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LLMs 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: Life does not progress in a straight line, so someone sending unsolicited outreach today may become the recipient of it from someone else tomorrow. Life does not progress in a straight line, so someone sending unsolicited outreach today may become the recipient of it from someone else tomorrow. Last stated 2 months ago
29 Jul 2026
ZH
Zach Holman — holds since 2026-07-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The candidates who reply to cold outreach are not the top 20 percent, just the ones caught on a bad day. — tap to centre the map on it The candidates who reply to cold outreach are not the top 20 percent, just the ones caught on a bad day. Last stated 2 months ago
9 Aug 2026
AW
Adam Ward — holds since 2026-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You may not send anyone something you have not read, and if it would take them longer to read than it took you to make, it is slop. — tap to centre the map on it You may not send anyone something you have not read, and if it would take them longer to read than it took you to make, it is slop. Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Launch-early advice does not survive contact with mission-critical software: email is not something you can ship half-baked. — tap to centre the map on it Launch-early advice does not survive contact with mission-critical software: email is not something you can ship half-baked. Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
RV
Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A single one-off email never moves a metric; email only works as a series. — tap to centre the map on it A single one-off email never moves a metric; email only works as a series. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jan 2025
EV
Elena Verna — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What a message-recipient considers important is too idiosyncratic to be captured by generic heuristics like "all receipts go to FYI." — tap to centre the map on it What a message-recipient considers important is too idiosyncratic to be captured by generic heuristics like "all receipts go to FYI." Last stated 8 months ago
23 Jan 2026
AW
Adam Wiggins — holds since 2026-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An AI-written cover letter reads as slop to the person receiving fifty of them, so do not send one. — tap to centre the map on it An AI-written cover letter reads as slop to the person receiving fifty of them, so do not send one. Last stated 2 years ago
18 Sept 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Agentic email is the future and will become a common way people handle their inboxes. — tap to centre the map on it Agentic email is the future and will become a common way people handle their inboxes. Last stated 10 months ago
3 Dec 2025
HR
Harper Reed — holds since 2025-12-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Recipients do not care whether a sales email was written by an AI, so there is no point disclosing or disguising it. — tap to centre the map on it Recipients do not care whether a sales email was written by an AI, so there is no point disclosing or disguising it. Last stated 9 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JL
Jason Lemkin — holds since 2026-01-01 — 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
JC
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
WM
William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
RV
Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — 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 6 months ago
8 Apr 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. — tap to centre the map on it An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task. Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
GR
Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-09-18 — 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
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — 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 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at. Last stated 4 months ago
2 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Ambition in founders is mostly inborn, which is why stories of a founder acquiring it during a batch are rare. — tap to centre the map on it Ambition in founders is mostly inborn, which is why stories of a founder acquiring it during a batch are rare. Last stated 4 weeks ago
3 Sept 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are
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Life does not progress in a straight line, so someone sending unsolicited outreach today may become the recipient of it from someone else tomorrow.
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The candidates who reply to cold outreach are not the top 20 percent, just the ones caught on a bad day.
Holds
You may not send anyone something you have not read, and if it would take them longer to read than it took you to make, it is slop.
Holds
Launch-early advice does not survive contact with mission-critical software: email is not something you can ship half-baked.
Holds
A single one-off email never moves a metric; email only works as a series.
Holds
What a message-recipient considers important is too idiosyncratic to be captured by generic heuristics like "all receipts go to FYI."
Holds
An AI-written cover letter reads as slop to the person receiving fifty of them, so do not send one.
Holds
Agentic email is the future and will become a common way people handle their inboxes.
Holds
Recipients do not care whether a sales email was written by an AI, so there is no point disclosing or disguising it.
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 that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Holds
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
An unstarted, unresolved task is more mentally exhausting than almost any other kind of task.
Holds
Effort that produces no visible improvement is being stored rather than wasted, because results arrive at a threshold instead of steadily.
Holds
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
A founder who does not know their own goal dies by a thousand compromises and ends up running a company they do not want to work at.
Holds
Ambition in founders is mostly inborn, which is why stories of a founder acquiring it during a batch are rare.
Holds