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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 22 Aug 2018 to 26 Aug 2026. Nearly all of them are about open source.

Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under TypeScript TypeScript Everything filed under team size team size In tensionSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: All you need to build a business today is free open source software, a VPS, an AI API and S3-style file hosting. All you need to build a business today isfree open source software, a VPS, an AIAPI and S3-style file hosting. Last stated 3 months ago 14 Jul 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-14 — tap for who they are In tension: Founding alone is still a bad idea even though AI lets one person get more done, because the point of a cofounder is to share the stress. — tap to centre the map on it Founding alone is still a bad ideaeven though AI lets one person getmore done, because the point of acofounder is to share the stress. Last stated 2 months ago 14 Aug 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business making hundreds of millions from an open source project owes it money or contribution, and can be refused its trademarks if it gives neither. — tap to centre the map on it A business making hundreds ofmillions from an open source projectowes it money or contribution, andcan be refused its trademarks if itgives neither. Last stated 2 years ago 26 Sept 2024 MM Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that will not accept a project’s terms is free to go and use a more permissive project instead. — tap to centre the map on it A company that will not accept aproject’s terms is free to go anduse a more permissive projectinstead. Last stated 2 years ago 26 Sept 2024 MM Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A few hundred dollars a month is nothing to a company and transformative to a project, so engineers should be the ones asking their employers to pay it. — tap to centre the map on it A few hundred dollars a month isnothing to a company andtransformative to a project, soengineers should be the ones askingtheir employers to pay it. Last stated 8 years ago 22 Aug 2018 DD Drew DeVault — holds since 2018-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A licence is only the floor of open source; what keeps a project alive is an ethos of contribution that no licence can compel. — tap to centre the map on it A licence is only the floor of opensource; what keeps a project aliveis an ethos of contribution that nolicence can compel. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Sept 2024 MM Matt Mullenweg — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A proprietary language licensed from Microsoft had zero chance in the JavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript had to be open source or nobody would come. — tap to centre the map on it A proprietary language licensed fromMicrosoft had zero chance in theJavaScript ecosystem: TypeScript hadto be open source or nobody wouldcome. Last stated 5 months ago 13 May 2026 AH Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agent-written pull requests already outclass those of the median human contributor to an open source project. — tap to centre the map on it Agent-written pull requests alreadyoutclass those of the median humancontributor to an open sourceproject. Last stated 2 months ago 26 Aug 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI coding agents advance open source's founding goal by letting far more people modify software, so barring AI-assisted contributions protects a guild rather than the mission. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding agents advance opensource's founding goal by lettingfar more people modify software, sobarring AI-assisted contributionsprotects a guild rather than themission. Last stated 5 months ago 1 Jun 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI is currently having a decentralizing effect on industry and economic power rather than a centralizing one. — tap to centre the map on it AI is currently having adecentralizing effect on industryand economic power rather than acentralizing one. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 BS Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it “Why now?” is the wrong question tomake a founder answer — the honestanswer can simply be that youstarted now. Last stated 3 months ago 28 Jul 2026 BS Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — 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 awarning, and a belief everybodyshares is also a warning; the rightnumber of people who agree with youis small but not zero. Last stated 3 months ago 28 Jul 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, realadvantages, and sustained effortbehind a hard product and still failif it doesn't give customers astrong enough reason to switch fromwhat they already use. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A first-time founder has anadvantage over a repeat winner,because past success makes it tooeasy to raise money and hire againsta big vision before there isproduct-market fit. Last stated 4 months ago 14 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — 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 finalownership stake for the founder of aVC-funded startup that works out. Last stated 3 months ago 18 Jul 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: An investor who passes on a pitch they find truly novel will often still refer it to another investor, to get credit for having found it. — tap to centre the map on it An investor who passes on a pitchthey find truly novel will oftenstill refer it to another investor,to get credit for having found it. Last stated 2 months ago 5 Aug 2026 ZH Zach Holman — holds since 2026-08-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: A startup's durable advantage over a general model is having visibility into data the general model will never see. — tap to centre the map on it A startup's durable advantage over ageneral model is having visibilityinto data the general model willnever see. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jul 2026 JD Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-driven software development is now experiencing the same money-making window that dropshipping once had. — tap to centre the map on it AI-driven software development isnow experiencing the samemoney-making window thatdropshipping once had. Last stated 3 months ago 15 Jul 2026 TY Tynan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
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