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Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Everything filed under venture capital venture capital Everything filed under management management Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Burn rate is a measure of risk, and preemptive rounds push successful companies to raise it whether or not they need to. Burn rate is a measure of risk, andpreemptive rounds push successfulcompanies to raise it whether or not theyneed to. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Jun 2026 BG Bill Gurley — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Doing PR before you have evidence customers want the thing is risky, because the publicity creates a sunk cost that makes the team see a failing product through. — tap to centre the map on it Doing PR before you have evidencecustomers want the thing is risky,because the publicity creates a sunkcost that makes the team see afailing product through. Last stated 11 months ago 5 Oct 2025 AC Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: There is never a right time to protect a company's mission: it is too early until it is suddenly too late, and success is what makes you a target. — tap to centre the map on it There is never a right time toprotect a company's mission: it istoo early until it is suddenly toolate, and success is what makes youa target. Last stated 4 months ago 10 May 2026 ER Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Even a long-horizon deep tech company should chase revenue sooner than it thinks, so that it is valued on its roadmap rather than on its probability of dying. — tap to centre the map on it Even a long-horizon deep techcompany should chase revenue soonerthan it thinks, so that it is valuedon its roadmap rather than on itsprobability of dying. Last stated a month ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Within a year or two a strong engineer's token spend will rival their salary, and companies will have to cap it like any other resource. — tap to centre the map on it Within a year or two a strongengineer's token spend will rivaltheir salary, and companies willhave to cap it like any otherresource. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Jul 2026 AM Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Approving purchases one at a time is the wrong place to control burn; spending review belongs earlier, in a budget people can make their own trade-offs inside. — tap to centre the map on it Approving purchases one at a time isthe wrong place to control burn;spending review belongs earlier, ina budget people can make their owntrade-offs inside. Last stated a month ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — 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 fromits mistakes the way a person does-- it repeats the same errorindefinitely unless a human noticesand writes it down. Last stated 5 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 nottrain its own model: it has to stayneutral ground for models to competeon. Last stated 5 days ago 3 Sept 2026 DR Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A machine can complete the task and completely miss the job -- coding makes this easy to see precisely because its tasks are so legible and verifiable. — tap to centre the map on it A machine can complete the task andcompletely miss the job -- codingmakes this easy to see preciselybecause its tasks are so legible andverifiable. Last stated 4 weeks ago 14 Aug 2026 SP Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-08-14 — 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 tomake a founder answer — the honestanswer can simply be that youstarted now. Last stated a month ago 28 Jul 2026 BS 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 awarning, and a belief everybodyshares is also a warning; the rightnumber of people who agree with youis small but not zero. Last stated a month ago 28 Jul 2026 SA Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder cannot delegate judgment: the chief executive has to make the decision that makes sense to them, however much momentum the alternative has. — tap to centre the map on it A founder cannot delegate judgment:the chief executive has to make thedecision that makes sense to them,however much momentum thealternative has. Last stated a month ago 7 Aug 2026 MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. — tap to centre the map on it A company that grows enougheventually has no need forinvestors. Last stated a week ago 1 Sept 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 finalownership stake for the founder of aVC-funded startup that works out. Last stated 2 months ago 18 Jul 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-18 — 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 toocapital-intensive for venture money;they need government or sovereignfunds behind them. Last stated 3 months ago 18 Jun 2026 LT Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Burn rate is a measure of risk, and preemptive rounds push successful companies to raise it whether or not they need to. Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 3 months ago Holds Bill Gurley Read this korrent →