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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 15 Jun 2012 to 4 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under software quality software quality Everything filed under design design Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Do not mistake your own strength for the strength of the thing you are building. Do not mistake your own strength for thestrength of the thing you are building. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 JF Jason Feifer — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every strength is its own weakness and every weakness is a strength; nobody gets every dimension of themselves to a hundred percent. — tap to centre the map on it Every strength is its own weaknessand every weakness is a strength;nobody gets every dimension ofthemselves to a hundred percent. Last stated a year ago 21 Sept 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humility is not weakness but a strength — tap to centre the map on it Humility is not weakness but astrength Last stated 9 years ago 6 Mar 2018 DC Daniel Coyle — holds since 2018-03-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: If engineers do not hold themselves to a high standard and build efficiently, somebody else will come along and impose it on them. — tap to centre the map on it If engineers do not hold themselvesto a high standard and buildefficiently, somebody else will comealong and impose it on them. Last stated 3 months ago 12 Aug 2026 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use. — tap to centre the map on it You can build anything now, but noteverything is worth building; whatmatters is whether ideas take ashape somebody else would want touse. Last stated 2 months ago 25 Aug 2026 JB John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: People should be allowed to take risks with their own tools when they judge it worth it. — tap to centre the map on it People should be allowed to takerisks with their own tools when theyjudge it worth it. Last stated 11 years ago 6 Apr 2016 VH Vi Hart — holds since 2016-04-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Others cannot judge your success: only you know whether you did your best — tap to centre the map on it Others cannot judge your success:only you know whether you did yourbest JW John Wooden — holds since c. 2001 — tap for who they are Same subject: Do not judge a product's beauty by its aesthetics; judge it by how it made you feel. — tap to centre the map on it Do not judge a product's beauty byits aesthetics; judge it by how itmade you feel. Last stated 3 years ago 16 Nov 2023 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-11-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Relying more and more on one's existing strengths eventually stops being a winning strategy. — tap to centre the map on it Relying more and more on one'sexisting strengths eventually stopsbeing a winning strategy. Last stated 11 months ago 1 Dec 2025 BT Brandon Taylor — holds since 2025-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dog expresses love and humility more plainly than a human can — tap to centre the map on it A dog expresses love and humilitymore plainly than a human can CD Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1872 — tap for who they are Same subject: A leader should be decisive but skeptical, acting firmly without being very sure of acting correctly — tap to centre the map on it A leader should be decisive butskeptical, acting firmly withoutbeing very sure of acting correctly JM James G. March — holds since c. 2013 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — 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: A candidate negotiating an offer should make every ask fit one line of logic. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate negotiating an offershould make every ask fit one lineof logic. Last stated 3 months ago 9 Aug 2026 AW Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 6 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company name can have different appeal to corporate buyers versus their customers. — tap to centre the map on it A company name can have differentappeal to corporate buyers versustheir customers. Last stated 4 weeks ago 4 Oct 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be gradedgood or bad; it is only the materialthat taste then gets to act on. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Do not mistake your own strength for the strength of the thing you are building. Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago Holds Jason Feifer Read this korrent →