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7 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Entrepreneurship is over-glorified: a parts-and-service business has none of the upside people imagine, because it does not grow the way a software company does. — tap to centre the map on it Entrepreneurship is over-glorified: a parts-and-service business has none of the upside people… Last stated 3 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it. — tap to centre the map on it Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it. Last stated 11 months ago
30 Sept 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will… Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Entrepreneurs benefit from setting ambitious goals, even though most people do not need grand ambitions at all. — tap to centre the map on it Entrepreneurs benefit from setting ambitious goals, even though most people do not need grand ambitions at all. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should manufacture fresh internal challenges for its best people, because the alternative is that they go and find those challenges at another company. — tap to centre the map on it A company should manufacture fresh internal challenges for its best people, because the alternative is that they go… Last stated 5 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Now that anyone can build fast, the hardest problem in starting something is not the tech, the software or the people, but getting attention. — tap to centre the map on it Now that anyone can build fast, the hardest problem in starting something is not the tech, the software or the… Last stated 4 weeks ago
10 Aug 2026
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Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-08-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When a business starts to feel easy it is about to get very hard; comfort is the warning sign, not the reward. — tap to centre the map on it When a business starts to feel easy it is about to get very hard; comfort is the warning sign, not the reward. Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Travis Kalanick — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Founding alone is still a bad idea even though AI lets one person get more done, because the point of a cofounder is to share the stress. — tap to centre the map on it Founding alone is still a bad idea even though AI lets one person get more done, because the point of a cofounder is to… Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. — tap to centre the map on it A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. Last stated 6 days ago
1 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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… Last stated 3 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… Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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… Last stated a month ago
3 Aug 2026
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Dmitri Dolgov — holds since 2026-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: DeepSeek's paper was the single most important thing Silicon Valley researchers read in years. — tap to centre the map on it DeepSeek's paper was the single most important thing Silicon Valley researchers read in years. Last stated 8 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Moonshots succeed more often than Silicon Valley's use of the word admits -- we actually got to the moon. — tap to centre the map on it Moonshots succeed more often than Silicon Valley's use of the word admits -- we actually got to the moon. Last stated 3 weeks ago
20 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. — tap to centre the map on it A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single… Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention. — tap to centre the map on it A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention. Last stated 4 days ago
3 Sept 2026
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision… Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
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Entrepreneurship is one of the most challenging pursuits, comparable to professional sports in how few people actually succeed.
Holds Read this korrent →
Entrepreneurship is over-glorified: a parts-and-service business has none of the upside people imagine, because it does not grow the way a software company does.
Holds KH Kelsey Hightower
Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it.
Holds LF Lex Fridman
A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it.
Holds
Entrepreneurs benefit from setting ambitious goals, even though most people do not need grand ambitions at all.
Holds
A company should manufacture fresh internal challenges for its best people, because the alternative is that they go and find those challenges at another company.
Holds TP Thuan Pham
Now that anyone can build fast, the hardest problem in starting something is not the tech, the software or the people, but getting attention.
Holds
When a business starts to feel easy it is about to get very hard; comfort is the warning sign, not the reward.
Holds TK Travis Kalanick
Founding alone is still a bad idea even though AI lets one person get more done, because the point of a cofounder is to share the stress.
Holds
A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors.
Holds
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Holds LT Lip-Bu Tan
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.
Holds
"Move fast and break things" is the wrong mantra when you are dealing with atoms; the job is to move fast and ship safely.
Holds DD Dmitri Dolgov
DeepSeek's paper was the single most important thing Silicon Valley researchers read in years.
Holds JH Jensen Huang
Moonshots succeed more often than Silicon Valley's use of the word admits -- we actually got to the moon.
Holds MH Max Hodak
A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance.
Holds WL Will Larson
A healthy on-call rotation needs at least six engineers for every alert to get an engineer's full attention.
Holds
A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline.
Holds JK Jeff Kaplan