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Read this korrent: How much someone needs to know depends on whether they want a fun demo or prototype or a product to sustain over time.
How much someone needs to know depends on whether they want a fun demo or prototype or a product to sustain over time.
Last stated 6 months ago
25 Mar 2026
FG
Flora Guo — holds since 2026-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is easy to get obsessed with a single prototype whose idea might be way off, so you do not want to take just one. — tap to centre the map on it
It is easy to get obsessed with a single prototype whose idea might be way off, so you do not want to take just one.
Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use. — tap to centre the map on it
You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use.
Last stated a month ago
25 Aug 2026
JB
John Bai — holds since 2026-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Before you raise money, ask what happens if you succeed - whether you will still want this company in ten or thirty years. — tap to centre the map on it
Before you raise money, ask what happens if you succeed - whether you will still want this company in ten or thirty years.
Last stated 2 months ago
31 Jul 2026
PC
Patrick Collison — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Designers need the fundamentals, being great at general product design, plus being truly curious and interested in the technology. — tap to centre the map on it
Designers need the fundamentals, being great at general product design, plus being truly curious and interested in the technology.
Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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Ian Silber — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The useful question about robot data is not how much is needed to finish but how much is needed to start a self-sustaining flywheel. — tap to centre the map on it
The useful question about robot data is not how much is needed to finish but how much is needed to start a self-sustaining flywheel.
Last stated a year ago
12 Sept 2025
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Sergey Levine — holds since 2025-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Great designers can both package up a new technology and push on what it ought to be able to do. — tap to centre the map on it
Great designers can both package up a new technology and push on what it ought to be able to do.
Last stated 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
IS
Ian Silber — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A good framework for designing products is to design for six months out: presume model capabilities will get better and build for the world you would then be in. — tap to centre the map on it
A good framework for designing products is to design for six months out: presume model capabilities will get better and build for the world you would then be in.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
9 Sept 2026
EB
Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The way to build excitement for an idea is still to make a really compelling prototype and tell a story, and that is much easier now. — tap to centre the map on it
The way to build excitement for an idea is still to make a really compelling prototype and tell a story, and that is much easier now.
Last stated 5 months ago
12 May 2026
KB
Katarina Batina — holds since 2026-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
21 Sept 2026
CC
Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 15 years ago
14 Apr 2011
BH
Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Access to AI will become a fundamental driver of the economy, and may eventually be considered a fundamental human right. — tap to centre the map on it
Access to AI will become a fundamental driver of the economy, and may eventually be considered a fundamental human right.
Last stated a year ago
23 Sept 2025
SA
Sam Altman — holds since 2025-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI increases productivity by boosting efficiency, and greater productivity means greater prosperity. — tap to centre the map on it
AI increases productivity by boosting efficiency, and greater productivity means greater prosperity.
Last stated a week ago
25 Sept 2026
MM
Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decolonization is truly the creation of new men — tap to centre the map on it
Decolonization is truly the creation of new men
FF
Frantz Fanon — holds since c. 1961 — 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 pace sustainably without constant overwork 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
Same subject: A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest — tap to centre the map on it
A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest
Last stated 2 years ago
8 Jun 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase — tap to centre the map on it
Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi — holds since c. 1996 — tap for who they are
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How much someone needs to know depends on whether they want a fun demo or prototype or a product to sustain over time.
Last stated 25 Mar 2026 · 6 months ago
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It is easy to get obsessed with a single prototype whose idea might be way off, so you do not want to take just one.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Ian Silber
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You can build anything now, but not everything is worth building; what matters is whether ideas take a shape somebody else would want to use.
Last stated 25 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds John Bai
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Before you raise money, ask what happens if you succeed - whether you will still want this company in ten or thirty years.
Last stated 31 Jul 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Patrick Collison
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Designers need the fundamentals, being great at general product design, plus being truly curious and interested in the technology.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Ian Silber
Similar wording
The useful question about robot data is not how much is needed to finish but how much is needed to start a self-sustaining flywheel.
Last stated 12 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Sergey Levine
Similar wording
Great designers can both package up a new technology and push on what it ought to be able to do.
Last stated 8 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Ian Silber
Similar wording
A good framework for designing products is to design for six months out: presume model capabilities will get better and build for the world you would then be in.
Last stated 9 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Ed Bayes
Similar wording
The way to build excitement for an idea is still to make a really compelling prototype and tell a story, and that is much easier now.
Last stated 12 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Katarina Batina
Same subject: agency
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Last stated 21 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: agency
A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard
Last stated 14 Apr 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Ben Horowitz
Same subject: agency
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 21 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: optimism
Access to AI will become a fundamental driver of the economy, and may eventually be considered a fundamental human right.
Last stated 23 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Sam Altman
Same subject: optimism
AI increases productivity by boosting efficiency, and greater productivity means greater prosperity.
Last stated 25 Sept 2026 · a week ago
Holds Mr. Money Mustache
Same subject: optimism
Decolonization is truly the creation of new men
Last stated c. 1961
Holds Frantz Fanon
Same subject: ambition
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Last stated 4 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: ambition
A life spent without taking bets on being early on an idea is one not lived to the fullest
Last stated 8 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: ambition
Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase
Last stated c. 1996
Holds Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi