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venture capital 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: Each team should track one metric that matters, not ten KPIs. Each team should track one metric that matters, not ten KPIs. Last stated a year ago
22 Sept 2025
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Grant Lee — holds since 2025-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Team output is still what matters, however hard the industry pushes to measure individual output. — tap to centre the map on it Team output is still what matters, however hard the industry pushes to measure individual output. Last stated 3 months ago
12 Aug 2026
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There is no such thing as a 10x person on a bad team. — tap to centre the map on it There is no such thing as a 10x person on a bad team. Last stated 3 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A product's core value needs both a phrase and a metric: metrics alone mean little to people, and a phrase alone does not get acted on. — tap to centre the map on it A product's core value needs both a phrase and a metric: metrics alone mean little to people, and a phrase alone does not get acted on. Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
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Peter Sellis — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When a benchmark disagrees with what people actually adopt, what it is telling you is that the thing it measures does not matter. — tap to centre the map on it When a benchmark disagrees with what people actually adopt, what it is telling you is that the thing it measures does not matter. Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
DR
Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The percentage of a team's code written by AI is a vanity metric. — tap to centre the map on it The percentage of a team's code written by AI is a vanity metric. Last stated a year ago
20 Aug 2025
ST
Sarah Tavel — holds since 2025-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Not every team has to have the same composition of people and skill sets. — tap to centre the map on it Not every team has to have the same composition of people and skill sets. Last stated 6 months ago
28 Apr 2026
PD
Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: On-ball scoring does not outweigh other core skills like defense and passing. — tap to centre the map on it On-ball scoring does not outweigh other core skills like defense and passing. Last stated 9 years ago
12 Feb 2018
BT
Ben Taylor — holds since 2018-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The gap between how much teams can now build and their real conviction that any of it matters is probably a much bigger problem than most admit. — tap to centre the map on it The gap between how much teams can now build and their real conviction that any of it matters is probably a much bigger problem than most admit. Last stated 2 months ago
10 Sept 2026
CV
Claire Vo — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. — tap to centre the map on it A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. Last stated a month ago
29 Sept 2026
DM
Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. — tap to centre the map on it A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. Last stated 15 years ago
23 Jan 2012
PM
Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
BS
Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. Last stated 3 months ago
28 Jul 2026
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
EK
Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago
14 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — 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 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A venture capital "regatta", where most of the race happens before the Series A, is replacing the VC factory model. — tap to centre the map on it A venture capital "regatta", where most of the race happens before the Series A, is replacing the VC factory model. Last stated 2 years ago
9 Dec 2024
SL
Sam Lessin — holds since 2024-12-09 — tap for who they are
At the centre
Each team should track one metric that matters, not ten KPIs.
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Team output is still what matters, however hard the industry pushes to measure individual output.
Holds
There is no such thing as a 10x person on a bad team.
Holds
A product's core value needs both a phrase and a metric: metrics alone mean little to people, and a phrase alone does not get acted on.
Holds
When a benchmark disagrees with what people actually adopt, what it is telling you is that the thing it measures does not matter.
Holds
The percentage of a team's code written by AI is a vanity metric.
Holds
Not every team has to have the same composition of people and skill sets.
Holds
On-ball scoring does not outweigh other core skills like defense and passing.
Holds
The gap between how much teams can now build and their real conviction that any of it matters is probably a much bigger problem than most admit.
Holds
A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Holds
A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work.
Holds
A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it.
Holds
“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Holds
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Holds
A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit.
Holds
A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit.
Holds
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.
Holds
A venture capital "regatta", where most of the race happens before the Series A, is replacing the VC factory model.
Holds