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17 connected korrents · 15 moments on record from 16 Nov 2023 to 13 Sept 2026.
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13 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The one safe bet about AI is that models will improve, so what a company has to build is an organisation that gets better as models get better. — tap to centre the map on it The one safe bet about AI is that models will improve, so what a company has to build is an organisation that gets better as models get better. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Slow models are better company than fast ones, because the minutes an agent spends working are the minutes two humans get to talk about the design. — tap to centre the map on it Slow models are better company than fast ones, because the minutes an agent spends working are the minutes two humans get to talk about the design. Last stated 5 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Kent Beck — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised. — tap to centre the map on it A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised. Last stated 10 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Before building on a gap in the general models, work out whether that gap survives six months or three years. — tap to centre the map on it Before building on a gap in the general models, work out whether that gap survives six months or three years. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jul 2026
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Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Growth always stops eventually, and only a company that instrumented its business beforehand gets to find out why instead of scrambling. — tap to centre the map on it Growth always stops eventually, and only a company that instrumented its business beforehand gets to find out why instead of scrambling. Last stated 12 months ago
21 Sept 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Neither running everything through the founder nor pushing decisions down is the better way to run a company; each only works if it fits that company’s own resources and values. — tap to centre the map on it Neither running everything through the founder nor pushing decisions down is the better way to run a company; each only works if it fits that company’s own resources and values. Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
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Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Build where today's models succeed one percent of the time, not twenty: partial success means the capability is already arriving. — tap to centre the map on it Build where today's models succeed one percent of the time, not twenty: partial success means the capability is already arriving. Last stated 2 months ago
30 Jul 2026
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Jeff Dean — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A model you have to fine-tune for each thing you want it to do is not a general-purpose model. — tap to centre the map on it A model you have to fine-tune for each thing you want it to do is not a general-purpose model. Last stated a month ago
12 Aug 2026
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Chelsea Finn — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. Last stated a year ago
12 May 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. — tap to centre the map on it A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem. Last stated a year ago
23 Mar 2025
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Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly. — tap to centre the map on it A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly. Last stated a month ago
14 Aug 2026
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Susan Kare — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. — tap to centre the map on it After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. — tap to centre the map on it AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Jul 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-07-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible. — tap to centre the map on it Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible. Last stated 3 years ago
16 Nov 2023
JZ
Julie Zhuo — holds since 2023-11-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. — tap to centre the map on it A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes. Last stated 9 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill. Last stated 11 months ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
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If existing model companies slow down, starting a new model company becomes slightly more feasible.
Holds Read this korrent →
The one safe bet about AI is that models will improve, so what a company has to build is an organisation that gets better as models get better.
Holds DF Dylan Field
Slow models are better company than fast ones, because the minutes an agent spends working are the minutes two humans get to talk about the design.
Holds KB Kent Beck
A model company may face a winner's curse: it does all the hard innovation and is then one copy away from being commoditised.
Holds SN Satya Nadella
Before building on a gap in the general models, work out whether that gap survives six months or three years.
Holds JD Jeff Dean
Growth always stops eventually, and only a company that instrumented its business beforehand gets to find out why instead of scrambling.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
Neither running everything through the founder nor pushing decisions down is the better way to run a company; each only works if it fits that company’s own resources and values.
Holds CM Charity Majors
Build where today's models succeed one percent of the time, not twenty: partial success means the capability is already arriving.
Holds JD Jeff Dean
A model you have to fine-tune for each thing you want it to do is not a general-purpose model.
Holds CF Chelsea Finn
A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
A company deserves everyone in it, the chief executive included, to spend as much time as possible in their zone of genius — which is an org design problem.
Holds RV Rahul Vohra
A computer meant for anyone has to be understandable without a manual, and it has to be friendly.
Holds SK Susan Kare
After a decade of Swiss minimalism, design is about to swing back to something far more expressive.
Holds DF Dylan Field
AI acceleration threatens 'less software': without the constraint of scarce hours, even 37signals will likely build too much.
Holds
Better design does not mean more design: the most obvious designs are often invisible.
Holds JZ Julie Zhuo
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds GS George Saunders
A gift's perceived price is part of what it does, so a drink known to be cheap fails at its job however good it tastes.
Holds RS Rory Sutherland
A lot of people can match a framework for taste; almost nobody can create one, and creating one is the rare skill.
Holds DF Dylan Field