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← An established business is more likely to die of overeating than of starvation.

17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 14 Sept 2008 to 3 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under investing investing Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under venture capital venture capital Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under health and fitness health and fitness Everything filed under management management Everything filed under value investing value investing Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: An established business is more likely to die of overeating than of starvation. An established business is more likely todie of overeating than of starvation. Last stated 9 months ago 18 Jan 2026 AA Ali Abdaal — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business that cannot measure and manage itself as well as its competitors do is in serious danger. — tap to centre the map on it A business that cannot measure andmanage itself as well as itscompetitors do is in serious danger. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Oct 2024 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Overeating can durably raise the level of body fat the body then defends, which is how weight ratchets up over a lifetime. — tap to centre the map on it Overeating can durably raise thelevel of body fat the body thendefends, which is how weightratchets up over a lifetime. Last stated 6 years ago 1 Feb 2021 SG Stephan Guyenet — holds since 2021-02-01 — 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'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: The struggle of running a company is not failure, but it causes failure, always if you are weak — tap to centre the map on it The struggle of running a company isnot failure, but it causes failure,always if you are weak Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: The risk of succumbing to the rigor mortis of success is usually far greater than the risk of making a mistake by not considering and mitigating all possible bad outcomes up front — tap to centre the map on it The risk of succumbing to the rigormortis of success is usually fargreater than the risk of making amistake by not considering andmitigating all possible bad outcomesup front Last stated 3 years ago 20 Jul 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-07-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business should not have customers it cannot afford to lose; if you could lose a hundred at random and be fine, you have a good business. — tap to centre the map on it A business should not have customersit cannot afford to lose; if youcould lose a hundred at random andbe fine, you have a good business. Last stated 9 months ago 15 Feb 2026 JF Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Prosperity comes from avoiding blowups, as longer life comes from avoiding death — tap to centre the map on it Prosperity comes from avoidingblowups, as longer life comes fromavoiding death Last stated 18 years ago 14 Sept 2008 NT Nassim Nicholas Taleb — holds since 2008-09-14 — 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 thevaluation if it buys all of thecontrol, because the right to bewrong in your own way is whatfounding was for. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP 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 toocapital-intensive for venture money;they need government or sovereignfunds behind them. Last stated 4 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 2 months ago 3 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now. — tap to centre the map on it A bubble can only be identified inretrospect, so arguing about whetherone is happening now cannot besettled now. Last stated 11 months ago 9 Dec 2025 HM Howard Marks — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A government debt crisis ismeasurable and therefore visiblewell in advance; the diagnostic ismechanical rather than a matter ofjudgement. Last stated 2 months ago 21 Aug 2026 RD Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action,not a problem, and a roadmap linewritten that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 EV Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company captured by ideology will produce useless products — tap to centre the map on it A company captured by ideology willproduce useless products Last stated 3 years ago 8 Mar 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company needs someone with a product vision to recover — tap to centre the map on it A company needs someone with aproduct vision to recover Last stated 4 years ago 5 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are
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