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Read this korrent: Cutting costs is not a sufficient core strategy for competing against giant, deep-pocketed competitors.
Cutting costs is not a sufficient core strategy for competing against giant, deep-pocketed competitors.
Last stated 33 years ago
10 Sept 1993
TP
Tom Peters — holds since 1993-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business's only real competition is its own costs, not the alternatives on the market, because staying in business means making more than you spend. — tap to centre the map on it
A business's only real competition is its own costs, not the alternatives on the market, because staying in business means making more than you spend.
Last stated 8 months ago
15 Feb 2026
JF
Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies do not have sufficient incentives to mitigate the major risks of AI, and competition between them is driving corner-cutting. — tap to centre the map on it
Companies do not have sufficient incentives to mitigate the major risks of AI, and competition between them is driving corner-cutting.
Last stated 2 years ago
15 Feb 2025
MB
Miles Brundage — holds since 2025-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even if AI succeeds overall, a company could still be financially harmed if its customers switch en masse to a competitor's superior model. — tap to centre the map on it
Even if AI succeeds overall, a company could still be financially harmed if its customers switch en masse to a competitor's superior model.
Last stated 9 months ago
10 Feb 2026
JP
Joseph Politano — holds since 2026-02-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is very hard to start with a broad, low-margin consumer product and work your way up into premium positioning. — tap to centre the map on it
It is very hard to start with a broad, low-margin consumer product and work your way up into premium positioning.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
ES
Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Keeping powerful models available only to a chosen few is not a good strategy. — tap to centre the map on it
Keeping powerful models available only to a chosen few is not a good strategy.
Last stated 3 months ago
7 Aug 2026
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Companies with sunk cost in an existing paradigm find it very painful to build the new thing from scratch. — tap to centre the map on it
Companies with sunk cost in an existing paradigm find it very painful to build the new thing from scratch.
Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
RU
Roman Ugarte — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Selling an undifferentiated product while expecting returns above the cost of capital is unrealistic. — tap to centre the map on it
Selling an undifferentiated product while expecting returns above the cost of capital is unrealistic.
Last stated 2 years ago
1 Oct 2024
TG
Tren Griffin — holds since 2024-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A margin only counts while you are still investing heavily, because cutting the investment raises this year's margin and lowers the long-term one. — tap to centre the map on it
A margin only counts while you are still investing heavily, because cutting the investment raises this year's margin and lowers the long-term one.
Last stated a year ago
16 Jul 2025
JD
Jamie Dimon — holds since 2025-07-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
MM
Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
BS
Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. — tap to centre the map on it
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
HK
Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — 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
KP
Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
DR
Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do. — tap to centre the map on it
A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do.
Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
KP
Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week. — tap to centre the map on it
A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week.
Last stated a week ago
21 Oct 2026
PS
Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests. — tap to centre the map on it
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Last stated 3 years ago
18 Mar 2024
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2024-03-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact. — tap to centre the map on it
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Last stated 9 months ago
12 Feb 2026
AK
Andrej Karpathy — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
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Cutting costs is not a sufficient core strategy for competing against giant, deep-pocketed competitors.
Last stated 10 Sept 1993 · 33 years ago
Holds Tom Peters
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A business's only real competition is its own costs, not the alternatives on the market, because staying in business means making more than you spend.
Last stated 15 Feb 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Jason Fried
Similar wording
Companies do not have sufficient incentives to mitigate the major risks of AI, and competition between them is driving corner-cutting.
Last stated 15 Feb 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Miles Brundage
Similar wording
Even if AI succeeds overall, a company could still be financially harmed if its customers switch en masse to a competitor's superior model.
Last stated 10 Feb 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Joseph Politano
Similar wording
It is very hard to start with a broad, low-margin consumer product and work your way up into premium positioning.
Last stated 12 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Evan Spiegel
Similar wording
Keeping powerful models available only to a chosen few is not a good strategy.
Last stated 7 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Sam Altman
Similar wording
Companies with sunk cost in an existing paradigm find it very painful to build the new thing from scratch.
Last stated 8 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Roman Ugarte
Similar wording
Selling an undifferentiated product while expecting returns above the cost of capital is unrealistic.
Last stated 1 Oct 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Tren Griffin
Similar wording
A margin only counts while you are still investing heavily, because cutting the investment raises this year's margin and lowers the long-term one.
Last stated 16 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Jamie Dimon
Same subject: AI alignment
A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad.
Last stated 7 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Mr. Money Mustache
Same subject: AI alignment
A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail.
Last stated 7 May 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Buck Shlegeris
Same subject: AI alignment
A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Henrik Karlsson
Same subject: Anthropic
"I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out.
Last stated 19 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Kris Puckett
Same subject: Anthropic
A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year.
Last stated 3 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Dax Raad
Same subject: Anthropic
A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do.
Last stated 19 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Kris Puckett
Same subject: OpenAI
A PHP vulnerability found with GPT-5.6 Sol will cause havoc this week.
Last stated 21 Oct 2026 · a week ago
Holds Peter Steinberger
Same subject: OpenAI
A startup should not begin life as a nonprofit and bolt a for-profit arm on later, whatever OpenAI's own history suggests.
Last stated 18 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Sam Altman
Same subject: OpenAI
A tiny language model inventing a plausible-sounding name is the same phenomenon as a large one confidently stating a false fact.
Last stated 12 Feb 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Andrej Karpathy