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← Distribution is not success in itself, only the first step in building a moat.

17 connected korrents · 19 moments from 1 Jun 2022 to 21 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under investing investing Everything filed under venture capital venture capital Everything filed under ideas vs execution ideas vs execution Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under Google Google Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Distribution is not success in itself, only the first step in building a moat. Distribution is not success in itself,only the first step in building a moat. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 DH Dan Hockenmaier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Distribution has to be part of the product and proven from the beginning; building and hoping people come is a hope strategy, not a belief strategy. — tap to centre the map on it Distribution has to be part of theproduct and proven from thebeginning; building and hopingpeople come is a hope strategy, nota belief strategy. Last stated 5 months ago 14 Jun 2026 MP Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — 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 smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Durable distribution channels are built deliberately rather than found by chance. — tap to centre the map on it Durable distribution channels arebuilt deliberately rather than foundby chance. Last stated 5 months ago 11 Jun 2026 IG Ismail Ghallou — holds since 2026-06-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Now that everyone can build apps with AI, distribution is the thing that separates who wins. — tap to centre the map on it Now that everyone can build appswith AI, distribution is the thingthat separates who wins. Last stated 4 months ago 20 Jul 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-06-06 — tap for who they are PL Pieter Levels — no longer holds since 2026-07-20 — 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 moatsare based on how hard the softwareis to make. Last stated 2 months ago 6 Sept 2026 AA Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Distribution, not product-market fit, is the hard part of consumer technology, and almost nobody spends enough time on it. — tap to centre the map on it Distribution, not product-marketfit, is the hard part of consumertechnology, and almost nobody spendsenough time on it. Last stated 6 months ago 26 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company with no moats will eventually get copied by competitors no matter how good its product is. — tap to centre the map on it A company with no moats willeventually get copied by competitorsno matter how good its product is. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 PM Packy McCormick — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Which products become visible is decided by distribution friction rather than by any contest of merit. — tap to centre the map on it Which products become visible isdecided by distribution frictionrather than by any contest of merit. Last stated 3 years ago 26 Mar 2024 SG Seth Godin — holds since 2024-03-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cash-flowing core business can fund long-term speculative R&D in a way no venture capitalist would ever support. — tap to centre the map on it A cash-flowing core business canfund long-term speculative R&D in away no venture capitalist would eversupport. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — 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 thevaluation if it buys all of thecontrol, because the right to bewrong in your own way is whatfounding was for. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 MP 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 toocapital-intensive for venture money;they need government or sovereignfunds behind them. Last stated 5 months ago 18 Jun 2026 LT Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now. — tap to centre the map on it A bubble can only be identified inretrospect, so arguing about whetherone is happening now cannot besettled now. Last stated 11 months ago 9 Dec 2025 HM Howard Marks — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A contested or overturned election would permanently damage America's animal spirits, investment, productivity growth, Treasury yields, and the dollar. — tap to centre the map on it A contested or overturned electionwould permanently damage America'sanimal spirits, investment,productivity growth, Treasuryyields, and the dollar. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-21 — 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 linewritten that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 EV Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run a product and a project operating model at the same time. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run a product and aproject operating model at the sametime. Last stated a year ago 27 Oct 2025 PW Petra Wille — holds since 2025-10-27 — 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 willproduce useless products Last stated 3 years ago 8 Mar 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-08 — tap for who they are
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