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Everything filed under space space Everything filed under Silicon Valley Silicon Valley Everything filed under venture capital venture capital Everything filed under startups startups Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: A launch is a party; a landing is customers paying for the thing, and only the landing is worth measuring a career by. A launch is a party; a landing iscustomers paying for the thing, and onlythe landing is worth measuring a careerby. Last stated 3 months ago 3 Jun 2026 KH Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: How much fun you are having is a measure of how fast you ship: the weeks he enjoyed building, the product visibly got better. — tap to centre the map on it How much fun you are having is ameasure of how fast you ship: theweeks he enjoyed building, theproduct visibly got better. Last stated 4 weeks ago 10 Aug 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Selling launches to other people is now a rounding error for SpaceX next to the money it makes from its own satellites. — tap to centre the map on it Selling launches to other people isnow a rounding error for SpaceX nextto the money it makes from its ownsatellites. Last stated 3 weeks ago 17 Aug 2026 EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Weekly contact with paying users is what the launch-early rule is really for: it means learning from reality instead of your own extrapolated conception of it. — tap to centre the map on it Weekly contact with paying users iswhat the launch-early rule is reallyfor: it means learning from realityinstead of your own extrapolatedconception of it. Last stated a month ago 31 Jul 2026 PC Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Starting a startup is about the least efficient way there is to acquire prestige. — tap to centre the map on it Starting a startup is about theleast efficient way there is toacquire prestige. Last stated 5 days ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: Building the same startup as everybody else buys you hype and easy money, and those are rarely the companies that turn out big. — tap to centre the map on it Building the same startup aseverybody else buys you hype andeasy money, and those are rarely thecompanies that turn out big. Last stated a month ago 28 Jul 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Extending consciousness beyond Earth, out to the stars, is a fundamentally good goal. — tap to centre the map on it Extending consciousness beyondEarth, out to the stars, is afundamentally good goal. Last stated a week ago 30 Aug 2026 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are WH Wayne Hale — holds since 2014-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: If we are serious about going to the stars we will have to adapt our bodies, because we are not going to export Earth everywhere we go. — tap to centre the map on it If we are serious about going to thestars we will have to adapt ourbodies, because we are not going toexport Earth everywhere we go. Last stated 3 weeks ago 20 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Launch costs are on a declining trajectory comparable to Moore's Law-driven chip cost declines in the 1990s. — tap to centre the map on it Launch costs are on a decliningtrajectory comparable to Moore'sLaw-driven chip cost declines in the1990s. Last stated a week ago 1 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-10-28 — 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 enougheventually has no need forinvestors. Last stated a week ago 1 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 toocapital-intensive for venture money;they need government or sovereignfunds behind them. Last stated 3 months ago 18 Jun 2026 LT 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 whatyou want in any situation, and thatis exactly why investors want it: aformidable founder's interests andtheirs are the same. Last stated 5 days ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely. — tap to centre the map on it "Move fast and break things" is thewrong mantra when you are dealingwith atoms; the job is to move fastand ship safely. Last stated a month ago 3 Aug 2026 DD Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — 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 mostimportant thing Silicon Valleyresearchers read in years. Last stated 8 months ago 8 Jan 2026 JH Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Moonshots succeed more often than Silicon Valley's use of the word admits -- we actually got to the moon. — tap to centre the map on it Moonshots succeed more often thanSilicon Valley's use of the wordadmits -- we actually got to themoon. Last stated 3 weeks ago 20 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
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At the centre A launch is a party; a landing is customers paying for the thing, and only the landing is worth measuring a career by. Last stated 3 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago Holds Kelsey Hightower Read this korrent →