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Read this korrent: Be wary of moving first: acting early is often riskier than acting late
Be wary of moving first: acting early is often riskier than acting late
AG
Adam Grant — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Catching a problem early makes it easier to solve than catching it late. — tap to centre the map on it
Catching a problem early makes it easier to solve than catching it late.
Last stated 2 years ago
16 Sept 2024
TS
Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Risk-taking becomes exponentially harder as a person gets older. — tap to centre the map on it
Risk-taking becomes exponentially harder as a person gets older.
Last stated a year ago
16 Oct 2025
NE
Nat Eliason — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most people feel safer, and find it easier to fit in and avoid error, when they act within expected social norms. — tap to centre the map on it
Most people feel safer, and find it easier to fit in and avoid error, when they act within expected social norms.
Last stated a week ago
23 Oct 2026
SG
Seth Godin — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Avoiding risk does not mean fewer mistakes, only different ones: mistakes of omission. — tap to centre the map on it
Avoiding risk does not mean fewer mistakes, only different ones: mistakes of omission.
Last stated 4 years ago
18 Oct 2022
LM
Lulu Cheng Meservey — holds since 2022-10-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Better decisions come from committing to a choice with scheduled points to reassess it, not from waiting for certainty. — tap to centre the map on it
Better decisions come from committing to a choice with scheduled points to reassess it, not from waiting for certainty.
Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jul 2026
CD
Charles Duhigg — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being honest earlier is always better than being honest later. — tap to centre the map on it
Being honest earlier is always better than being honest later.
Last stated 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
AH
Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger — tap to centre the map on it
To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger
JB
James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The longer the timeframe and the more iteration and thought you apply, the less luck matters. — tap to centre the map on it
The longer the timeframe and the more iteration and thought you apply, the less luck matters.
Last stated a year ago
25 Aug 2025
NR
Naval Ravikant — holds since 2025-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
PM
Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
CF
Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: 95 percent of the software made in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away. — tap to centre the map on it
95 percent of the software made in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away.
Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
GT
Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it
A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair.
Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
CB
Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. — tap to centre the map on it
A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship.
Last stated 8 months ago
10 Mar 2026
JS
Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — 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 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
KP
Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — 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: A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on. — tap to centre the map on it
A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on.
Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
DR
Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
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Be wary of moving first: acting early is often riskier than acting late
Last stated c. 2016
Holds Adam Grant
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Catching a problem early makes it easier to solve than catching it late.
Last stated 16 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Tobias Sjösten
Similar wording
Risk-taking becomes exponentially harder as a person gets older.
Last stated 16 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Nat Eliason
Similar wording
Most people feel safer, and find it easier to fit in and avoid error, when they act within expected social norms.
Last stated 23 Oct 2026 · a week ago
Holds Seth Godin
Similar wording
Avoiding risk does not mean fewer mistakes, only different ones: mistakes of omission.
Last stated 18 Oct 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Lulu Cheng Meservey
Similar wording
Better decisions come from committing to a choice with scheduled points to reassess it, not from waiting for certainty.
Last stated 9 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Charles Duhigg
Similar wording
Being honest earlier is always better than being honest later.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ava Huang
Similar wording
To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger
Last stated c. 1962–1963
Holds James Baldwin
Similar wording
The longer the timeframe and the more iteration and thought you apply, the less luck matters.
Last stated 25 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Naval Ravikant
Same subject: management
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Last stated 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Charity Majors
Same subject: management
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Last stated 28 Oct 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Patrick McKenzie
Same subject: management
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Last stated 28 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Camille Fournier
Same subject: software quality
95 percent of the software made in an age of abundance will be shitty, and shitty software is easy to deal with because it goes away.
Last stated 23 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Geoff Teehan
Same subject: software quality
A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair.
Last stated 18 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Clay Bavor
Same subject: software quality
A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship.
Last stated 10 Mar 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Jon Seager
Same subject: coding agents
"I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out.
Last stated 19 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Kris Puckett
Same subject: coding agents
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 25 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Mario Zechner
Same subject: coding agents
A coding-agent company should not train its own model: it has to stay neutral ground for models to compete on.
Last stated 3 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Dax Raad