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18 Jan 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some company-building problems recur from one founder to the next, so reading the right account of someone else's could spare you living through the same one. — tap to centre the map on it Some company-building problems recur from one founder to the next, so reading the right account of someone else's could spare you living through the same one. Last stated 9 months ago
18 Jan 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Founders should ask how they would reorganize the company if AI were infinitely intelligent and astonishingly cheap, because that is where things are going. — tap to centre the map on it Founders should ask how they would reorganize the company if AI were infinitely intelligent and astonishingly cheap, because that is where things are going. Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Early-stage companies often lose their expressive, artful work as they grow into enterprises, and if you can keep it, you should. — tap to centre the map on it Early-stage companies often lose their expressive, artful work as they grow into enterprises, and if you can keep it, you should. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Nev Flynn — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Running a company is much, much harder than being an investor. — tap to centre the map on it Running a company is much, much harder than being an investor. Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Lacking founder-market fit can be a blessing in disguise rather than a weakness. — tap to centre the map on it Lacking founder-market fit can be a blessing in disguise rather than a weakness. Last stated 2 years ago
21 Feb 2025
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Thiago Costa — holds since 2025-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A store that closes on Shopify because it found no product-market fit is not bad churn, because the same entrepreneurs will probably try again. — tap to centre the map on it A store that closes on Shopify because it found no product-market fit is not bad churn, because the same entrepreneurs will probably try again. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Basecamp was the best business idea he will ever have: lightning is not caught twice, and a founder's second idea is rarely as good as the first. — tap to centre the map on it Basecamp was the best business idea he will ever have: lightning is not caught twice, and a founder's second idea is rarely as good as the first. Last stated 7 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle — tap to centre the map on it Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle Last stated 15 years ago
13 Nov 2011
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness — tap to centre the map on it A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness Last stated 14 years ago
8 Jan 2013
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Daniel Dennett — holds since 2013-01-08 — 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: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
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A useful yearly exercise is to imagine you are a corporate raider who bought your own company out of bankruptcy and must turn it around.
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Some company-building problems recur from one founder to the next, so reading the right account of someone else's could spare you living through the same one.
Holds
Founders should ask how they would reorganize the company if AI were infinitely intelligent and astonishingly cheap, because that is where things are going.
Holds
Early-stage companies often lose their expressive, artful work as they grow into enterprises, and if you can keep it, you should.
Holds
Running a company is much, much harder than being an investor.
Holds
Lacking founder-market fit can be a blessing in disguise rather than a weakness.
Holds
A store that closes on Shopify because it found no product-market fit is not bad churn, because the same entrepreneurs will probably try again.
Holds
Basecamp was the best business idea he will ever have: lightning is not caught twice, and a founder's second idea is rarely as good as the first.
Holds
Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle
Holds
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Holds
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds
A free-wheeling, anarchic neural organization may be the secret of human creativity, at the price of susceptibility to mental illness
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
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Holds
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Holds
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Holds