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23 Jan 2026
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Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Talking to customers about your product risks discovering that you are wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Talking to customers about your product risks discovering that you are wrong. Last stated 4 years ago
6 Jun 2022
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Steve Coast — holds since 2022-06-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who takes their bearings from what everyone around them is saying will end up nowhere; you have to build your own compass for what the future looks like. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who takes their bearings from what everyone around them is saying will end up nowhere; you have to build your own compass for what the future looks like. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
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Alexandr Wang — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The technology a company is founded on can be exactly wrong and still not matter, so long as the founders confront reality and can learn. — tap to centre the map on it The technology a company is founded on can be exactly wrong and still not matter, so long as the founders confront reality and can learn. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The single most valuable thing a founder can find is a belief they can hold with reason that the conventional wisdom says is wrong. — tap to centre the map on it The single most valuable thing a founder can find is a belief they can hold with reason that the conventional wisdom says is wrong. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder's gut instincts are almost always right and the ideas built on top of them are usually wrong, so the work is to isolate the instinct and test many ideas around it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder's gut instincts are almost always right and the ideas built on top of them are usually wrong, so the work is to isolate the instinct and test many ideas around it. Last stated 3 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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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 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An agent repeats its own history: whatever it did on the last change — ran the tests or skipped them — is what it will do on the next one, because it is predicting the next message in the conversation. — tap to centre the map on it An agent repeats its own history: whatever it did on the last change — ran the tests or skipped them — is what it will do on the next one, because it is predicting the next message in the conversation. Last stated 2 months ago
15 Jul 2026
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Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — 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 3 weeks 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 behind them. 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 formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same. Last stated 3 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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 in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now. Last stated 9 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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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 a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company priced in the trillions is not thereby overpriced; the test is what revenues and margins that price actually requires. — tap to centre the map on it A company priced in the trillions is not thereby overpriced; the test is what revenues and margins that price actually requires. Last stated 10 months ago
3 Dec 2025
AD
Aswath Damodaran — holds since 2025-12-03 — 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 line written that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. — tap to centre the map on it A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default. Last stated 2 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
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Frequent conversations with customers continually correct a founder's mistaken assumptions about the market.
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Talking to customers about your product risks discovering that you are wrong.
Holds
A founder who takes their bearings from what everyone around them is saying will end up nowhere; you have to build your own compass for what the future looks like.
Holds
The technology a company is founded on can be exactly wrong and still not matter, so long as the founders confront reality and can learn.
Holds
The single most valuable thing a founder can find is a belief they can hold with reason that the conventional wisdom says is wrong.
Holds
A founder's gut instincts are almost always right and the ideas built on top of them are usually wrong, so the work is to isolate the instinct and test many ideas around it.
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 founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at.
Holds
An agent repeats its own history: whatever it did on the last change — ran the tests or skipped them — is what it will do on the next one, because it is predicting the next message in the conversation.
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
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
A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now.
Holds
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.
Holds
A company priced in the trillions is not thereby overpriced; the test is what revenues and margins that price actually requires.
Holds
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Holds
A company should hire a product manager only against a specific need, never by default.
Holds
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Holds