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Read this korrent: An MBA's real value is the friends it brings, which every generation undervalues in its first years.
An MBA's real value is the friends it brings, which every generation undervalues in its first years.
Last stated a year ago
25 Jul 2025
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Jon Sakoda — holds since 2025-07-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of a degree's value comes from finishing it, so starting one you will not complete is a bad investment. — tap to centre the map on it
Most of a degree's value comes from finishing it, so starting one you will not complete is a bad investment.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Feb 2025
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The real value of working at a startup is often the experience and network it provides, not the equity. — tap to centre the map on it
The real value of working at a startup is often the experience and network it provides, not the equity.
Last stated a month ago
22 Sept 2026
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Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The financial payoff from a college degree has stopped growing and may be declining. — tap to centre the map on it
The financial payoff from a college degree has stopped growing and may be declining.
Last stated 2 months ago
11 Sept 2026
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Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: While the money premium from college is falling, the friends and marriage premium from college is going up and will probably rise further. — tap to centre the map on it
While the money premium from college is falling, the friends and marriage premium from college is going up and will probably rise further.
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI displaces entry-level jobs, the return on investment for graduate degrees will rise. — tap to centre the map on it
As AI displaces entry-level jobs, the return on investment for graduate degrees will rise.
Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The value of a body of knowledge comes from the process of engaging with it, not just from its end products. — tap to centre the map on it
The value of a body of knowledge comes from the process of engaging with it, not just from its end products.
Last stated a month ago
26 Sept 2026
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Terence Tao — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The value of a social network is in connecting you to the handful of people you care most about, not in how many people it connects. — tap to centre the map on it
The value of a social network is in connecting you to the handful of people you care most about, not in how many people it connects.
Last stated 6 months ago
26 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The single most valuable thing a founder can find is a belief they can hold with reason that the conventional wisdom says is wrong. — tap to centre the map on it
The single most valuable thing a founder can find is a belief they can hold with reason that the conventional wisdom says is wrong.
Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — 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 5 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 4 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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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 what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same.
Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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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 in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled 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 a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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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 is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement.
Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
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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 line written that way will not work.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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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 will produce useless products
Last stated 3 years ago
8 Mar 2024
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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 a product 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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An MBA's real value is the friends it brings, which every generation undervalues in its first years.
Last stated 25 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Jon Sakoda
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Most of a degree's value comes from finishing it, so starting one you will not complete is a bad investment.
Last stated 19 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Bryan Caplan
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The real value of working at a startup is often the experience and network it provides, not the equity.
Last stated 22 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Nick Maggiulli
Similar wording
The financial payoff from a college degree has stopped growing and may be declining.
Last stated 11 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Derek Thompson
Similar wording
While the money premium from college is falling, the friends and marriage premium from college is going up and will probably rise further.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tyler Cowen
Similar wording
As AI displaces entry-level jobs, the return on investment for graduate degrees will rise.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Nick Maggiulli
Similar wording
The value of a body of knowledge comes from the process of engaging with it, not just from its end products.
Last stated 26 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Terence Tao
Similar wording
The value of a social network is in connecting you to the handful of people you care most about, not in how many people it connects.
Last stated 26 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Evan Spiegel
Similar wording
The single most valuable thing a founder can find is a belief they can hold with reason that the conventional wisdom says is wrong.
Last stated 28 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Sam Altman
Same subject: venture capital
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 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Same subject: venture capital
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Last stated 18 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Lip-Bu Tan
Same subject: venture capital
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.
Last stated 3 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: investing
A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now.
Last stated 9 Dec 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Howard Marks
Same subject: investing
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.
Last stated 1 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Olivier Blanchard
Same subject: investing
A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement.
Last stated 21 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ray Dalio
Same subject: product management
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Elena Verna
Same subject: product management
A company captured by ideology will produce useless products
Last stated 8 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: product management
A company needs someone with a product vision to recover
Last stated 5 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson