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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 25 Jan 2022 to 28 Sept 2026.
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Read this korrent: AI has equalised everyone: coding, building and execution are no longer a differentiator.
AI has equalised everyone: coding, building and execution are no longer a differentiator.
Last stated 3 months ago
20 Jul 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are
In tension: Almost all standard startup advice is still true in the AI era. — tap to centre the map on it
Almost all standard startup advice is still true in the AI era.
Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cheap intelligence does not make agency cheap, and these tools may mostly compound the advantage of people who already have the skill, taste, money and time. — tap to centre the map on it
Cheap intelligence does not make agency cheap, and these tools may mostly compound the advantage of people who already have the skill, taste, money and time.
Last stated 2 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Great ideas are not all taken: many multi-billion-dollar businesses were buildable years earlier and nobody built them for no reason other than that nobody did. — tap to centre the map on it
Great ideas are not all taken: many multi-billion-dollar businesses were buildable years earlier and nobody built them for no reason other than that nobody did.
Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ideas are infinite and worthless; vision is the ability to shepherd one into existence, and Titan had an idea with no path to reality. — tap to centre the map on it
Ideas are infinite and worthless; vision is the ability to shepherd one into existence, and Titan had an idea with no path to reality.
Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ideas matter little compared to the agency of the people executing them. — tap to centre the map on it
Ideas matter little compared to the agency of the people executing them.
Last stated a month ago
11 Sept 2026
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Mitchell Hashimoto — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour. — tap to centre the map on it
The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour.
Last stated 2 years ago
31 Aug 2024
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There are no bad ideas among qualified people starting technology companies; there is only timing and execution. — tap to centre the map on it
There are no bad ideas among qualified people starting technology companies; there is only timing and execution.
Last stated 5 years ago
25 Jan 2022
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Thinking inspiration outweighs execution is a sign of not knowing the medium. — tap to centre the map on it
Thinking inspiration outweighs execution is a sign of not knowing the medium.
Last stated 2 years ago
31 Aug 2024
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Ted Chiang — holds since 2024-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whenever AI can do something as well as or better than humans, that thing arguably stops being valuable or special. — tap to centre the map on it
Whenever AI can do something as well as or better than humans, that thing arguably stops being valuable or special.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
28 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it
A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about.
Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do. — tap to centre the map on it
A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do.
Last stated a month ago
7 Sept 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
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Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will not eliminate software engineering jobs, but engineers who are highly skilled with AI tools could displace those who are not. — tap to centre the map on it
AI will not eliminate software engineering jobs, but engineers who are highly skilled with AI tools could displace those who are not.
Last stated 6 months ago
27 Apr 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-04-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As a capability becomes abundant, its remaining scarce complements become more valuable. — tap to centre the map on it
As a capability becomes abundant, its remaining scarce complements become more valuable.
Last stated a month ago
13 Sept 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Leaning on AI trades knowledge for speed, and the price may be a generation of programmers in which juniors stay juniors forever. — tap to centre the map on it
Leaning on AI trades knowledge for speed, and the price may be a generation of programmers in which juniors stay juniors forever.
Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI coding assistants are leveling the skill gap between software developers who can afford to use them. — tap to centre the map on it
AI coding assistants are leveling the skill gap between software developers who can afford to use them.
Last stated 6 months ago
3 May 2026
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Yihui Xie — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI coding assistants remove repetitive work without replacing human judgment. — tap to centre the map on it
AI coding assistants remove repetitive work without replacing human judgment.
Last stated 8 months ago
17 Feb 2026
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Emanuele Bartolesi — holds since 2026-02-17 — tap for who they are
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AI has equalised everyone: coding, building and execution are no longer a differentiator.
Last stated 20 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
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Almost all standard startup advice is still true in the AI era.
Last stated 12 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: ideas vs execution
Cheap intelligence does not make agency cheap, and these tools may mostly compound the advantage of people who already have the skill, taste, money and time.
Last stated 14 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Sunil Pai
Same subject: ideas vs execution
Great ideas are not all taken: many multi-billion-dollar businesses were buildable years earlier and nobody built them for no reason other than that nobody did.
Last stated 28 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Blake Scholl
Same subject: ideas vs execution
Ideas are infinite and worthless; vision is the ability to shepherd one into existence, and Titan had an idea with no path to reality.
Last stated 11 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Jeff Kaplan
Same subject: ideas vs execution
Ideas matter little compared to the agency of the people executing them.
Last stated 11 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Mitchell Hashimoto
Same subject: ideas vs execution
The small choices made while executing a work matter as much as the big idea behind it, so inspiration cannot be separated from the labour.
Last stated 31 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Ted Chiang
Same subject: ideas vs execution
There are no bad ideas among qualified people starting technology companies; there is only timing and execution.
Last stated 25 Jan 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Marc Andreessen
Same subject: ideas vs execution
Thinking inspiration outweighs execution is a sign of not knowing the medium.
Last stated 31 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Ted Chiang
Similar wording
Whenever AI can do something as well as or better than humans, that thing arguably stops being valuable or special.
Last stated 28 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Same subject: AI and jobs
A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about.
Last stated 11 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Steve Yegge
Same subject: AI and jobs
A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do.
Last stated 7 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Noah Smith
Same subject: AI and jobs
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Molly Graham
Same subject: AI and human skill
AI will not eliminate software engineering jobs, but engineers who are highly skilled with AI tools could displace those who are not.
Last stated 27 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Jon Seager
Same subject: AI and human skill
As a capability becomes abundant, its remaining scarce complements become more valuable.
Last stated 13 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: AI and human skill
Leaning on AI trades knowledge for speed, and the price may be a generation of programmers in which juniors stay juniors forever.
Last stated 22 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds ThePrimeagen
Same subject: coding agents
AI coding assistants are leveling the skill gap between software developers who can afford to use them.
Last stated 3 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Yihui Xie
Same subject: coding agents
AI coding assistants remove repetitive work without replacing human judgment.
Last stated 17 Feb 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Emanuele Bartolesi