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← It is proper to criticize public people for their tech choices, but remember your own imperfect ones first.
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Read this korrent: It is proper to criticize public people for their tech choices, but remember your own imperfect ones first.
It is proper to criticize public people for their tech choices, but remember your own imperfect ones first.
Last stated 2 months ago
24 Aug 2026
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Brent Simmons — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People should hold companies accountable for using their data carefully, because it is very personal. — tap to centre the map on it
People should hold companies accountable for using their data carefully, because it is very personal.
Last stated 4 months ago
29 Jun 2026
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Daniela Amodei — holds since 2026-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The tech industry needs more positivity. — tap to centre the map on it
The tech industry needs more positivity.
Last stated a week ago
26 Oct 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-10-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In critique, being polite and steering people to make it their own idea is less useful than just telling them what is wrong with it. — tap to centre the map on it
In critique, being polite and steering people to make it their own idea is less useful than just telling them what is wrong with it.
Last stated a month ago
23 Sept 2026
GT
Geoff Teehan — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: There are no bad ideas among qualified people starting technology companies; there is only timing and execution. — tap to centre the map on it
There are no bad ideas among qualified people starting technology companies; there is only timing and execution.
Last stated 5 years ago
25 Jan 2022
MA
Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tech's self-image as the smart people designing for dummies includes nobody, and it deserves to be destroyed. — tap to centre the map on it
Tech's self-image as the smart people designing for dummies includes nobody, and it deserves to be destroyed.
Last stated 2 years ago
22 Mar 2025
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ThePrimeagen — holds since 2025-03-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Do not assume how good a model will or will not be at the thing you want it to do. — tap to centre the map on it
Do not assume how good a model will or will not be at the thing you want it to do.
Last stated 3 months ago
11 Aug 2026
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Kyle Zantos — holds since 2026-08-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Critics of a technology only change anything by offering people a better alternative to move towards, rather than an argument to feel bad about. — tap to centre the map on it
Critics of a technology only change anything by offering people a better alternative to move towards, rather than an argument to feel bad about.
Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
AD
Anil Dash — holds since 2026-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People tend to regard feedback as overly critical, no matter how it is delivered. — tap to centre the map on it
People tend to regard feedback as overly critical, no matter how it is delivered.
Last stated 4 years ago
22 Nov 2022
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Gibson Biddle — holds since 2022-11-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes
Last stated 14 years ago
15 Jun 2012
BH
Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A clueless person gains nothing by learning from others, because others are just as clueless. — tap to centre the map on it
A clueless person gains nothing by learning from others, because others are just as clueless.
Last stated 2 years ago
4 Dec 2024
KG
Kapil Gupta — holds since 2024-12-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dog expresses love and humility more plainly than a human can — tap to centre the map on it
A dog expresses love and humility more plainly than a human can
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Charles Darwin — holds since c. 1872 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Argue like you are right and listen like you are wrong, with the humility to know what you do not know. — tap to centre the map on it
Argue like you are right and listen like you are wrong, with the humility to know what you do not know.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Asking very naive questions goes a long way in a young field like AI. — tap to centre the map on it
Asking very naive questions goes a long way in a young field like AI.
Last stated a year ago
16 Jun 2025
JK
Jared Kaplan — holds since 2025-06-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Continuing to learn means that today's views will probably look slightly immature and naive later. — tap to centre the map on it
Continuing to learn means that today's views will probably look slightly immature and naive later.
Last stated 6 years ago
13 Oct 2020
CP
Chamath Palihapitiya — holds since 2020-10-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A really good product manager has to be very confident, often to the point of bordering on arrogance. — tap to centre the map on it
A really good product manager has to be very confident, often to the point of bordering on arrogance.
Last stated a month ago
20 Sept 2026
PS
Peter Sellis — holds since 2026-09-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being the domain expert on your own needs doesn't make you the expert on how to address those needs. — tap to centre the map on it
Being the domain expert on your own needs doesn't make you the expert on how to address those needs.
Last stated a month ago
25 Sept 2026
CD
Cory Doctorow — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough. — tap to centre the map on it
Being too ambitious and visionary at the outset is how founders miss product-market fit, because it stops them starting somewhere small and humble enough.
Last stated 5 months ago
14 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
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