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16 connected korrents · 16 moments on record from 1 Oct 2023 to 16 Sept 2026.
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16 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: To compete with limited resources, scope down who you are building for as much as possible and solve the problems of specific people. — tap to centre the map on it To compete with limited resources, scope down who you are building for as much as possible and solve the problems of specific people. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Feb 2024
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Tuomas Artman — holds since 2024-02-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it. — tap to centre the map on it Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it. Last stated 12 months ago
30 Sept 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one. — tap to centre the map on it A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one. Last stated a month ago
14 Aug 2026
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Travis Kalanick — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Copying a competitor's flows is the fastest route to mediocrity, because nobody who copied somebody else ever led a market. — tap to centre the map on it Copying a competitor's flows is the fastest route to mediocrity, because nobody who copied somebody else ever led a market. 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: A company should manufacture fresh internal challenges for its best people, because the alternative is that they go and find those challenges at another company. — tap to centre the map on it A company should manufacture fresh internal challenges for its best people, because the alternative is that they go and find those challenges at another company. Last stated 6 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Smaller teams are better — tap to centre the map on it Smaller teams are better Last stated 2 weeks ago
4 Sept 2026
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Nat Friedman — holds since 2026-09-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ask an AI lazily for a strategy and you get the predictable move your competitors already expect from you. — tap to centre the map on it Ask an AI lazily for a strategy and you get the predictable move your competitors already expect from you. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
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Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — 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 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
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Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. — tap to centre the map on it A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it. Last stated 2 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI has a vampiric effect on the people using it: it excites them into working past their own ragged edge. — tap to centre the map on it AI has a vampiric effect on the people using it: it excites them into working past their own ragged edge. Last stated 6 months ago
11 Mar 2026
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Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. — tap to centre the map on it AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks. Last stated 5 months ago
8 Apr 2026
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily. — tap to centre the map on it Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. — tap to centre the map on it A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
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James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Superlinear returns are a feature of the world rather than an artifact of capitalism, and the same pattern runs through fame, power, knowledge and benefit to humanity. — tap to centre the map on it Superlinear returns are a feature of the world rather than an artifact of capitalism, and the same pattern runs through fame, power, knowledge and benefit to humanity. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Paul Graham — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will raise capitalists' incomes and the capital share of income, increasing inequality. — tap to centre the map on it AI will raise capitalists' incomes and the capital share of income, increasing inequality. Last stated 4 days ago
14 Sept 2026
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Branko Milanovic — holds since 2026-09-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. — tap to centre the map on it Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Jan 2024
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Javier Milei — holds since 2024-01-17 — tap for who they are
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It is easy to compete with Wise because they usually are not even trying to do more.
Holds Read this korrent →
To compete with limited resources, scope down who you are building for as much as possible and solve the problems of specific people.
Holds TA Tuomas Artman
Competition drives skill, and sparing young people the struggle only defers it.
Holds LF Lex Fridman
A company where nobody is willing to upset anybody ends up fighting for the mediocre, politically expedient idea instead of the best one.
Holds TK Travis Kalanick
Copying a competitor's flows is the fastest route to mediocrity, because nobody who copied somebody else ever led a market.
Holds EV Elena Verna
A company should manufacture fresh internal challenges for its best people, because the alternative is that they go and find those challenges at another company.
Holds TP Thuan Pham
Smaller teams are better
Holds NF Nat Friedman
Ask an AI lazily for a strategy and you get the predictable move your competitors already expect from you.
Holds AM Adam Mosseri
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Holds JC Jason Cohen
A founder needs ambition rather than a sense of duty, because a startup is grueling enough that dutifulness will not carry anyone through it.
Holds
AI has a vampiric effect on the people using it: it excites them into working past their own ragged edge.
Holds SY Steve Yegge
AI is not a limited-time sale: the people furthest along are working harder than ever, and they need to stop harvesting dopamine as if it ends in two weeks.
Holds
Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily.
Holds JC James Clear
A habit only survives difficulty if the person enjoys it, which makes enjoyment a better predictor of persistence than discipline.
Holds JC James Clear
Superlinear returns are a feature of the world rather than an artifact of capitalism, and the same pattern runs through fame, power, knowledge and benefit to humanity.
Holds
AI will raise capitalists' incomes and the capital share of income, increasing inequality.
Holds BM Branko Milanovic
Free-enterprise capitalism is not the cause of poverty but the only tool there is for ending hunger and poverty anywhere on earth.
Holds