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8 Sept 2026
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Roman Ugarte — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers working on AI products should maybe not be precious about a design until the technology underneath it has settled. — tap to centre the map on it Designers working on AI products should maybe not be precious about a design until the technology underneath it has settled. Last stated 2 months ago
16 Aug 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-08-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI products should probably aim at where the models will be in two to three months, neither anchored in the present nor futuristic and unusable. — tap to centre the map on it AI products should probably aim at where the models will be in two to three months, neither anchored in the present nor futuristic and unusable. Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People have grown accustomed to AI being non-deterministic and occasionally wrong, so it carries little brand risk anymore. — tap to centre the map on it People have grown accustomed to AI being non-deterministic and occasionally wrong, so it carries little brand risk anymore. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Horace Dediu — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every AI startup presents its product as groundbreaking and perfect, when in truth it is bad about half the time. — tap to centre the map on it Every AI startup presents its product as groundbreaking and perfect, when in truth it is bad about half the time. Last stated 2 years ago
20 Aug 2024
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2024-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI's business results are lagging because organisations have a low tolerance for non-determinism, not because the models are not good enough. — tap to centre the map on it AI's business results are lagging because organisations have a low tolerance for non-determinism, not because the models are not good enough. 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: AI is not fundamentally different from other software products. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not fundamentally different from other software products. Last stated a week ago
25 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Which AI features users will love is genuinely unpredictable, and the ones a founder is most confident about are the ones that get used least. — tap to centre the map on it Which AI features users will love is genuinely unpredictable, and the ones a founder is most confident about are the ones that get used least. Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Rules for a technology that reinvents itself every six months must not draw firm red lines, because firm lines ultimately do not work. — tap to centre the map on it Rules for a technology that reinvents itself every six months must not draw firm red lines, because firm lines ultimately do not work. Last stated a month ago
18 Aug 2026
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Michael Kratsios — holds since 2026-08-18 — 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 enough eventually has no need for investors. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 4 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 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. — tap to centre the map on it A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. — tap to centre the map on it Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers. Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
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Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents are going to be incorporated into mainstream interfaces — tap to centre the map on it Agents are going to be incorporated into mainstream interfaces Last stated 6 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. — tap to centre the map on it "Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next. Last stated 10 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number. Last stated 3 months ago
26 Jun 2026
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Noam Brown — holds since 2026-06-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. — tap to centre the map on it A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Dylan Patel — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
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An AI product company that cannot completely reinvent itself every six months is going to lose.
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Designers working on AI products should maybe not be precious about a design until the technology underneath it has settled.
Holds
AI products should probably aim at where the models will be in two to three months, neither anchored in the present nor futuristic and unusable.
Holds
People have grown accustomed to AI being non-deterministic and occasionally wrong, so it carries little brand risk anymore.
Holds
Every AI startup presents its product as groundbreaking and perfect, when in truth it is bad about half the time.
Holds
AI's business results are lagging because organisations have a low tolerance for non-determinism, not because the models are not good enough.
Holds
AI is not fundamentally different from other software products.
Holds
Which AI features users will love is genuinely unpredictable, and the ones a founder is most confident about are the ones that get used least.
Holds
Rules for a technology that reinvents itself every six months must not draw firm red lines, because firm lines ultimately do not work.
Holds
A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors.
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
A technique that lets an AI model's reasoning shift outside its visible Chain of Thought is dangerous, both because it works and because a leading lab is willing to deploy it.
Holds
Advertising was a necessary phase for the internet but a momentary industry, and an AI people pay for is better because they know the answers are not influenced by advertisers.
Holds
Agents are going to be incorporated into mainstream interfaces
Holds
"Scaling" was powerful because it was one word: naming a research direction is what tells a whole field what to do next.
Holds
A benchmark result should be reported under a stated budget, or as a curve against test-time compute — never as a single number.
Holds
A lab should spend most of its compute on research rather than on building the next model, because research is where the tenfold yearly efficiency gains come from.
Holds