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Everything filed under customer demand customer demand Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under market efficiency market efficiency Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under economists economists Everything filed under mental models mental models Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: If there is no competition there is probably a reason, because demand tends to pull some sort of supply into existence. If there is no competition there isprobably a reason, because demand tends topull some sort of supply into existence. Last stated 3 months ago 19 Aug 2026 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Having little competition is bad for a business, because without a rival nobody keeps you honest about whether something is really good. — tap to centre the map on it Having little competition is bad fora business, because without a rivalnobody keeps you honest aboutwhether something is really good. Last stated 10 months ago 18 Jan 2026 TL Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-01-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Industries do not stay competitive markets; over time most settle into a monopoly or, more often, an oligopoly. — tap to centre the map on it Industries do not stay competitivemarkets; over time most settle intoa monopoly or, more often, anoligopoly. Last stated 5 years ago 25 Jan 2022 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Demand exists independently of products or features. — tap to centre the map on it Demand exists independently ofproducts or features. Last stated 4 months ago 7 Jul 2026 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-07-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Competition that removes differentiation makes everyone worse off, because it assumes people already know what they want. — tap to centre the map on it Competition that removesdifferentiation makes everyone worseoff, because it assumes peoplealready know what they want. Last stated 11 months ago 9 Dec 2025 RS Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Just pitching supply tends to get pleasant nods without finding demand. — tap to centre the map on it Just pitching supply tends to getpleasant nods without findingdemand. Last stated 4 weeks ago 9 Oct 2026 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business's only real competition is its own costs, not the alternatives on the market, because staying in business means making more than you spend. — tap to centre the map on it A business's only real competitionis its own costs, not thealternatives on the market, becausestaying in business means makingmore than you spend. Last stated 9 months ago 15 Feb 2026 JF Jason Fried — holds since 2026-02-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology. — tap to centre the map on it A dominant company's lead in marketshare compounds over time andbecomes harder for competitors toclose, especially in technology. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Sept 2026 BR Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Scarcity and difficulty of production, not just usefulness, are what let a seller charge more. — tap to centre the map on it Scarcity and difficulty ofproduction, not just usefulness, arewhat let a seller charge more. Last stated 4 months ago 11 Jul 2026 JJ Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-07-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: "The market wasn't ready" is kind of meaningless, because a founder who had looked for demand could have found something. — tap to centre the map on it "The market wasn't ready" is kind ofmeaningless, because a founder whohad looked for demand could havefound something. Last stated 3 months ago 19 Aug 2026 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A felt want stays theoretical until the action of businessmen turns it into effective demand. — tap to centre the map on it A felt want stays theoretical untilthe action of businessmen turns itinto effective demand. PD Peter Drucker — holds since c. 1954 — tap for who they are Same subject: A maker should lead the public with new products instead of asking what they want, because the public does not know what is possible. — tap to centre the map on it A maker should lead the public withnew products instead of asking whatthey want, because the public doesnot know what is possible. AM Akio Morita — holds since c. 1986 — tap for who they are Same subject: A startup that unblocks latent demand on many people's to-do lists can grow insanely fast. — tap to centre the map on it A startup that unblocks latentdemand on many people's to-do listscan grow insanely fast. Last stated 4 weeks ago 9 Oct 2026 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Demand is so hard to conjure that founders should find it and choose their tactics from the demand side. — tap to centre the map on it Demand is so hard to conjure thatfounders should find it and choosetheir tactics from the demand side. Last stated a year ago 12 Sept 2025 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2025-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: In a great market, the market pulls the product out of the startup. — tap to centre the map on it In a great market, the market pullsthe product out of the startup. Last stated 19 years ago 25 Jun 2007 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2007-06-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Consumers cobbling together workarounds for a job they are struggling with are a sign of potential customers. — tap to centre the map on it Consumers cobbling togetherworkarounds for a job they arestruggling with are a sign ofpotential customers. CC Clayton Christensen — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are Same subject: Markets that do not exist cannot be analyzed; suppliers and customers must discover them together. — tap to centre the map on it Markets that do not exist cannot beanalyzed; suppliers and customersmust discover them together. CC Clayton Christensen — holds since c. 1997 — tap for who they are Same subject: Short of a truly transformative product, do not count on creating a new market from scratch. — tap to centre the map on it Short of a truly transformativeproduct, do not count on creating anew market from scratch. Last stated 19 years ago 25 Jun 2007 MA Marc Andreessen — holds since 2007-06-25 — tap for who they are
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At the centre If there is no competition there is probably a reason, because demand tends to pull some sort of supply into existence. Last stated 19 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago Holds Rob Snyder Read this korrent →