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← Being pissed off is what makes an entrepreneur good, and getting used to adversity dulls the edge that comes with it.
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Read this korrent: Being pissed off is what makes an entrepreneur good, and getting used to adversity dulls the edge that comes with it.
Being pissed off is what makes an entrepreneur good, and getting used to adversity dulls the edge that comes with it.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Travis Kalanick — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When a business starts to feel easy it is about to get very hard; comfort is the warning sign, not the reward. — tap to centre the map on it
When a business starts to feel easy it is about to get very hard; comfort is the warning sign, not the reward.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Travis Kalanick — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Burnout is not working too much; what ground him down at his company was people: co-founder conflict and high-stress customers. — tap to centre the map on it
Burnout is not working too much; what ground him down at his company was people: co-founder conflict and…
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are unhappy in their careers when the thing they want and the work it takes to get it are out of sync, not because they climbed the wrong ladder. — tap to centre the map on it
People are unhappy in their careers when the thing they want and the work it takes to get it are out of sync, not…
Last stated 12 months ago
21 Sept 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What actually motivates founders day to day is fear of disaster and of looking like a fool, not the prospect of becoming rich. — tap to centre the map on it
What actually motivates founders day to day is fear of disaster and of looking like a fool, not the prospect of…
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: Grit, fast learning and self-awareness are enough to get good at anything eventually, and whenever somebody is not working out, one of the three is missing. — tap to centre the map on it
Grit, fast learning and self-awareness are enough to get good at anything eventually, and whenever…
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People feel ownership of the products they use every day and are angry when those products change, even when the change is an improvement. — tap to centre the map on it
People feel ownership of the products they use every day and are angry when those products change, even when the…
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: 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…
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: A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one. — tap to centre the map on it
A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea…
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Travis Kalanick — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
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