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17 connected korrents · 14 moments on record from 28 Oct 2021 to 3 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about ambition .
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14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ambition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest. Last stated 2 weeks ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ambition in founders is mostly inborn, which is why stories of a founder acquiring it during a batch are rare. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition in founders is mostly inborn, which is why stories of a founder acquiring it during a batch are rare. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ambition should be measured in the eyes of your customer rather than your peers, which means being willing to take the best ideas wherever you find them. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition should be measured in the eyes of your customer rather than your peers, which means being willing to take the best ideas wherever you find them. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Commercial pressure and creative ambition point in the same direction, because the way to make an expensive game's money back is to make something great. — tap to centre the map on it Commercial pressure and creative ambition point in the same direction, because the way to make an expensive game's money back is to make something great. Last stated 10 months ago
31 Oct 2025
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Dan Houser — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Framing childcare as unpaid labour, and a mother who stays home as a failure of feminist ambition, is a complete dead end. — tap to centre the map on it Framing childcare as unpaid labour, and a mother who stays home as a failure of feminist ambition, is a complete dead end. Last stated a year ago
12 Jul 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NASA's Moon programme is still designed for a launch market that no longer exists. — tap to centre the map on it NASA's Moon programme is still designed for a launch market that no longer exists. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Oct 2021
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Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The core difference between America and China runs in opposite directions: there capital controls politics, here politics must rein in capital. — tap to centre the map on it The core difference between America and China runs in opposite directions: there capital controls politics, here politics must rein in capital. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year. — tap to centre the map on it A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year. Last stated 8 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised. — tap to centre the map on it A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised. Last stated 10 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America will keep leading on zero-to-one breakthroughs, but it is diffusion that decides how much productivity a technology actually releases, and China is better at that. — tap to centre the map on it America will keep leading on zero-to-one breakthroughs, but it is diffusion that decides how much productivity a technology actually releases, and China is better at that. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China is the fastest-innovating country in the world today, on the strength of its talent, its open-source habit and its ferocious internal competition. — tap to centre the map on it China is the fastest-innovating country in the world today, on the strength of its talent, its open-source habit and its ferocious internal competition. Last stated 6 months ago
23 Mar 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: China lets companies innovate first and regulates afterwards, which is the opposite of Europe and is deliberately meant not to slow innovation down. — tap to centre the map on it China lets companies innovate first and regulates afterwards, which is the opposite of Europe and is deliberately meant not to slow innovation down. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. — tap to centre the map on it Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
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Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things. — tap to centre the map on it Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things. Last stated a month ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Shareholder primacy is about forty years old rather than a natural law, and for centuries before it a corporation existed to pursue a specific beneficial purpose. — tap to centre the map on it Shareholder primacy is about forty years old rather than a natural law, and for centuries before it a corporation existed to pursue a specific beneficial purpose. Last stated 4 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
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An inventor's highest ambition should be that the invention is eventually taken for granted and stops being seen as an invention at all.
Holds JB Jeff BezosRead this korrent →
A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it.
Holds
Ambition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest.
Holds MH Masud Husain
Ambition in founders is mostly inborn, which is why stories of a founder acquiring it during a batch are rare.
Holds
Ambition should be measured in the eyes of your customer rather than your peers, which means being willing to take the best ideas wherever you find them.
Holds MP Mark Pincus
Commercial pressure and creative ambition point in the same direction, because the way to make an expensive game's money back is to make something great.
Holds DH Dan Houser
Framing childcare as unpaid labour, and a mother who stays home as a failure of feminist ambition, is a complete dead end.
Holds
NASA's Moon programme is still designed for a launch market that no longer exists.
Holds CH Casey Handmer
The core difference between America and China runs in opposite directions: there capital controls politics, here politics must rein in capital.
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised.
Holds SN Satya Nadella
America will keep leading on zero-to-one breakthroughs, but it is diffusion that decides how much productivity a technology actually releases, and China is better at that.
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
China is the fastest-innovating country in the world today, on the strength of its talent, its open-source habit and its ferocious internal competition.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
China lets companies innovate first and regulates afterwards, which is the opposite of Europe and is deliberately meant not to slow innovation down.
Holds KJ Keyu Jin
Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth.
Holds
Retirement, when it comes, will be a retirement from customers and commerce, not from building and sharing things.
Holds
Shareholder primacy is about forty years old rather than a natural law, and for centuries before it a corporation existed to pursue a specific beneficial purpose.
Holds ER Eric Ries