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← Differentiation requires new ideas, because doing the same thing gets you the same results.
17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 23 May 2006 to 17 Sept 2026.
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product management Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Differentiation requires new ideas, because doing the same thing gets you the same results. Differentiation requires new ideas, because doing the same thing gets you the same results. Last stated 9 months ago
18 Jan 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are increasingly arriving at the same ideas simultaneously, removing the gradient that let new ideas spread from an originator outward. — tap to centre the map on it People are increasingly arriving at the same ideas simultaneously, removing the gradient that let new ideas spread from an originator outward. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: New ideas usually fail outright or require drastic changes before they can succeed. — tap to centre the map on it New ideas usually fail outright or require drastic changes before they can succeed. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Aug 2024
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Steve Coast — holds since 2024-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Competition that removes differentiation makes everyone worse off, because it assumes people already know what they want. — tap to centre the map on it Competition that removes differentiation makes everyone worse off, because it assumes people already know what they want. Last stated 11 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Focusing on competitive differentiation is more destructive to clear strategic thinking than any other concept. — tap to centre the map on it Focusing on competitive differentiation is more destructive to clear strategic thinking than any other concept. Last stated 7 months ago
19 Mar 2026
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Ravi Mehta — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If an idea is obviously good, someone else has probably already done it. — tap to centre the map on it If an idea is obviously good, someone else has probably already done it. Last stated a year ago
23 May 2025
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Jessica Livingston — holds since 2025-05-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Old ideas can use new buildings, but new ideas must use old buildings — tap to centre the map on it Old ideas can use new buildings, but new ideas must use old buildings
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Jane Jacobs — holds since c. 1961 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creativity is never created from nothing but is always a derivation from existing elements, with greater creativity meaning a more distant derivation. — tap to centre the map on it Creativity is never created from nothing but is always a derivation from existing elements, with greater creativity meaning a more distant derivation. Last stated 6 years ago
15 Aug 2020
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Ming Thein — holds since 2020-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An idea can look obvious in hindsight only because the insight that makes it obvious was itself the hard discovery. — tap to centre the map on it An idea can look obvious in hindsight only because the insight that makes it obvious was itself the hard discovery. Last stated 11 years ago
31 Aug 2015
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Christopher Olah — holds since 2015-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. — tap to centre the map on it Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. — tap to centre the map on it An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Aspiring economists should take as many math and statistics courses as they can stomach — tap to centre the map on it Aspiring economists should take as many math and statistics courses as they can stomach Last stated 20 years ago
23 May 2006
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Greg Mankiw — holds since 2006-05-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
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Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. Last stated 4 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. — tap to centre the map on it A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls. Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
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Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
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Differentiation requires new ideas, because doing the same thing gets you the same results.
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People are increasingly arriving at the same ideas simultaneously, removing the gradient that let new ideas spread from an originator outward.
Holds
New ideas usually fail outright or require drastic changes before they can succeed.
Holds
Competition that removes differentiation makes everyone worse off, because it assumes people already know what they want.
Holds
Focusing on competitive differentiation is more destructive to clear strategic thinking than any other concept.
Holds
If an idea is obviously good, someone else has probably already done it.
Holds
Old ideas can use new buildings, but new ideas must use old buildings
Last stated c. 1961
Holds
Creativity is never created from nothing but is always a derivation from existing elements, with greater creativity meaning a more distant derivation.
Holds
An idea can look obvious in hindsight only because the insight that makes it obvious was itself the hard discovery.
Holds
Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus.
Holds
An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing.
Holds
Aspiring economists should take as many math and statistics courses as they can stomach
Holds
A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work.
Holds
A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity.
Holds
A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them
Last stated c. 1959
Holds
A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI.
Holds
A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to.
Holds
A body of publications is easy for AI models to consume via pretraining corpora but cumbersome for most humans due to CAPTCHAs, accounts, and paywalls.
Holds