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17 connected korrents · 17 moments from 31 Oct 2006 to 17 Oct 2026.
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Read this korrent: Making money and being principled are compatible, and the free culture movement should embrace companies that do both.
Making money and being principled are compatible, and the free culture movement should embrace companies that do both.
Last stated 20 years ago
31 Oct 2006
JW
Jimmy Wales — holds since 2006-10-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Venture capital corrupts good ideas and potential products. — tap to centre the map on it
Venture capital corrupts good ideas and potential products.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
17 Oct 2026
TH
Thom Hogan — holds since 2026-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Contributing to the internet without monetizing it is still the right way to be online, even after the surrounding culture stopped doing it. — tap to centre the map on it
Contributing to the internet without monetizing it is still the right way to be online, even after the surrounding culture stopped doing it.
Last stated 6 months ago
3 May 2026
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-05-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Neither running everything through the founder nor pushing decisions down is the better way to run a company; each only works if it fits that company’s own resources and values. — tap to centre the map on it
Neither running everything through the founder nor pushing decisions down is the better way to run a company; each only works if it fits that company’s own resources and values.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Solving your community's problems, not just doing your passion for pay, is the path to a profitable business. — tap to centre the map on it
Solving your community's problems, not just doing your passion for pay, is the path to a profitable business.
Last stated 9 months ago
30 Jan 2026
AK
Arvid Kahl — holds since 2026-01-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If the people building a product would not use it with their own money, it is not good enough. — tap to centre the map on it
If the people building a product would not use it with their own money, it is not good enough.
Last stated 6 months ago
28 Apr 2026
PD
Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Letting one calculation take over a giving decision is disturbing, and there is still a strong case for it if you want your ethics to be principled and about other people. — tap to centre the map on it
Letting one calculation take over a giving decision is disturbing, and there is still a strong case for it if you want your ethics to be principled and about other people.
Last stated 5 years ago
15 Feb 2022
HK
Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2022-02-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A kinder, more loving company culture breeds far greater success in the long run than a culture of aggression. — tap to centre the map on it
A kinder, more loving company culture breeds far greater success in the long run than a culture of aggression.
Last stated 8 years ago
30 Oct 2018
EM
Eoghan McCabe — holds since 2018-10-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Not monetizing what you put online now reads as strange behaviour that has to be explained. — tap to centre the map on it
Not monetizing what you put online now reads as strange behaviour that has to be explained.
Last stated 6 months ago
3 May 2026
DS
Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-05-03 — 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
MP
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 4 months ago
18 Jun 2026
LT
Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same. — tap to centre the map on it
Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same.
Last stated 2 months ago
3 Sept 2026
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2026-09-03 — 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
OB
Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement. — tap to centre the map on it
A government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement.
Last stated 2 months ago
21 Aug 2026
RD
Ray Dalio — holds since 2026-08-21 — 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 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
Same subject: A company needs someone with a product vision to recover — tap to centre the map on it
A company needs someone with a product vision to recover
Last stated 4 years ago
5 Nov 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are
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Making money and being principled are compatible, and the free culture movement should embrace companies that do both.
Last stated 31 Oct 2006 · 20 years ago
Holds Jimmy Wales
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Similar wording
Venture capital corrupts good ideas and potential products.
Last stated 17 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Thom Hogan
Similar wording
Contributing to the internet without monetizing it is still the right way to be online, even after the surrounding culture stopped doing it.
Last stated 3 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Derek Sivers
Similar wording
Neither running everything through the founder nor pushing decisions down is the better way to run a company; each only works if it fits that company’s own resources and values.
Last stated 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Charity Majors
Similar wording
Solving your community's problems, not just doing your passion for pay, is the path to a profitable business.
Last stated 30 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Arvid Kahl
Similar wording
If the people building a product would not use it with their own money, it is not good enough.
Last stated 28 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Polly D'Arcy
Similar wording
Letting one calculation take over a giving decision is disturbing, and there is still a strong case for it if you want your ethics to be principled and about other people.
Last stated 15 Feb 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Holden Karnofsky
Similar wording
A kinder, more loving company culture breeds far greater success in the long run than a culture of aggression.
Last stated 30 Oct 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Eoghan McCabe
Similar wording
Not monetizing what you put online now reads as strange behaviour that has to be explained.
Last stated 3 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Derek Sivers
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 · 4 months ago
Holds Lip-Bu Tan
Same subject: venture capital
Being formidable means getting what you want in any situation, and that is exactly why investors want it: a formidable founder's interests and theirs are the same.
Last stated 3 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Paul Graham
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 government debt crisis is measurable and therefore visible well in advance; the diagnostic is mechanical rather than a matter of judgement.
Last stated 21 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ray Dalio
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 captured by ideology will produce useless products
Last stated 8 Mar 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: product management
A company needs someone with a product vision to recover
Last stated 5 Nov 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson