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LLMs Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: As people use agents more, having an API should become a competitive edge that sets a service apart from its competitors. As people use agents more, having an API should become a competitive edge that sets a service apart from its competitors. Last stated 7 months ago
27 Mar 2026
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Brandur Leach — holds since 2026-03-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: As AI assistants become more agentic and take real actions, competitive advantage shifts toward platforms with deeper personal-data access. — tap to centre the map on it As AI assistants become more agentic and take real actions, competitive advantage shifts toward platforms with deeper personal-data access. Last stated 2 months ago
16 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Building software products API-first, with near-parity between UI and API capabilities, is a smart strategic move today. — tap to centre the map on it Building software products API-first, with near-parity between UI and API capabilities, is a smart strategic move today. Last stated 8 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents will increase the number of users of SaaS rather than get rid of it. — tap to centre the map on it Agents will increase the number of users of SaaS rather than get rid of it. Last stated 5 months ago
24 May 2026
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Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nobody in the coding-agent market is using AI so much better than everyone else that their competitors cannot keep up — the gap you would expect to see simply is not there. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody in the coding-agent market is using AI so much better than everyone else that their competitors cannot keep up — the gap you would expect to see simply is not there. Last stated 5 months ago
27 May 2026
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Dax Raad — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every app is now a very slow API whether it wants to be or not, and personal agents will make a whole category of apps disappear. — tap to centre the map on it Every app is now a very slow API whether it wants to be or not, and personal agents will make a whole category of apps disappear. Last stated 9 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Performance cannot win a market on its own: against an incumbent held up by network effects, being far more responsive is a nice plus and nothing more. — tap to centre the map on it Performance cannot win a market on its own: against an incumbent held up by network effects, being far more responsive is a nice plus and nothing more. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
CM
Casey Muratori — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Making a product work for agents is probably largely a matter of building the right primitives into it, almost as an infrastructural layer. — tap to centre the map on it Making a product work for agents is probably largely a matter of building the right primitives into it, almost as an infrastructural layer. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Mike Krieger — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agents will have an insatiable thirst for signals about product quality, which most people today cannot aggregate. — tap to centre the map on it Agents will have an insatiable thirst for signals about product quality, which most people today cannot aggregate. Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment. Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Oct 2026
CR
Carl Rivera — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
BS
Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. Last stated 8 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A code-review agent works best with a clean context, sharing nothing with the coding agent beforehand. — tap to centre the map on it A code-review agent works best with a clean context, sharing nothing with the coding agent beforehand. Last stated 7 months ago
22 Apr 2026
WY
Walden Yan — holds since 2026-04-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. Last stated 7 months ago
25 Mar 2026
MZ
Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI can exhibit unpredictable wants that were not intended by their creators. — tap to centre the map on it AI can exhibit unpredictable wants that were not intended by their creators. Last stated 3 weeks ago
16 Oct 2026
TG
Timothy Gowers — holds since 2026-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI model escapes are more a result of incompetent containment than rogue intelligence. — tap to centre the map on it AI model escapes are more a result of incompetent containment than rogue intelligence. Last stated a month ago
28 Sept 2026
DM
Diogo Mónica — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group. — tap to centre the map on it By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group. Last stated 3 months ago
19 Aug 2026
DT
Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
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As people use agents more, having an API should become a competitive edge that sets a service apart from its competitors.
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As AI assistants become more agentic and take real actions, competitive advantage shifts toward platforms with deeper personal-data access.
Holds
Building software products API-first, with near-parity between UI and API capabilities, is a smart strategic move today.
Holds
Agents will increase the number of users of SaaS rather than get rid of it.
Holds
Nobody in the coding-agent market is using AI so much better than everyone else that their competitors cannot keep up — the gap you would expect to see simply is not there.
Holds
Every app is now a very slow API whether it wants to be or not, and personal agents will make a whole category of apps disappear.
Holds
Performance cannot win a market on its own: against an incumbent held up by network effects, being far more responsive is a nice plus and nothing more.
Holds
Making a product work for agents is probably largely a matter of building the right primitives into it, almost as an infrastructural layer.
Holds
Agents will have an insatiable thirst for signals about product quality, which most people today cannot aggregate.
Holds
"Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment.
Holds
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Holds
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Holds
"I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out.
Holds
A code-review agent works best with a clean context, sharing nothing with the coding agent beforehand.
Holds
A coding agent does not learn from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down.
Holds
AI can exhibit unpredictable wants that were not intended by their creators.
Holds
AI model escapes are more a result of incompetent containment than rogue intelligence.
Holds
By 2027, open-weight AI models more powerful than today's frontier systems will be downloadable by any country or well-resourced non-state group.
Holds