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30 Jul 2026
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JL Collins — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The point of money is what it can earn, not what it can buy. — tap to centre the map on it The point of money is what it can earn, not what it can buy. Last stated 7 months ago
3 Mar 2026
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JL Collins — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Whoever fails to satiate in capital rationally saves more, and therefore ends up holding most of the wealth in the long run. — tap to centre the map on it Whoever fails to satiate in capital rationally saves more, and therefore ends up holding most of the wealth in the long run. Last stated 4 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Phil Trammell — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An investor who never borrows against their securities can afford to think, because no fall in price can force them to sell. — tap to centre the map on it An investor who never borrows against their securities can afford to think, because no fall in price can force them to sell. Last stated 3 years ago
20 Feb 2024
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Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If money is the only thing holding someone back from what they want to do, they are not thinking clearly; there is always a way around it. — tap to centre the map on it If money is the only thing holding someone back from what they want to do, they are not thinking clearly; there is always a way around it. Last stated a year ago
14 May 2025
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2025-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Debt is best understood as narrowing the range of outcomes you can survive, not as a cost of capital. — tap to centre the map on it Debt is best understood as narrowing the range of outcomes you can survive, not as a cost of capital. Last stated 2 years ago
30 Apr 2024
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Morgan Housel — holds since 2024-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Buying the best business in the world at too high a price still produces poor returns. — tap to centre the map on it Buying the best business in the world at too high a price still produces poor returns. Last stated 3 years ago
20 Feb 2024
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Bill Ackman — holds since 2024-02-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Raise the number all you like, but never raise the lifestyle with it — you can make a lot of money and still be broke. — tap to centre the map on it Raise the number all you like, but never raise the lifestyle with it — you can make a lot of money and still be broke. Last stated 4 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Price selects the market: a serious buyer reads a low price as evidence that the product cannot possibly be good enough. — tap to centre the map on it Price selects the market: a serious buyer reads a low price as evidence that the product cannot possibly be good enough. Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost all of the dot-com era's exuberance turned out to be warranted; we remember the failures and forget the value that era created. — tap to centre the map on it Almost all of the dot-com era's exuberance turned out to be warranted; we remember the failures and forget the value that era created. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Bret Taylor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Buying and holding a handful of index funds for decades outperforms most people who trade to beat the market, including most professionals. — tap to centre the map on it Buying and holding a handful of index funds for decades outperforms most people who trade to beat the market, including most professionals. Last stated 2 years ago
24 Aug 2024
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Jason Zweig — holds since 2024-08-24 — 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 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 should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for. — tap to centre the map on it A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — 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 2 months ago
18 Jul 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are
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Buying beyond what you can comfortably afford leaves people financially weaker and stuck living paycheck to paycheck.
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The point of money is what it can earn, not what it can buy.
Holds
Whoever fails to satiate in capital rationally saves more, and therefore ends up holding most of the wealth in the long run.
Holds
An investor who never borrows against their securities can afford to think, because no fall in price can force them to sell.
Holds
If money is the only thing holding someone back from what they want to do, they are not thinking clearly; there is always a way around it.
Holds
Debt is best understood as narrowing the range of outcomes you can survive, not as a cost of capital.
Holds
Buying the best business in the world at too high a price still produces poor returns.
Holds
Raise the number all you like, but never raise the lifestyle with it — you can make a lot of money and still be broke.
Holds
Price selects the market: a serious buyer reads a low price as evidence that the product cannot possibly be good enough.
Holds
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Holds
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Holds
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Holds
A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price.
Holds
Almost all of the dot-com era's exuberance turned out to be warranted; we remember the failures and forget the value that era created.
Holds
Buying and holding a handful of index funds for decades outperforms most people who trade to beat the market, including most professionals.
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
A founder should take half the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for.
Holds
About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out.
Holds