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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 21 Oct 1999 to 1 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about startups .
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network science 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: Blockchain's original sin was the belief that it had to replace the entire internet rather than fix money and finance Blockchain's original sin was the belief that it had to replace the entire internet rather than fix money and finance Last stated 3 months ago
16 Jul 2026
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Neha Narula — holds since 2026-07-16 — 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: As frontier AI model training costs balloon, funding is increasingly concentrated among big tech companies and nation-states rather than venture capital. — tap to centre the map on it As frontier AI model training costs balloon, funding is increasingly concentrated among big tech companies and nation-states rather than venture capital. Last stated 3 years ago
21 Feb 2024
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Elad Gil — holds since 2024-02-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being unable to raise venture capital is not a tragedy for a business. — tap to centre the map on it Being unable to raise venture capital is not a tragedy for a business. Last stated 7 years ago
8 Jun 2019
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Tren Griffin — holds since 2019-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nuclear plants should be financed with venture equity rather than project finance, because what is left is technology-execution risk and American venture capital is the best in the world at underwriting that. — tap to centre the map on it Nuclear plants should be financed with venture equity rather than project finance, because what is left is technology-execution risk and American venture capital is the best in the world at underwriting that. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Nvidia's real miss was not seeing that a frontier lab could never be funded by venture capital, so its compute suppliers had to become its investors. — tap to centre the map on it Nvidia's real miss was not seeing that a frontier lab could never be funded by venture capital, so its compute suppliers had to become its investors. Last stated 6 months ago
15 Apr 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-04-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Only a fifth of venture-backed founders are still CEO three years after going public, and the standard documents their lawyers gave them are why. — tap to centre the map on it Only a fifth of venture-backed founders are still CEO three years after going public, and the standard documents their lawyers gave them are why. Last stated 5 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Silicon Valley's intolerance of dissent functions as a kind of soft Leninism. — tap to centre the map on it Silicon Valley's intolerance of dissent functions as a kind of soft Leninism. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Dan Wang — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Taking venture capital funding pushes a company toward extreme binary outcomes and pressures it to extract more value from customers. — tap to centre the map on it Taking venture capital funding pushes a company toward extreme binary outcomes and pressures it to extract more value from customers. Last stated 5 years ago
4 Apr 2022
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Tom Preston-Werner — holds since 2022-04-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A system built from ordinary, mundane components can still give rise to genuine higher-level collective organization, as with ant colonies and pheromone chemistry. — tap to centre the map on it A system built from ordinary, mundane components can still give rise to genuine higher-level collective organization, as with ant colonies and pheromone chemistry. Last stated 2 months ago
31 Aug 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Because two generic mechanisms reproduce the observed distributions, large networks are governed by self-organizing rules that do not depend on what the network is made of. — tap to centre the map on it Because two generic mechanisms reproduce the observed distributions, large networks are governed by self-organizing rules that do not depend on what the network is made of. Last stated 27 years ago
21 Oct 1999
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Réka Albert — holds since 1999-10-21 — tap for who they are
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Albert-László Barabási — holds since 1999-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Large real-world networks share one property: the number of connections per node follows a scale-free power law. — tap to centre the map on it Large real-world networks share one property: the number of connections per node follows a scale-free power law. Last stated 27 years ago
21 Oct 1999
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Réka Albert — holds since 1999-10-21 — tap for who they are
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Albert-László Barabási — holds since 1999-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. — tap to centre the map on it America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Isaiah Taylor — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. — tap to centre the map on it American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation. Last stated 2 years ago
6 Apr 2025
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Molson Hart — holds since 2025-04-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident. — tap to centre the map on it Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely. — tap to centre the map on it "Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely. Last stated 3 months ago
3 Aug 2026
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Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new approach to forecasting the future should sit between techno-utopianism and dystopian imagery. — tap to centre the map on it A new approach to forecasting the future should sit between techno-utopianism and dystopian imagery. Last stated 2 years ago
by 24 Mar 2025
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Amber Case — holds since 2025-03-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles. — tap to centre the map on it AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles. Last stated 7 months ago
26 Mar 2026
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-03-26 — tap for who they are
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Blockchain's original sin was the belief that it had to replace the entire internet rather than fix money and finance
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AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Holds
As frontier AI model training costs balloon, funding is increasingly concentrated among big tech companies and nation-states rather than venture capital.
Holds
Being unable to raise venture capital is not a tragedy for a business.
Holds
Nuclear plants should be financed with venture equity rather than project finance, because what is left is technology-execution risk and American venture capital is the best in the world at underwriting that.
Holds
Nvidia's real miss was not seeing that a frontier lab could never be funded by venture capital, so its compute suppliers had to become its investors.
Holds
Only a fifth of venture-backed founders are still CEO three years after going public, and the standard documents their lawyers gave them are why.
Holds
Silicon Valley's intolerance of dissent functions as a kind of soft Leninism.
Holds
Taking venture capital funding pushes a company toward extreme binary outcomes and pressures it to extract more value from customers.
Holds
A system built from ordinary, mundane components can still give rise to genuine higher-level collective organization, as with ant colonies and pheromone chemistry.
Holds
Because two generic mechanisms reproduce the observed distributions, large networks are governed by self-organizing rules that do not depend on what the network is made of.
Holds
Large real-world networks share one property: the number of connections per node follows a scale-free power law.
Holds
America stopped building reactors because Three Mile Island was mismanaged as a public-relations event, not because anyone was harmed by it.
Holds
American manufacturing output cannot meaningfully rise without first building large amounts of new electricity generation.
Holds
Americans have repeatedly overreacted drastically to real problems like DDT, Y2K, and nuclear power, swept up in fear after one vivid incident.
Holds
"Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely.
Holds
A new approach to forecasting the future should sit between techno-utopianism and dystopian imagery.
Holds
AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles.
Holds