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design 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: Being the host for one model company, with one massive customer, is not a business. Being the host for one model company, with one massive customer, is not a business. Last stated 11 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — 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 11 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The workable model right now is one super agent for a whole company, not a personal agent for every person. — tap to centre the map on it The workable model right now is one super agent for a whole company, not a personal agent for every person. 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: It is unfair to ask a Google Slides company to move entirely to a new product, so you kind of need to support both. — tap to centre the map on it It is unfair to ask a Google Slides company to move entirely to a new product, so you kind of need to support both. Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Nev Flynn — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Performing at the Super Bowl halftime show would have been selling out, enabling an organization whose conduct is objectionable — tap to centre the map on it Performing at the Super Bowl halftime show would have been selling out, enabling an organization whose conduct is objectionable Last stated 7 years ago
9 Oct 2019
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Rihanna — holds since 2019-10-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one. — tap to centre the map on it No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one. Last stated 3 years ago
26 Mar 2024
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Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Keeping powerful models available only to a chosen few is not a good strategy. — tap to centre the map on it Keeping powerful models available only to a chosen few is not a good strategy. Last stated 3 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A site's need to monetise is not a defence of an experience that shifts the page under the reader; those are separate questions. — tap to centre the map on it A site's need to monetise is not a defence of an experience that shifts the page under the reader; those are separate questions. Last stated 2 months ago
19 Aug 2026
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Addy Osmani — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Giving consumer-facing models and API models separate brand names is needlessly confusing. — tap to centre the map on it Giving consumer-facing models and API models separate brand names is needlessly confusing. Last stated 3 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Simon Willison — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. 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 business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit. Last stated 4 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. — tap to centre the map on it About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jul 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An investor who passes on a pitch they find truly novel will often still refer it to another investor, to get credit for having found it. — tap to centre the map on it An investor who passes on a pitch they find truly novel will often still refer it to another investor, to get credit for having found it. Last stated 3 months ago
5 Aug 2026
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Zach Holman — holds since 2026-08-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A large company should help its existing product managers become AI-native rather than only hiring people who already are. — tap to centre the map on it A large company should help its existing product managers become AI-native rather than only hiring people who already are. Last stated a month ago
10 Sept 2026
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Tamar Yehoshua — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product can be technically impressive yet fail because it launched before a real market for it existed. — tap to centre the map on it A product can be technically impressive yet fail because it launched before a real market for it existed. Last stated a month ago
11 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough. — tap to centre the map on it Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough. Last stated 4 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
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Being the host for one model company, with one massive customer, is not a business.
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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
The workable model right now is one super agent for a whole company, not a personal agent for every person.
Holds
It is unfair to ask a Google Slides company to move entirely to a new product, so you kind of need to support both.
Holds
Performing at the Super Bowl halftime show would have been selling out, enabling an organization whose conduct is objectionable
Holds
No business has everyone as its customer, so the goal is the smallest viable audience rather than the biggest possible one.
Holds
Keeping powerful models available only to a chosen few is not a good strategy.
Holds
A site's need to monetise is not a defence of an experience that shifts the page under the reader; those are separate questions.
Holds
Giving consumer-facing models and API models separate brand names is needlessly confusing.
Holds
“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Holds
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds
A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit.
Holds
About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out.
Holds
An investor who passes on a pitch they find truly novel will often still refer it to another investor, to get credit for having found it.
Holds
A large company should help its existing product managers become AI-native rather than only hiring people who already are.
Holds
A product can be technically impressive yet fail because it launched before a real market for it existed.
Holds
Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough.
Holds