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Read this korrent: Data is a moat
Data is a moat
Last stated yesterday
13 Oct 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The remaining business moats are proprietary data, network effects, distribution, hardware, capital, and regulation. — tap to centre the map on it
The remaining business moats are proprietary data, network effects, distribution, hardware, capital, and regulation.
Last stated 2 days ago
12 Oct 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Real-world, human-generated data is becoming the only durable moat for software businesses over the next decade. — tap to centre the map on it
Real-world, human-generated data is becoming the only durable moat for software businesses over the next decade.
Last stated 7 months ago
13 Mar 2026
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Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: None of the classic business moats are based on how hard the software is to make. — tap to centre the map on it
None of the classic business moats are based on how hard the software is to make.
Last stated a month ago
6 Sept 2026
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Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The durable competitive moat in an AI-driven business is proprietary human-originated data, not the AI itself. — tap to centre the map on it
The durable competitive moat in an AI-driven business is proprietary human-originated data, not the AI itself.
Last stated 7 months ago
20 Mar 2026
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Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-03-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some software moats will remain like social media and ecommerce, but they will be used by AI to build personal software — tap to centre the map on it
Some software moats will remain like social media and ecommerce, but they will be used by AI to build personal software
Last stated 3 days ago
11 Oct 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI seems, in the author's view, great at combining many data sources such as bank, health, air quality, revenue, and email data into one. — tap to centre the map on it
AI seems, in the author's view, great at combining many data sources such as bank, health, air quality, revenue, and email data into one.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
25 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There will be no single best model but a market of them, the way the database market split into analytics stores and transactional stores. — tap to centre the map on it
There will be no single best model but a market of them, the way the database market split into analytics stores and transactional stores.
Last stated a year ago
18 Aug 2025
BT
Bret Taylor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Product quality and software engineering ability no longer function as a competitive moat because AI can replicate them quickly. — tap to centre the map on it
Product quality and software engineering ability no longer function as a competitive moat because AI can replicate them quickly.
Last stated 6 months ago
3 Apr 2026
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Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-04-03 — 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: AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them. — tap to centre the map on it
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Last stated 4 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same. — tap to centre the map on it
Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same.
Last stated a month ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company captured by ideology will produce useless products — tap to centre the map on it
A company captured by ideology will produce useless products
Last stated 3 years ago
8 Mar 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company needs someone with a product vision to recover — tap to centre the map on it
A company needs someone with a product vision to recover
Last stated 4 years ago
5 Nov 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely. — tap to centre the map on it
"Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely.
Last stated 2 months ago
3 Aug 2026
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Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles. — tap to centre the map on it
AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles.
Last stated 7 months ago
26 Mar 2026
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Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-03-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Algorithmic optimization can optimize people to be resentful and angry online — tap to centre the map on it
Algorithmic optimization can optimize people to be resentful and angry online
Last stated 5 years ago
15 Feb 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-02-15 — tap for who they are
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Data is a moat
Last stated 13 Oct 2026 · yesterday
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The remaining business moats are proprietary data, network effects, distribution, hardware, capital, and regulation.
Last stated 12 Oct 2026 · 2 days ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
Real-world, human-generated data is becoming the only durable moat for software businesses over the next decade.
Last stated 13 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Arvid Kahl
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None of the classic business moats are based on how hard the software is to make.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Anish Acharya
Similar wording
The durable competitive moat in an AI-driven business is proprietary human-originated data, not the AI itself.
Last stated 20 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Arvid Kahl
Similar wording
Some software moats will remain like social media and ecommerce, but they will be used by AI to build personal software
Last stated 11 Oct 2026 · 3 days ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
AI seems, in the author's view, great at combining many data sources such as bank, health, air quality, revenue, and email data into one.
Last stated 25 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
There will be no single best model but a market of them, the way the database market split into analytics stores and transactional stores.
Last stated 18 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds Bret Taylor
Similar wording
Product quality and software engineering ability no longer function as a competitive moat because AI can replicate them quickly.
Last stated 3 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Arvid Kahl
Same subject: venture capital
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 2 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Same subject: venture capital
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Last stated 18 Jun 2026 · 4 months ago
Holds Lip-Bu Tan
Same subject: venture capital
Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same.
Last stated 3 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Paul Graham
Same subject: product management
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Elena Verna
Same subject: product management
A company captured by ideology will produce useless products
Last stated 8 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: product management
A company needs someone with a product vision to recover
Last stated 5 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: Silicon Valley
"Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely.
Last stated 3 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Dmitri Dolgov
Same subject: Silicon Valley
AI companies promote themselves around 'taste' because their products are unappealing outside tech circles.
Last stated 26 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Kyle Chayka
Same subject: Silicon Valley
Algorithmic optimization can optimize people to be resentful and angry online
Last stated 15 Feb 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson