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Read this korrent: It has become increasingly possible for individuals to start small companies that grow into large ones.
It has become increasingly possible for individuals to start small companies that grow into large ones.
Last stated 9 years ago
26 Apr 2018
JL
Jessica Livingston — holds since 2018-04-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot more people have what it takes to start some startup than they realize. — tap to centre the map on it
A lot more people have what it takes to start some startup than they realize.
Last stated 8 years ago
30 Jun 2018
JL
Jessica Livingston — holds since 2018-06-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Early-stage companies often lose their expressive, artful work as they grow into enterprises, and if you can keep it, you should. — tap to centre the map on it
Early-stage companies often lose their expressive, artful work as they grow into enterprises, and if you can keep it, you should.
Last stated 2 months ago
15 Sept 2026
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Nev Flynn — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is close to unheard of for startups to grow 10x a year for three consecutive years. — tap to centre the map on it
It is close to unheard of for startups to grow 10x a year for three consecutive years.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
14 Oct 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A startup does not need a growth team to start growing, because the first wave of growth has to be founder-led. — tap to centre the map on it
A startup does not need a growth team to start growing, because the first wave of growth has to be founder-led.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
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Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Y Combinator getting bigger does not change what it is like to be in it, because each startup lives inside a pod the size of the whole of YC in 2012. — tap to centre the map on it
Y Combinator getting bigger does not change what it is like to be in it, because each startup lives inside a pod the size of the whole of YC in 2012.
Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: At this moment, starting a startup is much the same as always. — tap to centre the map on it
At this moment, starting a startup is much the same as always.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
13 Oct 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When you start a business, you get to make all the rules and decide how things should work without following norms. — tap to centre the map on it
When you start a business, you get to make all the rules and decide how things should work without following norms.
Last stated a year ago
14 May 2025
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Derek Sivers — holds since 2025-05-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Entrepreneurship is over-glorified: a parts-and-service business has none of the upside people imagine, because it does not grow the way a software company does. — tap to centre the map on it
Entrepreneurship is over-glorified: a parts-and-service business has none of the upside people imagine, because it does not grow the way a software company does.
Last stated 5 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — 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 can fund long-term speculative R&D in a way no venture capitalist would ever support.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
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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 the valuation if it buys all of the control, because the right to be wrong in your own way is what founding was for.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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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 too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Last stated 5 months ago
18 Jun 2026
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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 in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled 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 a self-fulfilling ('sunspot') debt crisis simply by credibly committing to buy as many bonds as needed at the low interest rate.
Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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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 election would permanently damage America's animal spirits, investment, productivity growth, Treasury yields, 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 line written 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 a project operating model at the same time.
Last stated a year ago
27 Oct 2025
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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 will produce 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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It has become increasingly possible for individuals to start small companies that grow into large ones.
Last stated 26 Apr 2018 · 9 years ago
Holds Jessica Livingston
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A lot more people have what it takes to start some startup than they realize.
Last stated 30 Jun 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Jessica Livingston
Similar wording
Early-stage companies often lose their expressive, artful work as they grow into enterprises, and if you can keep it, you should.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Nev Flynn
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It is close to unheard of for startups to grow 10x a year for three consecutive years.
Last stated 14 Oct 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Paul Graham
Similar wording
A startup does not need a growth team to start growing, because the first wave of growth has to be founder-led.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Elena Verna
Similar wording
Y Combinator getting bigger does not change what it is like to be in it, because each startup lives inside a pod the size of the whole of YC in 2012.
Last stated 3 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Paul Graham
Similar wording
At this moment, starting a startup is much the same as always.
Last stated 13 Oct 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Paul Graham
Similar wording
When you start a business, you get to make all the rules and decide how things should work without following norms.
Last stated 14 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Derek Sivers
Similar wording
Entrepreneurship is over-glorified: a parts-and-service business has none of the upside people imagine, because it does not grow the way a software company does.
Last stated 3 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Kelsey Hightower
Same subject: venture capital
A cash-flowing core business can fund long-term speculative R&D in a way no venture capitalist would ever support.
Last stated 12 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Evan Spiegel
Same subject: venture capital
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.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Same subject: venture capital
AI factories and foundries are too capital-intensive for venture money; they need government or sovereign funds behind them.
Last stated 18 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Lip-Bu Tan
Same subject: investing
A bubble can only be identified in retrospect, so arguing about whether one is happening now cannot be settled now.
Last stated 9 Dec 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Howard Marks
Same subject: investing
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.
Last stated 1 Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Olivier Blanchard
Same subject: investing
A contested or overturned election would permanently damage America's animal spirits, investment, productivity growth, Treasury yields, and the dollar.
Last stated 21 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Brad DeLong
Same subject: product management
"Simplify onboarding" is an action, not a problem, and a roadmap line written that way will not work.
Last stated 19 Jan 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Elena Verna
Same subject: product management
A company can run a product and a project operating model at the same time.
Last stated 27 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Petra Wille
Same subject: product management
A company captured by ideology will produce useless products
Last stated 8 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson