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17 connected korrents · 16 moments from 1 Feb 1903 to 10 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about ambition .
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19 Aug 2026
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Scott Wu — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After a year or more of building for velocity, the next year will probably be won on ambition instead. — tap to centre the map on it After a year or more of building for velocity, the next year will probably be won on ambition instead. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
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Claire Vo — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ambition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition does not equate with happiness: in the Harvard aging cohort it was the people who lived average lives who reported being happiest. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ambition in founders is mostly inborn, which is why stories of a founder acquiring it during a batch are rare. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition in founders is mostly inborn, which is why stories of a founder acquiring it during a batch are rare. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ambition should be measured in the eyes of your customer rather than your peers, which means being willing to take the best ideas wherever you find them. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition should be measured in the eyes of your customer rather than your peers, which means being willing to take the best ideas wherever you find them. Last stated 5 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI agent's execution is only as good as the goal and the verification criteria given to it; ambition without verification is just a wish. — tap to centre the map on it An AI agent's execution is only as good as the goal and the verification criteria given to it; ambition without verification is just a wish. Last stated 6 months ago
10 May 2026
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Jason Liu — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An inventor's highest ambition should be that the invention is eventually taken for granted and stops being seen as an invention at all. — tap to centre the map on it An inventor's highest ambition should be that the invention is eventually taken for granted and stops being seen as an invention at all. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Black Americans should support Booker T. Washington's thrift and industrial training but firmly oppose his acceptance of injustice — tap to centre the map on it Black Americans should support Booker T. Washington's thrift and industrial training but firmly oppose his acceptance of injustice Last stated 124 years ago
1 Feb 1903
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W. E. B. Du Bois — holds since 1903-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — 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 from its mistakes the way a person does -- it repeats the same error indefinitely unless a human notices and writes it down. Last stated 7 months ago
25 Mar 2026
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Mario Zechner — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. — tap to centre the map on it A coding agent left to run over a weekend returns work that is half good, a quarter garbage and a quarter in need of repair. Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
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Clay Bavor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. — tap to centre the map on it A developer using AI coding tools remains responsible for reviewing the code they ship. Last stated 8 months ago
10 Mar 2026
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Jon Seager — holds since 2026-03-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A software engineer who is not using a tool like Cursor is working at half productivity or worse. — tap to centre the map on it A software engineer who is not using a tool like Cursor is working at half productivity or worse. 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: AI coding agents work best with the same general-purpose tools built for humans, such as git and file utilities, rather than agent-specific interfaces. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding agents work best with the same general-purpose tools built for humans, such as git and file utilities, rather than agent-specific interfaces. Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Harper Reed — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop. — tap to centre the map on it AI agents and AI coding will run on servers and from the cloud first, not on your laptop. Last stated 4 months ago
28 Jun 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-06-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI coding assistant's tendency to infer what a user means rather than exactly what they typed is both its greatest strength and the reason it is hard to trust. — tap to centre the map on it An AI coding assistant's tendency to infer what a user means rather than exactly what they typed is both its greatest strength and the reason it is hard to trust. Last stated 9 months ago
22 Jan 2026
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Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-01-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An app used every day should be built by a thoughtful team of engineers rather than one-shotted with Claude. — tap to centre the map on it An app used every day should be built by a thoughtful team of engineers rather than one-shotted with Claude. Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
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Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are