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17 connected korrents · 18 moments from 31 Aug 1837 to 20 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under investing investing Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: An idea being popular, appealing or profitable doesn't mean it actually works. An idea being popular, appealing orprofitable doesn't mean it actually works. Last stated 2 months ago 2 Sept 2026 TF Tiago Forte — holds since 2026-09-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A good idea often fails to spread not for lack of merit but because no convenient way exists to implement it. — tap to centre the map on it A good idea often fails to spreadnot for lack of merit but because noconvenient way exists to implementit. Last stated 5 months ago 7 Jun 2026 SR Scott Rao — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: The most promising ideas usually seem crazy at first, the same way the highest-reward investments carry the most risk. — tap to centre the map on it The most promising ideas usuallyseem crazy at first, the same waythe highest-reward investments carrythe most risk. Last stated 5 years ago 18 Nov 2021 JL Jessica Livingston — holds since 2021-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The most successful startups tend to be so unusual that the idea sounds preposterous at first. — tap to centre the map on it The most successful startups tend tobe so unusual that the idea soundspreposterous at first. Last stated 8 years ago 30 Jun 2018 JL Jessica Livingston — holds since 2018-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: The genuinely new idea in a product will probably fail; its job is to give people a reason to try the product at all. — tap to centre the map on it The genuinely new idea in a productwill probably fail; its job is togive people a reason to try theproduct at all. Last stated 5 months ago 14 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A startup idea that 90% of people like is probably not ambitious enough; aim for one many people reject for the same reason. — tap to centre the map on it A startup idea that 90% of peoplelike is probably not ambitiousenough; aim for one many peoplereject for the same reason. Last stated 13 years ago 18 Nov 2013 QS Quinn Slack — holds since 2013-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A great idea and good execution are not enough for a business to succeed; timing also has to be right. — tap to centre the map on it A great idea and good execution arenot enough for a business tosucceed; timing also has to beright. Last stated 4 years ago 7 Sept 2022 JL Jessica Livingston — holds since 2017-06-29 — tap for who they are BC Boris Cherny — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Outlier ideas are worth chasing especially when other people are not interested in them. — tap to centre the map on it Outlier ideas are worth chasingespecially when other people are notinterested in them. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Jul 2023 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2023-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: For investors today, the idea not worth engaging with is the one that is too small, where it used to be the one that was too ambitious. — tap to centre the map on it For investors today, the idea notworth engaging with is the one thatis too small, where it used to bethe one that was too ambitious. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 AA Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: A benefit lies in the giver's intention, not in the thing given — tap to centre the map on it A benefit lies in the giver'sintention, not in the thing given SE Seneca — holds since c. 56–62 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that has become bored with the mechanics of running a business cannot succeed, regardless of its strategic success. — tap to centre the map on it A company that has become bored withthe mechanics of running a businesscannot succeed, regardless of itsstrategic success. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Sept 2026 BC Bryan Cantrill — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: A computational discovery platform does not make a biotech fast, because the thousand other steps of drug development are still the bottleneck. — tap to centre the map on it A computational discovery platformdoes not make a biotech fast,because the thousand other steps ofdrug development are still thebottleneck. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Sept 2024 AT Alex Telford — holds since 2024-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-assisted writing creates an illusion of greater creativity while actually reducing the originality of the ideas expressed. — tap to centre the map on it AI-assisted writing creates anillusion of greater creativity whileactually reducing the originality ofthe ideas expressed. Last stated 4 months ago 22 Jun 2026 AG Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: As building software gets easier, the differentiator becomes design, ideas, positioning and creativity. — tap to centre the map on it As building software gets easier,the differentiator becomes design,ideas, positioning and creativity. Last stated 3 months ago 4 Aug 2026 NP Nate Parrott — holds since 2026-08-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch — tap to centre the map on it Big leaps forward are sprintsinspired by a hunch Last stated 2 years ago 13 Nov 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A pseudonymous teenager from Poland out-designed a trillion-dollar company that has spent forty years and unlimited resources on the same problem. — tap to centre the map on it A pseudonymous teenager from Polandout-designed a trillion-dollarcompany that has spent forty yearsand unlimited resources on the sameproblem. Last stated 3 months ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Action is subordinate for a scholar but essential; without it thought cannot ripen into truth — tap to centre the map on it Action is subordinate for a scholarbut essential; without it thoughtcannot ripen into truth Last stated 189 years ago 31 Aug 1837 RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1837-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Big national problems lack grassroots effort, not good ideas — tap to centre the map on it Big national problems lackgrassroots effort, not good ideas Last stated 2 years ago 1 Nov 2024 RP Robert D. Putnam — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are
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At the centre An idea being popular, appealing or profitable doesn't mean it actually works. Last stated 2 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Tiago Forte Read this korrent →