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17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 18 Sept 1895 to 1 Sept 2026.
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investing Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: Legal rights matter, but being prepared to exercise them matters far more Legal rights matter, but being prepared to exercise them matters far more Last stated 131 years ago
18 Sept 1895
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Booker T. Washington — holds since 1895-09-18 — 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 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In matters of importance women should assert their liberty instead of submitting to impertinent customs — tap to centre the map on it In matters of importance women should assert their liberty instead of submitting to impertinent customs
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Mary Astell — holds since c. 1697 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company owes its builders a moral contract: if they take the hill, leadership must work just as hard to unlock the value of what they built. — tap to centre the map on it A company owes its builders a moral contract: if they take the hill, leadership must work just as hard to unlock the value of what they built. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's terms of service cannot enlarge or shrink your constitutional privacy rights in either direction. — tap to centre the map on it A company's terms of service cannot enlarge or shrink your constitutional privacy rights in either direction. Last stated 10 months ago
16 Dec 2025
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Orin Kerr — holds since 2025-12-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom. — tap to centre the map on it Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom. Last stated 2 months ago
24 Jul 2026
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Peter Singer — holds since 2026-07-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Slavery was economically important to actually-existing capitalism in its early period, distinct from whether it was necessary for industrialization overall. — tap to centre the map on it Slavery was economically important to actually-existing capitalism in its early period, distinct from whether it was necessary for industrialization overall. Last stated 4 years ago
12 Oct 2022
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Davis Kedrosky — holds since 2022-10-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The right to privacy is fundamental; without it people cannot feel fully free and protected. — tap to centre the map on it The right to privacy is fundamental; without it people cannot feel fully free and protected. Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
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Bruce Schneier — holds since 2006-05-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Money is worth having as freedom tokens: the point of it is being able to leave the game, not what it buys. — tap to centre the map on it Money is worth having as freedom tokens: the point of it is being able to leave the game, not what it buys. Last stated 4 months ago
3 Jun 2026
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Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. — tap to centre the map on it A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors. Last stated a month ago
1 Sept 2026
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Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit. Last stated 4 months ago
14 Jun 2026
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Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. — tap to centre the map on it About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jul 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers. — tap to centre the map on it Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers. Last stated 2 years ago
25 Aug 2024
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Matthew Green — holds since 2024-08-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Arresting Pavel Durov was a historic wrong and a gigantic PR mistake that will keep founders from building in France. — tap to centre the map on it Arresting Pavel Durov was a historic wrong and a gigantic PR mistake that will keep founders from building in France. Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Lex Fridman — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside. — tap to centre the map on it He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside. Last stated a year ago
30 Sept 2025
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Pavel Durov — holds since 2025-09-30 — 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 to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. — tap to centre the map on it A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero. Last stated 2 months ago
28 Jul 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. — tap to centre the map on it A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
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Legal rights matter, but being prepared to exercise them matters far more
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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.
Holds
In matters of importance women should assert their liberty instead of submitting to impertinent customs
Last stated c. 1697
Holds
A company owes its builders a moral contract: if they take the hill, leadership must work just as hard to unlock the value of what they built.
Holds
A company's terms of service cannot enlarge or shrink your constitutional privacy rights in either direction.
Holds
Calling an intelligent, self-aware being legal property does not resolve whether it has an interest in freedom.
Holds
Slavery was economically important to actually-existing capitalism in its early period, distinct from whether it was necessary for industrialization overall.
Holds
The right to privacy is fundamental; without it people cannot feel fully free and protected.
Holds
Money is worth having as freedom tokens: the point of it is being able to leave the game, not what it buys.
Holds
A company that grows enough eventually has no need for investors.
Holds
A first-time founder has an advantage over a repeat winner, because past success makes it too easy to raise money and hire against a big vision before there is product-market fit.
Holds
About 5% is the most common final ownership stake for the founder of a VC-funded startup that works out.
Holds
Almost every one-to-one Telegram chat, and every group chat, is readable on Telegram’s own servers.
Holds
Arresting Pavel Durov was a historic wrong and a gigantic PR mistake that will keep founders from building in France.
Holds
He would rather lose everything than yield to government pressure to block channels, because submitting to something fundamentally wrong breaks a person inside.
Holds
“Why now?” is the wrong question to make a founder answer — the honest answer can simply be that you started now.
Holds
A belief nobody else shares is a warning, and a belief everybody shares is also a warning; the right number of people who agree with you is small but not zero.
Holds
A business can have market fit, real advantages, and sustained effort behind a hard product and still fail if it doesn't give customers a strong enough reason to switch from what they already use.
Holds