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← Good economic times tend to produce bad financial ideas, while bad times produce good ones.

17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 2 Nov 2016 to 17 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under investing investing Everything filed under venture capital venture capital Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Everything filed under stock market stock market Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under public debt public debt Everything filed under friendship friendship 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: Good economic times tend to produce bad financial ideas, while bad times produce good ones. Good economic times tend to produce badfinancial ideas, while bad times producegood ones. Last stated 4 months ago 14 Jul 2026 JZ Jason Zweig — holds since 2026-07-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: There are no bad ideas among qualified people starting technology companies; there is only timing and execution. — tap to centre the map on it There are no bad ideas amongqualified people starting technologycompanies; there is only timing andexecution. Last stated 5 years ago 25 Jan 2022 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: More intelligent people tend to be better investors because of lower time-discounting, greater risk tolerance, and more accurate economic forecasts, not any single factor. — tap to centre the map on it More intelligent people tend to bebetter investors because of lowertime-discounting, greater risktolerance, and more accurateeconomic forecasts, not any singlefactor. Last stated 6 years ago 13 Mar 2021 GW Gwern — holds since 2021-03-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Government borrowing through the financial crisis and the pandemic was a good trade, because it repaired household balance sheets. — tap to centre the map on it Government borrowing through thefinancial crisis and the pandemicwas a good trade, because itrepaired household balance sheets. Last stated 2 months ago 28 Aug 2026 BC Ben Carlson — holds since 2026-08-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Focusing on money during the pre-date stage leads to poor relationships. — tap to centre the map on it Focusing on money during thepre-date stage leads to poorrelationships. Last stated 4 weeks ago 7 Oct 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: This period has been one of the best times for individual investors to outperform the market. — tap to centre the map on it This period has been one of the besttimes for individual investors tooutperform the market. Last stated a month ago 25 Sept 2026 BC Ben Carlson — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: An investor who ends up competing over a seed deal is a bad capitalist limiting their returns. — tap to centre the map on it An investor who ends up competingover a seed deal is a bad capitalistlimiting their returns. Last stated 3 months ago 29 Jul 2026 SL Sam Lessin — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Venture capital corrupts good ideas and potential products. — tap to centre the map on it Venture capital corrupts good ideasand potential products. Last stated 3 weeks ago 17 Oct 2026 TH Thom Hogan — holds since 2026-10-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Thinking harder about a decision has diminishing returns because reality is inherently unknowable. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking harder about a decision hasdiminishing returns because realityis inherently unknowable. Last stated 5 years ago 22 Feb 2022 NN Neel Nanda — holds since 2022-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it A belief system combining cosmicstakes, privileged knowledge,personal vocation and an imperativeto act can license extraordinarybehavior when it conflicts withordinary constraints. Last stated 2 months ago 17 Sept 2026 VR Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A belief that cannot be acted on, or whose actions carry no personal stakes, is more likely to be held for social reasons than because it is true. — tap to centre the map on it A belief that cannot be acted on, orwhose actions carry no personalstakes, is more likely to be heldfor social reasons than because itis true. Last stated 10 years ago 2 Nov 2016 KS Kevin Simler — holds since 2016-11-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it A cancellation-reason drop-downmeasures list order rather thanreasons: randomise the options andevery one of them gets pickedequally. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A "good business" now means one that can display quarter-on-quarter stock growth, not one that makes good products at a fair price. — tap to centre the map on it A "good business" now means one thatcan display quarter-on-quarter stockgrowth, not one that makes goodproducts at a fair price. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A high, stable dividend yield gives a stock's valuation a downside floor that growth stocks without dividends lack. — tap to centre the map on it A high, stable dividend yield givesa stock's valuation a downside floorthat growth stocks without dividendslack. Last stated 8 months ago 3 Mar 2026 SB Sanjay Bakshi — holds since 2026-03-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A society's prosperity comes from its productivity, not from the financial system or stock market. — tap to centre the map on it A society's prosperity comes fromits productivity, not from thefinancial system or stock market. Last stated a month ago 25 Sept 2026 MM Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — 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
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At the centre Good economic times tend to produce bad financial ideas, while bad times produce good ones. Last stated 14 Jul 2026 · 4 months ago Holds Jason Zweig Read this korrent →