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Read this korrent: Cheap execution probably still needs judgment, now that teams can ship all their bad ideas.
Cheap execution probably still needs judgment, now that teams can ship all their bad ideas.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Claire Vo — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The job of a design group is to try to shoot down every new idea; the ones that survive the attempt are probably the good ones. — tap to centre the map on it
The job of a design group is to try to shoot down every new idea; the ones that survive the attempt are probably the good ones.
Last stated 5 months ago
13 May 2026
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Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Teams have to unlearn that built means done and that done means good. — tap to centre the map on it
Teams have to unlearn that built means done and that done means good.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
10 Sept 2026
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Katie Dill — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There are no bad ideas among qualified people starting technology companies; there is only timing and execution. — tap to centre the map on it
There are no bad ideas among qualified people starting technology companies; there is only timing and execution.
Last stated 5 years ago
25 Jan 2022
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People with poor taste or judgment tend to cluster together and reinforce each other's choices. — tap to centre the map on it
People with poor taste or judgment tend to cluster together and reinforce each other's choices.
Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Jeffrey Zeldman — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You cannot get real feedback on a new consumer product before shipping the whole thing; feedback starts when somebody spends their own money on it. — tap to centre the map on it
You cannot get real feedback on a new consumer product before shipping the whole thing; feedback starts when somebody spends their own money on it.
Last stated 4 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is always right to ship a game late rather than bad, because a bad game is bad forever while a late good game is eventually released and is good. — tap to centre the map on it
It is always right to ship a game late rather than bad, because a bad game is bad forever while a late good game is eventually released and is good.
Last stated a year ago
30 Apr 2025
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Tim Sweeney — holds since 2025-04-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The rule to defer judgment encourages design by committee; effective teams do not defer criticism, they create through it. — tap to centre the map on it
The rule to defer judgment encourages design by committee; effective teams do not defer criticism, they create through it.
Last stated 7 years ago
22 Jul 2019
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Don Norman — holds since 2019-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Not being able to ship clogs down a software development team's momentum — tap to centre the map on it
Not being able to ship clogs down a software development team's momentum
Last stated 4 years ago
8 Dec 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-12-08 — 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 2 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 2 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 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — 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 enough eventually has no need for investors.
Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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: 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: 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
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Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it
A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones.
Last stated 3 years ago
17 Feb 2024
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Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold. — tap to centre the map on it
A group of businesses only works when every one of them feeds the others, and everything that does not fit the strategy should be sold.
Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
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Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
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