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← Innovation tends to come from slack time away from firefighting, not from being fully utilized.
17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 13 Nov 2011 to 3 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about innovation .
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3 Sept 2026
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-06-17 — tap for who they are
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Gergely Orosz — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year. — tap to centre the map on it A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year. Last stated 9 months ago
8 Jan 2026
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Jensen Huang — holds since 2026-01-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — 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 11 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A society cannot morally be based on the way evolution works, even though competition is what drives innovation. — tap to centre the map on it A society cannot morally be based on the way evolution works, even though competition is what drives innovation. Last stated 4 years ago
7 Sept 2022
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Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agent harnesses are only at the beginning, with probably a lot more innovation still to come. — tap to centre the map on it Agent harnesses are only at the beginning, with probably a lot more innovation still to come. Last stated 3 months ago
30 Jul 2026
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Ben Vinegar — holds since 2026-07-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America will keep leading on zero-to-one breakthroughs, but it is diffusion that decides how much productivity a technology actually releases, and China is better at that. — tap to centre the map on it America will keep leading on zero-to-one breakthroughs, but it is diffusion that decides how much productivity a technology actually releases, and China is better at that. Last stated a year ago
13 Aug 2025
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Keyu Jin — holds since 2025-08-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An invention only matters when the principle, a workable design and an economically viable use for it all arrive together; the idea on its own changes nothing. — tap to centre the map on it An invention only matters when the principle, a workable design and an economically viable use for it all arrive together; the idea on its own changes nothing. Last stated 4 years ago
26 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An inventor's highest ambition should be that the invention is eventually taken for granted and stops being seen as an invention at all. — tap to centre the map on it An inventor's highest ambition should be that the invention is eventually taken for granted and stops being seen as an invention at all. Last stated 3 years ago
14 Dec 2023
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Jeff Bezos — holds since 2023-12-14 — 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're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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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 closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
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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 pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago
4 Nov 2022
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch — tap to centre the map on it Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch Last stated 2 years ago
13 Nov 2024
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Creative work splits into routine work you should get fast at and high-variance work you must be willing to spend a long time on, and almost everyone is good at only one of the two. — tap to centre the map on it Creative work splits into routine work you should get fast at and high-variance work you must be willing to spend a long time on, and almost everyone is good at only one of the two. Last stated 6 months ago
7 Apr 2026
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Michael Nielsen — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Frequent creative practice builds the skill needed to produce more work later. — tap to centre the map on it Frequent creative practice builds the skill needed to produce more work later. Last stated 3 years ago
15 Jan 2024
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Andrew Chen — holds since 2024-01-15 — 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
Same subject: Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle — tap to centre the map on it Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle Last stated 15 years ago
13 Nov 2011
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Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-11-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Everything around us exists because someone pushed it through with tenacity: the world is a museum of passion projects. — tap to centre the map on it Everything around us exists because someone pushed it through with tenacity: the world is a museum of passion projects. Last stated 4 years ago
25 May 2022
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John Collison — holds since 2022-05-25 — tap for who they are
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Innovation tends to come from slack time away from firefighting, not from being fully utilized.
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A competitor six months or a year behind the frontier can stay close, because the cost of AI falls more than tenfold every year.
Holds
A country cannot have radical technological breakthroughs and also refuse to tolerate uncomfortably rich people, because the financial system it resents is what funds the innovation.
Holds
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
A society cannot morally be based on the way evolution works, even though competition is what drives innovation.
Holds
Agent harnesses are only at the beginning, with probably a lot more innovation still to come.
Holds
America will keep leading on zero-to-one breakthroughs, but it is diffusion that decides how much productivity a technology actually releases, and China is better at that.
Holds
An invention only matters when the principle, a workable design and an economically viable use for it all arrive together; the idea on its own changes nothing.
Holds
An inventor's highest ambition should be that the invention is eventually taken for granted and stops being seen as an invention at all.
Holds
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Holds
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Holds
A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress
Holds
Big leaps forward are sprints inspired by a hunch
Holds
Creative work splits into routine work you should get fast at and high-variance work you must be willing to spend a long time on, and almost everyone is good at only one of the two.
Holds
Frequent creative practice builds the skill needed to produce more work later.
Holds
Clear, hierarchical goals turn a random walk into a chase
Last stated c. 1996
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Every company eventually must fight for its life instead of running from the battle
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Everything around us exists because someone pushed it through with tenacity: the world is a museum of passion projects.
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