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behavioural 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: Business is unknowable in advance, so the only way to operate is to do something almost guaranteed to be wrong. Business is unknowable in advance, so the only way to operate is to do something almost guaranteed to be wrong. Last stated 9 months ago
30 Jan 2026
RS
Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is fundamentally about solving a problem for someone while yielding a profit from the transaction. — tap to centre the map on it A business is fundamentally about solving a problem for someone while yielding a profit from the transaction. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Aug 2024
TS
Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago
29 Sept 2018
TG
Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Early in any endeavor there is no data, only informed guesses, and they should be treated as guesses. — tap to centre the map on it Early in any endeavor there is no data, only informed guesses, and they should be treated as guesses. Last stated 9 months ago
30 Jan 2026
CW
Christina Wodtke — holds since 2026-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When you start a business, you get to make all the rules and decide how things should work without following norms. — tap to centre the map on it When you start a business, you get to make all the rules and decide how things should work without following norms. Last stated a year ago
14 May 2025
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2025-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You cannot be fully certain that any sufficiently complicated system will work as intended in production — tap to centre the map on it You cannot be fully certain that any sufficiently complicated system will work as intended in production Last stated 3 years ago
30 Apr 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The virtue-before-profit strategy is simple to explain but almost impossible for a company to follow. — tap to centre the map on it The virtue-before-profit strategy is simple to explain but almost impossible for a company to follow. Last stated a year ago
9 May 2025
JS
John Siracusa — holds since 2025-05-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A pre-mortem has to treat the failure as certain and ask why it happened; asking what could go wrong is too tentative to work. — tap to centre the map on it A pre-mortem has to treat the failure as certain and ask why it happened; asking what could go wrong is too tentative to work. Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
GK
Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup does not have to set out to build the greatest business in history; a merely good business is a legitimate thing to aim at. — tap to centre the map on it A startup does not have to set out to build the greatest business in history; a merely good business is a legitimate thing to aim at. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
AS
Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes Last stated 14 years ago
15 Jun 2012
BH
Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A clueless person gains nothing by learning from others, because others are just as clueless. — tap to centre the map on it A clueless person gains nothing by learning from others, because others are just as clueless. Last stated 2 years ago
4 Dec 2024
KG
Kapil Gupta — holds since 2024-12-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. — tap to centre the map on it A designer's assumption about where a component belongs is a personal assumption and does not mean that the market or the users will react to the component that way. Last stated 7 months ago
2 Apr 2026
MS
Marvin Schwaibold — holds since 2026-04-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Argue like you are right and listen like you are wrong, with the humility to know what you do not know. — tap to centre the map on it Argue like you are right and listen like you are wrong, with the humility to know what you do not know. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
AG
Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Asking very naive questions goes a long way in a young field like AI. — tap to centre the map on it Asking very naive questions goes a long way in a young field like AI. Last stated a year ago
16 Jun 2025
JK
Jared Kaplan — holds since 2025-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Continuing to learn means that today's views will probably look slightly immature and naive later. — tap to centre the map on it Continuing to learn means that today's views will probably look slightly immature and naive later. Last stated 6 years ago
13 Oct 2020
CP
Chamath Palihapitiya — holds since 2020-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A really good product manager has to be very confident, often to the point of bordering on arrogance. — tap to centre the map on it A really good product manager has to be very confident, often to the point of bordering on arrogance. Last stated 2 months ago
20 Sept 2026
PS
Peter Sellis — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being the domain expert on your own needs doesn't make you the expert on how to address those needs. — tap to centre the map on it Being the domain expert on your own needs doesn't make you the expert on how to address those needs. Last stated a month ago
25 Sept 2026
CD
Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Mindlessly automating even the delivery product owner role is likely to hurt the product and the business. — tap to centre the map on it Mindlessly automating even the delivery product owner role is likely to hurt the product and the business. Last stated 4 months ago
16 Jul 2026
IG
Itamar Gilad — holds since 2026-07-16 — tap for who they are