until everyone can decode it.
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
Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same.
Holds
Companies that avoid taking risks rarely succeed in the tech industry.
Holds
Consumer internet is not the highest form of technology, and treating it as such pulls talent away from the industries that matter more.
Holds
DeepSeek's paper was the single most important thing Silicon Valley researchers read in years.
Holds