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← In entrepreneurship it is best to assume every answer is “no” by default.

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Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under investing investing Everything filed under product management product management Everything filed under venture capital venture capital Everything filed under humility humility Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under management management Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: In entrepreneurship it is best to assume every answer is “no” by default. In entrepreneurship it is best to assumeevery answer is “no” by default. Last stated 3 weeks ago 14 Oct 2026 ES Eric Simons — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: The default should be to assume no malice and forgive, but where malice is confirmed, to be ruthless. — tap to centre the map on it The default should be to assume nomalice and forgive, but where maliceis confirmed, to be ruthless. Last stated 2 years ago 16 Nov 2024 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2024-11-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: The universe does not owe a founder the finding of demand; you might just be looking in the wrong place. — tap to centre the map on it The universe does not owe a founderthe finding of demand; you mightjust be looking in the wrong place. Last stated 3 months ago 19 Aug 2026 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-08-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. — tap to centre the map on it “Why now?” is the wrong question tomake a founder answer — the honestanswer can simply be that youstarted now. Last stated 3 months ago 28 Jul 2026 BS Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Business is unknowable in advance, so the only way to operate is to do something almost guaranteed to be wrong. — tap to centre the map on it Business is unknowable in advance,so the only way to operate is to dosomething almost guaranteed to bewrong. Last stated 9 months ago 30 Jan 2026 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-01-30 — 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 throughthe founder nor pushing decisionsdown is the better way to run acompany; each only works if it fitsthat company’s own resources andvalues. Last stated 2 years ago 17 Dec 2024 CM Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Don't start a business unless it is the only option: to be an entrepreneur you have to be unemployable. — tap to centre the map on it Don't start a business unless it isthe only option: to be anentrepreneur you have to beunemployable. Last stated 2 years ago 23 Sept 2024 AW Andrew Wilkinson — holds since 2024-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: It makes sense to load up on the very few good insights one has rather than pretend to know everything about everything at all times — tap to centre the map on it It makes sense to load up on thevery few good insights one hasrather than pretend to knoweverything about everything at alltimes CM Charlie Munger — holds since c. 1994 — tap for who they are Same subject: Entrepreneurship as taught says more about the nature of its teachers than about the nature of entrepreneurship. — tap to centre the map on it Entrepreneurship as taught says moreabout the nature of its teachersthan about the nature ofentrepreneurship. Last stated 3 months ago 19 Aug 2026 RS Rob Snyder — holds since 2026-08-19 — 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 Same subject: A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now. — tap to centre the map on it A bubble can only be identified inretrospect, so arguing about whetherone is happening now cannot besettled now. Last stated 11 months ago 9 Dec 2025 HM Howard Marks — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A central bank can eliminate a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate. — tap to centre the map on it A central bank can eliminate aself-fulfilling ('sunspot') debtcrisis simply by credibly committingto buy as many bonds as needed atthe low interest rate. Last stated 4 years ago 1 Jun 2022 OB Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A contested or overturned election would permanently damage America's animal spirits, investment, productivity growth, Treasury yields, and the dollar. — tap to centre the map on it A contested or overturned electionwould permanently damage America'sanimal spirits, investment,productivity growth, Treasuryyields, and the dollar. Last stated 2 weeks ago 21 Oct 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work. — tap to centre the map on it "Simplify onboarding" is an action,not a problem, and a roadmap linewritten that way will not work. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 EV Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run a product and a project operating model at the same time. — tap to centre the map on it A company can run a product and aproject operating model at the sametime. Last stated a year ago 27 Oct 2025 PW Petra Wille — holds since 2025-10-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company captured by ideology will produce useless products — tap to centre the map on it A company captured by ideology willproduce useless products Last stated 3 years ago 8 Mar 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-03-08 — tap for who they are
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