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← Great ideas are often perceived as bad or incomprehensible because they exist outside the existing paradigm.

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 27 Jan 2017 to 17 Aug 2026.

Everything filed under innovation innovation Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under courage courage Everything filed under taste taste Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Great ideas are often perceived as bad or incomprehensible because they exist outside the existing paradigm. Great ideas are often perceived as bad orincomprehensible because they existoutside the existing paradigm. Last stated 4 years ago 1 May 2023 VV Visakan Veerasamy — holds since 2023-05-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: The ideas that end up mattering sound stupid at first, because that is where the value is locked up; copying the best with a tweak never works. — tap to centre the map on it The ideas that end up matteringsound stupid at first, because thatis where the value is locked up;copying the best with a tweak neverworks. Last stated 3 months ago 26 Jul 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: The fear of looking stupid or incompetent is a major factor that prevents people from having great ideas. — tap to centre the map on it The fear of looking stupid orincompetent is a major factor thatprevents people from having greatideas. Last stated 4 years ago 1 May 2023 VV Visakan Veerasamy — holds since 2023-05-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Often people mistake the depth of thought needed to create something that coheres for making something that looks aesthetically simple, which is almost never the case of anything great. — tap to centre the map on it Often people mistake the depth ofthought needed to create somethingthat coheres for making somethingthat looks aesthetically simple,which is almost never the case ofanything great. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 JY Jason Yuan — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: Good ideas come from asking how you would solve a problem from first principles, rather than staying anchored on how it is solved today. — tap to centre the map on it Good ideas come from asking how youwould solve a problem from firstprinciples, rather than stayinganchored on how it is solved today. Last stated 3 months ago 30 Jul 2026 JD Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Great ideas are not all taken: many multi-billion-dollar businesses were buildable years earlier and nobody built them for no reason other than that nobody did. — tap to centre the map on it Great ideas are not all taken: manymulti-billion-dollar businesses werebuildable years earlier and nobodybuilt them for no reason other thanthat nobody did. Last stated 3 months ago 28 Jul 2026 BS Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: The best startups often look like unpromising or bad ideas at first. — tap to centre the map on it The best startups often look likeunpromising or bad ideas at first. Last stated 9 years ago 29 Jun 2017 JL Jessica Livingston — holds since 2017-06-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: New ideas usually fail outright or require drastic changes before they can succeed. — tap to centre the map on it New ideas usually fail outright orrequire drastic changes before theycan succeed. Last stated 2 years ago 9 Aug 2024 SC Steve Coast — holds since 2024-08-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Bad-looking ideas often turn out to be the best ones, and pushing boundaries increases the odds of finding something valuable. — tap to centre the map on it Bad-looking ideas often turn out tobe the best ones, and pushingboundaries increases the odds offinding something valuable. Last stated 10 years ago 27 Jan 2017 HM Hilary Mason — holds since 2017-01-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A contest between five paid firms is not the way to get good creative work. — tap to centre the map on it A contest between five paid firms isnot the way to get good creativework. Last stated 3 months ago 14 Aug 2026 SK Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A culture that is uncompromising but also kind and supportive is the most fertile ground for creativity. — tap to centre the map on it A culture that is uncompromising butalso kind and supportive is the mostfertile ground for creativity. Last stated 7 months ago 12 Apr 2026 ES Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feeling of responsibility is probably the greatest inhibitor of creativity; great ideas came from people not paid to have them — tap to centre the map on it A feeling of responsibility isprobably the greatest inhibitor ofcreativity; great ideas came frompeople not paid to have them IA Isaac Asimov — holds since c. 1959 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Return on tokens" has the same measurement problems as hours and capacity: it still hinges on a theory of value. — tap to centre the map on it "Return on tokens" has the samemeasurement problems as hours andcapacity: it still hinges on atheory of value. Last stated 3 months ago 17 Aug 2026 JC John Cutler — holds since 2026-08-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A badly written AI outbound email is evidence of a bad vendor, not of a limit of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A badly written AI outbound email isevidence of a bad vendor, not of alimit of AI. Last stated 10 months ago 1 Jan 2026 JL Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A bigger context window does not give you a smarter model; the intelligence of the model is what decides how much of that window it can actually attend to. — tap to centre the map on it A bigger context window does notgive you a smarter model; theintelligence of the model is whatdecides how much of that window itcan actually attend to. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 DH Dex Horthy — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Great ideas are often perceived as bad or incomprehensible because they exist outside the existing paradigm. Last stated 1 May 2023 · 4 years ago Holds Visakan Veerasamy Read this korrent →